New Eligibility Criteria for DOD ESGR Patriot Award includes Spouses’ Employers

The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award program recognizes employers for implementing employment policies and practices that are supportive of their employees’ participation in the National Guard and Reserve. The Patriot Award certificate is intended for an immediate supervisor. In the past, individual Reserve Component members have nominated their employers for the Patriot Award. Under a recent expansion, employers who show flexibility and support for a military family as a whole, especially spouses who have a Servicemember deployed, can be recognized. Spouses and Servicemembers can go to:http://www.esgr.org/pa to nominate your employers and learn more.