JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD -- The next Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve employer orientation day is June 4. Reservists can nominate their immediate supervisor, human resources specialists, or an executive or owner of the business they work for, to spend the day with the wing learning about the Air Force Reserve, the 446th Airlift Wing and its missions, and how Citizen Airmen serve.
With ongoing deployments and worldwide contingency operations support, unit training weekends and annual tours, civilian employers frequently find themselves missing employees who serve in the Reserve.
Employers who have a clear understanding of what their employees do while serving in the Reserve are more likely to be supportive and have a good employer/employee relationships. That's where the 446th Airlift Wing's Employer Orientation Day comes into play.
The June 4 employer orientation day will include demonstrations of the deployment processing line, the equipment used by Reservists to protect themselves from chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear attacks, explosive ordnance disposal techniques, and medical requirements.
The employers and their sponsoring Reservists will also board a C-17 for a two hour flight to get a birds-eye view of just what Reservists get up to during drill weekends.
Applications are taken on a first come, first serve basis. To nominate an employer, check out https://einvitations.afit.edu/inv/anim.cfm?i=290430&k=0068420D7857.