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Next 446th Airlift Wing Employer Orientation Day is April 10

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  • By Sandra Pishner
  • 446th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., --  With ongoing deployments, various inspection preparations, and the usual 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 next employer orientation day is April 10.  Reservists can nomination their immediate supervisor, their 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 Reservists serve.

The April 10 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, which will include an airdrop demonstration and a combat offload.

Applications are taken on a first come, first serve basis. Reservists interested in sponsoring their employer for the April 10 employer orientation day need to submit an application to the 446th AW Public Affairs Office by March 7. The application can be downloaded from the 446th AW public Web site (see related tools accompanying this article). Or, stop by the public affairs office to pick up an application.