20061205 Why we should all shop Sears for the holidays

Why we should all shop Sears for the holidays

Sears and Activated Reservists

December 5th, 2006

Hat Tip AKBill

I feel very strongly about our obligation in the civilian ranks to support our citizen soldiers, especially in time of war.

For a bit of transparency, I served in the Marine Corps Reserve from 1971 to 1973… And I have a number of members of my family who are either retired military, or are currently serving our country.

And - an appointed official with whom I was honored to serve with when I was an elected official is on active duty in the Middle East.

I was recently e-mailed this note from Col. AKBill, U.S. Army (Ret.):

A note about Sears and how they are handling their civic responsibility to our Activated Reservists--verified by Snopes

I assume you have all seen the reports about how Sears is treating its reservist employees who are called up? By law, they are required to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more.

Usually, people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being called up...Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus programs, for all called up reservist employees for up to two years. I submit that Sears is an exemplary corporate citizen and should be recognized for its contribution.

Suggest we all find a Sears manager to tell them why we are there so the company gets the positive reinforcement it well deserves.

Actually, please go to Snopes for the rest of the story – it gets better.

Kevin