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Letter Factory
Employer Letters for AFRC and ANG
Reason: To Employer - Thank You - Supporting Mission/Exercise |
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Key Points to Writing
- While writing, remember the purpose of the letter.
- Use the right words, utilize a resource like
Merriam-Webster Online.
- Use a spell checker (F7 Word)
and avoid common misspellings
- Watch Tense Shifts, going from "s" to "ed"
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Keep the text simple
- Avoid acronyms and jargon, the people reading the letter
are not familiar with it.
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DATE
[Rank] [First] [Last]
[Unit name]
[Street Address]
[City], [State] [Zip]
[Employer]
[Street Address]
[City], [State] [Zip]
Dear [Employer]:
I am the commanding officer of [unit
name], a Reserve Force unit in
[community]. One of your
employees, [first and last names], is
also a member of my unit.
On behalf of the Reserve Force, I would like to express my sincere thanks for
your allowing [rank] [last name] time off to
participate in [name of UN mission or
operation] during the period [date] to
[date].
[If appropriate, add brief description of
nature of the operation, especially if it
was a domestic operation or in the employer's region.]
As [he/she] may have already explained
to you, [he/she] was employed as
[position or job].
[His/her] responsibilities included
[brief description, placing emphasis on
activities that will be
valuable in the civilian workplace, using civilian terminology]. I
sincerely believe that this
experience has provided [him/her] with personal and professional growth of
unequalled value. In
this sense, the benefit to your organization is also invaluable.
It is only as a result of your generosity that
[rank] [name] was able to participate
in this activity.
By contributing to [his/her] reserve
career you have also made a direct and unique contribution
toward [international peace/well-being of
your fellow Americans, etc.] -- a contribution few of us
may ever have the opportunity of making.
Thank you for continued support of [rank]
[name] and the United States Air Forces. Please
contact me directly at xxx-xxx if you
wish to discuss any aspect of [his/her]
Reserve Force
service.
Sincerely,
[FIRST M.. LAST], [Rank], USAFR
Reminder, Signature lines are 5 spaces below the last line of text.
Comments: All text in blue will need
to be modified.
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