In a presentation on Thursday, he said 25 percent of Reservists are employed by government agencies on Guam and 25 percent work for the private sector.
Sablan said in the CNMI, 20 percent of the Reservists are unemployed, 12 percent are employed full-time in the agriculture sector, 9 percent are working for the federal government, 5 percent are full-time students, 2 percent are working for the commonwealth government, and the remaining 2 percent are self employed.
Sablan said Reservists are protected by the Uniformed Service Employment and Rights Act, or USERRA.
The 2,700 Reservists in the Mariana islands are with the Guam Air National Guard, the Guam Army National Guard, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army Reserve, the U.S. Navy Reserve and the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.
Sablan said Reservists make up about 48 percent of today’s military, with over 123,000 deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq and around the world.
“The promise of a secure job provides servicemembers and their families with stability and peace of mind, especially when returning home,” Sablan said.
Sablan encouraged employers to hire members of the National Guard and Reserve.
These military personnel, he added, are known for their leadership, professionalism, responsibility, mission-critical skills, physical conditioning, “can do” attitude, calm under pressure, first class image, “on-time, all the time” and global perspective.
For more information about the ESGR, contact program coordinators Capt. Josephine Blas at [email protected], Norma Castillon at [email protected], or call 671-735-0456.
