Nominate Your Employer

To all Guard and Reserve service members and their families

Authority: DoD Directive 1250.1, National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and DoD Instruction 1205.22, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

Purpose: To allow members of the Reserve Components to nominate Civilian Employer for the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

Routine Use(s): Disclosure of records are generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. Applicable Blanket Routine Use(s) are: Law Enforcement Routine Use, Congressional Inquiries, Disclosure to the Department of Justice for Litigation Routine Use, Disclosure of Information to the National Archives and Records Administration Routine Use, and Data Breach Remediation Purposes Routine Use. The DoD Blanket Routine Uses set forth at the beginning of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) compilation of systems of records notices may apply to this system. The complete list of DoD Blanket Routine Uses can be found Online at: https://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNsIndex/BlanketRoutineUses.aspx.

Disclosure: Voluntary; however, failure to provide accurate contact information and other solicited information may delay or prevent ESGR from processing the request.

1. The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is the highest Department of Defense award given to a Civilian Employer for exceptional support of Service member Guard and Reserve Service.

2. Nominations are accepted from Service members. Service members may authorize a family member to submit on their behalf.

3. If you have never nominated your employer for the Patriot Award, recommend doing so at www.esgr.mil select “Nominate Your Employer.”

4. Complete the form below and submit. If you have any questions, please contact ESGR Outreach team at: www.freedomaward.mil for updates.

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Nominator Information

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Employer Information

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Employer Point of Contact Information

(HR, supervisor, or another person who can verify the employer benefits policies.)
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Nomination Form

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Additional Information

Please explain, in detail, specific examples of the outstanding support your employer has provided. You may also include additional information elaborating on the questions above. Past examples include: closed business for a farewell; made personal visits to family while deployed; or used software to track information on all employee military members.

You have 2000 of 2000 charactors remaining

Nomination Source