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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

This Directive:

Reissues reference (a).

Continues the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (NCESGR) as a DoD operational committee consistent with reference (b).

Updates NCESGR policy, organization, management functions, and responsibilities.

Establishes NCESGR under the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, reporting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense For Reserve Affairs (ASD(RA)), with the Defense Human Resources Activity providing civilian manpower administration, budgeting and other support, thereby relieving the Secretary of the Army as the Executive Agent of NCESGR.

Revokes the designation of the Secretary of the Army as the Executive Agent of the NCESGR in accordance with reference (c).

Implements the congressional direction that the Secretary of Defense provide assistance and education to both military members and employers concerning rights, benefits and obligations of each under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) (Section 4333 of reference (d)).

Incorporates the reference placing responsibility for conducting initial and recurring USERRA training and employer relations training with Secretaries of the Military Departments and the Commandant of the Coast Guard (DoD Instruction 1205.12 (reference (e))).

Incorporates the reference to DoD Instruction 1205.22 (reference (f)) providing further guidance in executing Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) initiatives.

APPLICABILITY

This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard by agreement with the Department of Homeland Security when it is not operating as a Military Service in the Department of the Navy), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter collectively referred to as "the DoD Components"). The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard.