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CORONADO, Calif.- "We have watched you guys grow from a little 1915 organization to what you have become today," said Andrew Wiktorowicz to a crowd celebrating the U.S. Navy Reserve’s 100th anniversary during an employer recognition breakfast at Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 57 to honor businesses that employ members of the Navy Reserve.
Wiktorowicz, California chairman of the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), hosted more than 250 Reserve Sailors, their employers and ESGR volunteers at a centennial commemoration this weekend.
The ESGR, under the direction of the Department of Defense, is tasked with the mission of bridging and strengthening relations between civilian employers and National Guard and Reserve forces.
The event’s keynote speaker, Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Robin Braun, acknowledged the crucial role employers play in ensuring Reserve Sailors are able to serve their country.
“When you look at what the nation has needed from Navy Reserve Sailors since 9/11, it’s important to remember that these Sailors can’t serve without the support of their families and their employers,” said Braun.
Among the attendees were Kathryn Deininger and her employer, Marshall Wiseman. Deininger is a human resources director for Campland on the Bay, a recreational vehicle park in San Diego, as well as a Chief Information Systems Technician with Navy Reserve Naval Computer and Telecommunication Station in San Diego. Deininger deployed to Afghanistan while employed with Campland on the Bay.
“They didn’t give me a day of trouble,” said Deininger. “They just said, ‘good luck and comeback in one piece’.”
Wiseman says he’s proud of Deininger’s service, noting in his experience he has found employing service members to be advantageous because of their former training and increased level of responsibility shown on the job.
“I’m here because I’m excited about what she does and because it gives me a chance to see all the hardware,” chuckled Wiseman, while peering toward the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, MH-60S Seahawk and various other Navy aircraft on display.
Events like this one help solidify the relationship between the employer and service member which then in turn, as National Chair of the ESGR and retired Army Maj. Gen. Paul Mock pointed out, "rolls into a more strategically ready military force."
Learn more about ESGR at http://www.esgr.mil and the Navy Reserve Centennial at http://navyreservecentennial.com/. For more news from Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, visit www.navy.mil/local/pacensandiego/.
| Date Taken: | 03.07.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 03.09.2015 01:35 |
| Story ID: | 156402 |
| Location: | CORONADO, CA, US |
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