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Weekly Roundup

• Friendly Forces Updates

  ADOS tears.

• GigEagle: The Military Needs You for Gig Work
  Woah, somebody actually did something smart.

• Your Job. Your Service. Your Attorney.
  Brian Lawler is his name, USERRA is his game.

• Call for Submissions: The Fall 2025 Special Operations Style Guide

  Do you have the X factor we’re looking for?

• PART⚡TIME News: What Happened Last Week
  This week’s top headlines affecting the Reserve and Guard community.

• Support the Fight: Donate to Friendly Forces

  We help US companies financially enable your service. Financially enable us by making a donation.

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Friendly Forces

ADOS Tears

Friendly Forces founder Eric Evans (known to live his life a quarter mile at a time) recently wrapped up an ADOS tour at the Pentagon where he saw first-hand the impact that high-quality individuals from the Reserve Components can bring to the fight.

Our team firmly believes more of this is needed and that the future of military service in this country will increasingly shift towards a hybrid model (barring WW3) versus the legacy full-time active duty or drill-status approach. We believe this would make both our military and industry stronger.

While he was sad to trade in his Army PowerPoint decks for civilian PowerPoint decks, Eric is confident that his contributions while on active duty will be remembered in Army lore for generations. He is excited to get back into more Friendly Forces work and to be able to check his cell phone during the day.

GigEagle: The Military Needs You for Gig Work

Have a unique skillset? Or any skillset? Looking to help a military unit that needs it? Check out GigEagle.

GigEagle is the DoD’s joint platform for agile talent across the total force. What that means is that active, Guard, and Reserve units can now find and tap into the full skills and experience (civilian and military) of service members across any component or service. Whether you need a software engineer or an electrician or a nurse, GigEagle unlocks the hidden talent and breaks down silos. Since launching in May 2024, the GigEagle platform has more than 15k users and has supported nearly 300 gigs ranging from 1 to 365 days.

Create an account, upload your resume, and get matched with gigs listed by military orgs that need your help. It’s pretty cool and taps into the civilian experience and talent we have in the Guard and Reserve.

Your Job. Your Service. Your Attorney.

Boss giving you grief about your military commitments? Call Brian Lawler.

If you’re running into problems with your employer due to your military service, contact Brian Lawler.

Brian’s a former Marine pilot, reservist, and one of the top USERRA attorneys in the country. He knows the law better than your HR department, and he’s made a career out of holding employers accountable.

Free consult. No win, no fee.
If your job’s on the line, Brian’s the guy you want in the fight.

Set up a meeting here.

The Fratty Guard

Call for Submissions: The Fall 2025 Special Operations Style Guide

What began as a joke has turned into possibly one of the most important national security initiatives we’ve ever undertaken.

Brought to you by @thefrattyguard and @operatorhair, we are looking for men and women that truly live the values of part-timing and special operations, and express it through their aura. We’re calling for submissions from the force for pipehitters who know how to operate in the gray zone and look good doing it.

We’re not looking for tacticool bullshit, but that confident civilian style X factor that just says “this girl/gal has a unique set of skills…”

Did you recently attend a black tie embassy party? Go spear fishing in Alaska? Rollerblade down the Venice beach boardwalk in hot pink spandex?

We want to see it. Submit your picture, name, and unit. Or just a picture and we’ll make the rest up. Eyes and faced can be redacted upon request.

We also encourage you to submit your unknowing friends. We’ll pick the best ones and release them in The Fratty Guard Inaugural 2025 SOF Style Guide in a few weeks time.

All submissions MUST be submitted via email to [email protected] 

PART TIME News: What Happened Last week

Fear and Hope in Venezuela as US Warships Lurk

What to know about Trump’s Quantico meeting with top US military officers

Southwest Airlines to pay $18.5 million over employees’ military leave

How would a government shutdown impact the US military?

Military leaders voice concern over Hegseth’s new Pentagon strategy

Support the Fight

If you support the work that Friendly Forces does, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to help keep the lights on. Every bit helps. Turns out stuff is expensive and we put countless man hours into the work.

That’s it for this week.

Big things coming.