R 250635Z NOV 14
MARADMIN 615/14
SUBJ/NOMINATION FOR 2015 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE EMPLOYER SUPPORT FREEDOM AWARD//
REF/A/MCO 5420R.15B/WASHINGTON DC//
REF/B/FORO 5420.1/NEW ORLEANS LA//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 5420R.15B NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF THE GUARD AND RESERVE (NCESGR). REF B IS MARFORRES FORO 5420.1 EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF THE GUARD AND RESERVE (ESGR) PROGRAMS.//
POC/SID MCGRAW/LTCOL/MRA RAP/TEL: (703)784-9138/EMAIL: SIDNEY.MCGRAW(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/C. W. COX/CIV/UNIT: MFR/TEL: (504)697-8198/EMAIL:CHRIS.W.COX.CTR(AT)USMC.MIL//
REMARKS/1. THE WINDOW FOR RESERVE MARINES TO NOMINATE THEIR CIVILIAN EMPLOYERS FOR THE 2015 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE EMPLOYER SUPPORT FREEDOM AWARD IS 3 NOVEMBER 2014 TO 19 JANUARY 2015. THE FREEDOM AWARD IS THE HIGHEST HONOR BESTOWED ON CIVILIAN EMPLOYERS BYTHE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
2. RECOGNIZING EMPLOYERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT HELPS INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION IN THE CIVILIAN COMMUNITY FOR WHAT WE DO WHEN WE WEAR THE EAGLE, GLOBE AND ANCHOR. CIVILIAN EMPLOYERS SUPPORT RESERVE MARINES BY ALLOWING FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING FOR DRILL DATES, ANNUAL TRAINING AND DEPLOYMENTS, MAINTAINING HIRING PROGRAMS THAT TARGET RESERVE SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS, AND POSSESSING GENUINE CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF MILITARY FAMILIES. A STABLE LIFE OUTSIDE OF UNIFORM ALLOWS US TO MENTALLY FOCUS ON OUR MISSION.
3. NOMINATING YOUR CIVILIAN EMPLOYER ONLINE IS EASY AND ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES. GO TO WWW.FREEDOMAWARD.MIL AND NOMINATE YOUR EMPLOYER BY 19 JANUARY 2015.
4. ELIGIBILITY TO NOMINATE. ALL MEMBERS OF MARINE CORPS RESERVE ARE ELIGIBLE TO NOMINATE THEIR EMPLOYER.
5. ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE. SMALL, LARGE (500(PLUS)) AND PUBLIC EMPLOYERS CAN BE NOMINATED. THE EMPLOYER MUST BE THE RESERVE MARINE’S CURRENT EMPLOYER.
6. AWARDEES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN SUMMER 2015.
7. QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATION CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE COMPONENT LIAISON TO EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF THE GUARD AND RESERVE, MARFORRES HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS SUPPORT FACILITY NEW ORLEANS, MR. CHRIS COX (CHRIS.W.COX.CTR(AT)USMC.MIL).
8. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO ALL RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL R. T. TOBIN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//