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Employer Letters for AFRC and ANG

Reason:  Formal Request to be Reinstated in Former Job

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)

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                                                                                                                                               DATE

[Rank] [First] [Last]
[Unit name]
[Street Address]
[City], [State] [Zip]

[Employer]
[Street Address]
[City], [State] [Zip]

Dear [Employer]:

    On [date], I entered active duty with the [service]. On [date], I was honorable released from active duty
with the service.

    Please accept this letter as a formal request to be reinstated in my former job. With your permission, I plan
to report to work on [date]. Please call me at the number listed below if this date is not convenient. Pursuant to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, Title 38, United States Code Sections 4301-33, I am entitled to be reinstated as soon as possible in my former position.

    If you have any questions about the provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment
Rights Act, the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, toll-free telephone number 1-800-336-4590, will be happy to answer them.

                                                                                                      Sincerely,




                                                                                                      [FIRST M.. LAST], [Rank], USAFR

 

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Letter Added: 14 March 2006

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