Proclamation 8715

National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 2011

This proclamation designates September 18–24, 2011 as National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, calling on Americans to thank National Guard and Reserve members and their civilian employers. It references the Joining Forces initiative and a challenge to employers to hire or train 100,000 unemployed veterans or spouses, but creates no new binding policy or programs.