Encl. (1) to COMDTINST 1760.8
21 NOV 1989
BRIEFING PROCEDURE ON REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS AND
PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT OR
TRAINING UPON SEPARATION FROM
THE ARMED FORCES
Chapter 42, Title 38, U. S. Code gives reemployment protection to former service members and
reservists who leave jobs with private employers, state or local governments, or Federal
Government to perform military duty. The Department of Labor, through its Office of Veteran's
Reemployment Rights, is responsible for providing information about the rights you have and any
assistance you need in connection with exercising them. The Coast Guard is cooperating to bring
this important matter to your attention.
If you are thinking about returning to your former employer, the important things to remember are;
that you must have left an other-than-temporary job for the purpose and with the intention of
entering onto this tour of military duty or training; that your served satisfactorily on active duty for
no longer than four years; and that you must reapply to your former employer within 90 days of
separation from active duty or within 31 days if separation is from initial active duty for training.
If your are a member of the Reserve and have been serving on temporary active duty, we suggest
that you report back to your employer as quickly as possible, hopefully to your next regularly
scheduled shift.
No matter what you now think you wish to do in civilian life, you should find out first what your
former employer has to offer. The seniority you accrue during military service may entitle you to
other employment benefits, which should be considered before deciding what to do. You may
have difficulty determining the extend of your rights, particularly since changes may have taken
place during your absence. Your employer may not be familiar with his/her obligations under the
statues. To assist both of you to get a clear understanding of the reemployment program, the
Office of Veterans' Reemployment Rights will be glad to mail you and your employer information
concerning your rights and obligations.
The United States Department of Labor has the responsibility for several other programs which
were set up to assist personnel leaving military service and returning to the civilian labor force.
These include assistance in finding your first job, locating a new job, obtaining preferential
treatment in hiring by Federal contractors, entering one of the many training programs which are
available to prepare you for suitable employment, and obtaining unemployment compensation
while your are looking for a job.
Arrangements have been made with the Department of Labor to provide you with assistance in any
of the programs I have mentioned above, exercising reemployment rights, obtaining a job, or
entering training.
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