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Mel Baumann

Mel Baumann

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and Army Reserve Ambassador (State Chairman Emeritus, Michigan), active in Michigan veterans' organizations.

Sep 9, 2026

17:15
most people know about?
17:16
I'll give you a little, little background here.
17:18
ESGR was established in 1972 to promote cooperation and understanding between Reserve component service members and their civilian employers, and to assist in the resolution of conflicts arising from an employee's military commitment.
17:34
Uh, usually, if there's a problem, it's not the, it's not the, uh, head office that, that is causing the problem.
17:43
It's the first-line supervisors that don't understand the, the law.
17:47
The Department of Defense came out, or actually Congress came out with the act of USERRA, which says that employers have to allow their employees to go on military duty if they're in the Guard or Reserve, go on military duty and return back to their jobs when they're done.
18:06
But anyway, uh, some of the first-line supervisors don't understand that.
22:03
there are a lot of, of employers who do extra for their Guard and Reserve members who honor their service to our country, and whether it's, uh, giving extra pay or all that kind of thing, uh, there are awards that could be given them too, right?

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