Two wars at once?

[TaMeOlta]

The effect on civilian employers when their civilian/reserve employee gets activated to fill a 90-180 day tour is immense , and I am so glad for the Soldiers and Sailors Act to keep me from losing my job when these events pop up. Though , very shortly after 9-11 happened I was 'let-go' ( I had informed my supervisor that we were be activated) but it had to do w/ lack of work.

Being activated totally messes up your schedule if you have a family , unlike being on an active duty base where your family can 'share the experience' with their neighbors as well as utilise base facilities, Reservists may have to travel 2-4 hours to get to their assigned base and their dependants are seperated from base facilities and their neighbors are civilians.

Be aware , I myself am not complaining - I just wasn't sure if everyone was aware of the hardships involved (the effects on both employees and employers and family members) when relying on guard and reserve units being used during long engagements.