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Here's a copy of an editorial I wrote that was printed this week in the Tallahassee Democrat.
National Guardsmen are a valuable asset
As a member of the National Guard who has just returned from Iraq, I’ve been searching for a job in the Tallahassee area now for the last two months. It’s surprising how many times I’ve gone into an interview only to be asked in an uncertain voice, “Do you think you’ll have to go back?”.
I’m not saying that I’ve been denied jobs because of my status as an active guardsmen who may be deployed again, but it upsets me that instead of my qualifications for the job, the conversation automatically falls to whether I’ll be deployed.
There are many companies that actively seek out people who were formerly in the military because they have proven to be hard-working and disciplined. When you hire a servicemember, you are hiring someone who has already received extensive leadership training and comes from a field where values are taken seriously.
As a Soldier, I’m the one who shows up to work 15 minutes early. I work well with a team, take directions without question and can be trusted to work unsupervised and get the job done. I know about responsibility, teamwork, honesty and integrity.
My responsibilities as a guardsman may require me to miss work at times. I have to train one weekend each month and two weeks out of the year. If the state is hit with another disaster like the hurricanes last year, I am responsible for responding to that emergency. If my unit is chosen to deploy to Iraq, it is my responsibility to join them.
But what about the responsibilities of the employers in the State of Florida?
The Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), “prohibits discrimination in hiring, retention, promotions, or other benefits of employment against a person because that person is a member of, applies to be a member of, performs, has performed, applies to perform, or has an obligation to perform service in a uniformed service…”
Businesses aren’t breaking the law by turning down an applicant for a job, but it is illegal to discriminate against someone who is in the military just because they don’t want the added job of working around their military commitments.
The Florida National Guard sponsors a program called, “Hire a Hero”, which connects Guardsmen with military-friendly companies. After logging on the website, www.hireahero.com, I was surprised again to see that businesses in the Tallahassee area are not fully taking advantage of this great service.
So many Guardsmen are serving their country in Iraq and Afghanistan. After a year of hard work and sacrifice, all they want is the opportunity to continue working hard at a full-time job in the states.
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You are a talented lady who gets people involved in what you are thinking. It shouldn't be too long before you get the job you deserve. You know I was thinking as I read your page, people might talk about your deployment as a way of feeling connected? It may be their way of feeling a part of the War? Has this been an experience you have felt?
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Very good post. I was applying for a job and turneddown, a friend of mine worked there. I never heard officially why I was turned down until months later. My friend heard two managers talking about me and my resume and why it was not a good idea to hire, The word was that military people are "uptight" and they are laid back.
Gee I was in Army Intelligence we were so laid back we were civilians in uniforms
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“Your Plan for deploying our forces into four staging areas is an interesting one. Once again, thanks for writing and for your support. P.S. -You have an interesting website!" Please know that Secretary Gates greatly values your support and thoughtfulness"
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PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JACK SHEPARD’S PLAN FOR IRAQ AFTER THE PRESENT SURGE OF AMERICAN SOLDIER IS COMPLETED IS FOR A MAJOR AMERICAN TROOP REDEPLOYMENT INTO 4 SAFE STAGING AREAS IN IRAQ.
After the present surge of American soldiers is completed; I think there is a good chance to have a significant number of troops returning home when I am President.
Then the remaining American Troops should be redeployed to more secure bases to be used as a rapid strike force in support of the Iraqi military and the Iraqi police when the Iraqi Government will call for our help in limited joint actions. I have been on record as advising against a 100% return home of all of our soldiers in the after this present surge is completed it would unthinkable if you think about it in detail.
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immediate support of the Iraqi Police Force and Iraqi Military who will almost immediately take over all
contact and ground work with the Iraqi population.
No longer will our American troops be the target of Foreign Arab fighters, snipers and suicide bombers who presently are rushing to Iraq to kill an American.
No longer will our American troops be routinely walking the streets of Baghdad or any other city as easy
targets for any sniper driving by or any suicide bomber driving around.
When we are called and decide to be deployed to support the Iraqi troop it will be for a quick hit and run attack with a lightening speed; where the insurgents will no even know what hit them. We will shift to an
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Staging Area #2- Tallil AB- near Al-Nasiriyah in the South
Staging Area #3- H-1 an airstrip in the western desert
Staging Area #4- Bashur Airfield is located in Central Iraq approximately 356 kilometers North of Baghdad, & 50 kilometers Northeast of Erbil. Even though it appears as a small civilian airport we have reinforced it’s 6,700 foot long single runway.
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We are still in Iraq, we prevent a mass civil war in the Middle East Region and we have much less causalities.This is a major shift in present policy, but I am advising that presently this is the only way to proceed in Iraq after the present surge of American Soldiers have completed their mission immediately.
If elected the next President of the United States in 2008 if my planned redeployment of our American troops fighting Iraq has not been implemented I promise to immediately implement it.
My plan will greatly reducing the causalities of our brave American troops still fighting in Iraq but still protect us and our allies in the Middle East from a most lethal Iraq controlled by terrorists.
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