PART⚡TIME HITTER Newsletter

This Week

• Everyone Loves the National Guard During a Crisis
  Help us help you.

• Career Transition: Shift Program Updates
  A refresher on this powerful transition resource and how to sign up.

• Company Spotlight: Graveyard Designs Makes Some Cool Military Shit
  Cool Company We Found

• The Fratty Guard: Captain Chadwick Punches Out and Goes to Work
  Is there anything he can’t do?

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

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Everyone Loves the National Guard During a Crisis

Over the past week, scenes from Los Angeles have reminded us of a hard truth: when crisis strikes, it’s not just police and first responders who answer the call—it’s the National Guard. These are not strangers. They are your coworkers, your neighbors, your employees.

And they only show up if they are able to keep serving because of supportive employers.

The recent mobilization of the Guard during the LA riots should be a wake-up call for every business leader in America. Our nation relies on a part-time force to respond to full-time emergencies. These men and women can’t go unless someone at their civilian job says, “We’ve got you—go serve.”

The uncomfortable reality is this: too many employers are still unprepared. Some have no formal military leave policies. Others make service a career risk. Even well-meaning companies often fall short when Guard members are called up on short notice.

This isn’t just a personnel issue. It’s a national security issue. It’s a readiness issue. If we want the Guard to be ready when the next disaster, riot, or emergency hits—then businesses need to be ready too.

That starts with creating and enforcing military leave policies that don’t just comply with the law, but that actively support those who serve. Paid military leave, protected job status, leadership understanding, and a culture that values service—these are the things that ensure our Guardsmen and women are able to show up when the country needs them most.

The Guard will always stand ready.

But they can’t serve if employers don’t enable them.

Friendly Forces works with companies across industries to implement military leave programs and train leaders to support employees in the Guard and Reserve. If your business wants to do more than say “thank you”—we can help.

Learn more at www.friendlyforces.org

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And, as always, we want to get more companies added to the Friendlies List to best service the Reservist community.

Good or bad, reach out and let us know your company’s policy. If it’s good—we want to add them to our list. If it’s bad, we want to partner and help them—and you.

Reach out to [email protected] to submit.

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