Nominate your employer for the 2014 SecDef Freedom Award Published Dec. 10, 2013 Office of the Secretary of Defense WASHINGTON -- Has employer support made it easier for you to serve in the National Guard or Reserve? Does your civilian employer promote military service, support your family and keep in contact while you're on routine duty, responding to natural disasters or serving in a deployed location? If so, then you should nominate them for the 2014 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. "The Freedom Award is DoD's highest award for civilian employers supporting Guard and Reserve members," said Beth Sherman, Office of the Secretary of Defense chief of public affairs and media relations. "The nomination form takes about 10 minutes and can be found at www.FreedomAward.mil. Just click Nominate on the homepage, then tell us the story on how your employer supports you and fellow military employees." Fifteen recipients will be chosen for the Freedom Award and honored at a ceremony in September, 2014. Every nominated employer will receive a frame-able certificate from Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve to further promote their support for National Guard and Reserve service. The deadline for nominations is January 20, 2014. Send an email to OSD.ESGR-PA@mail.mil if you have any questions about the Freedom Award.
