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Letter Factory
Employer Letters for AFRC and ANG
Reason: Excusal - For Military Mission
Thank You for Supporting Guard and Reserves
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) |
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Key Points to Writing
- While writing, remember the purpose of the letter.
- Use the right words, utilize a resource like
Merriam-Webster Online.
- Use a spell checker (F7 Word)
and avoid common misspellings
- Watch Tense Shifts, going from "s" to "ed"
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Keep the text simple
- Avoid acronyms and jargon, the people reading the letter
are not familiar with it.
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DATE
[Rank] [First] [Last]
[Unit name]
[Street Address]
[City], [State] [Zip]
[Employer]
[Street Address]
[City], [State] [Zip]
Dear [Employer]:
As the Commander for
[unit], I thank you for your support
of the Air Force Reserve and our
members who work in your organization. Air Force Reserve units and personnel
have been
activated several times recently, for war, peace keeping, nation building, and
state-side relief
operations. The reserve forces account for about half of our total military
forces. Weekend drill
and annual training are absolutely essential to maintain those military skills
that Guardsmen need
to be able to accomplish their assigned mission.
The [unit] has been
alerted for potential duty in support of
[operation]. The unit will remain
on alert for [##] months. During this
time, airmen of the [unit] may not be
on active duty but are
subject to being called and ordered to report for missions within 24 hours.
Terrorist organizations have shown the will and
capability to bring the fight to our
homeland. Equally, we must demonstrate the will and capability to defend our
homeland. A
fully trained and ready Quick Reaction Force is a significant part of our
homeland defense. As
we exercise our basic freedoms during the upcoming elections, it is important
that we be
prepared to respond immediately to any efforts by terrorist organizations to
disrupt this process.
Your continued support and cooperation is greatly
appreciated, and is vital to the continued
adequate defense of this nation by our military forces. Enclosed is a copy of
our training dates
for you, as we know them at this time. It is my hope that by providing this
notice of scheduled
military training and potential short-notice call-up of your employee that
scheduling problems
can be avoided. If there are any major changes in this schedule, your employee,
or my designated
representative will notify you. I have also included information on the
Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) to let you know the
responsibilities of
the employer, employee, and the military.
I fully understand that military duty commitments may
cause an undue hardship for your
business. In these cases, we are prepared to work with you or your
representative to resolve such
problems whenever possible. Please contact Captain [Name] as soon as possible of
any potential
scheduling conflicts (XXX-XXX-XXXX). If you have any other questions about
service in the
Air Force Reserve, or USERRA, contact the National Committee for Employer
Support of the
Guard and Reserve (NCESGR), toll-free at 1-800-336-4590.
Sincerely,
[FIRST M.. LAST], [Rank], USAFR
Reminder, Signature lines are 5 spaces below the last line of text.
Comments: All text in blue will need
to be modified.
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