Posted on 09/11/2007 2:29:40 PM PDT by SandRat
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2007 – Marine reservist Cpl. Blake Milam says his civilian employer, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., has gone the extra mile to make him feel good about his military service.
Last year, the Tulsa, Okla.-based rental car company gave a welcome-home party for Milam after he’d returned from an 8-month duty tour in Fallujah, Iraq, he said.
“They’ve been really supportive,” the 23-year-old automobile inventory technician said of his employer. “They’ve gone out of their way to help me out.”
Milam nominated his employer to receive the prestigious Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. Dollar Thrifty is among 15 businesses and organizations selected to receive the annual award, which recognizes exemplary support for employees in the Guard or reserve.
Dollar Thrifty also provided Milam with two raises and a slice of company profits that he’d missed while he was serving in Iraq.
A radio operator in military life, Milam said his employer’s support enabled him to perform dangerous duty in Iraq without worrying about his job back home. Milam experienced the death of three of his fellow Marines and the severe wounding of three other comrades during heavy fighting against the enemy.
Milam credited Dollar Thrifty for helping him to transition back to civilian life after his return from Iraq in October 2006.
“Things are going really good, right now,” he said.
The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recognizes U.S. employers that rise above the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Defense Department agency, manages the award process.
ESGR assists Guard and Reserve members and their employers understand employee eligibility and job entitlements, employer obligations, benefits and remedies under the act.
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group’s president and chief executive officer, Gary L. Paxton, is slated to accept the Freedom Award on behalf of his firm during a formal ceremony here Sept. 12.
I tried.
...and if you need a car, buy it from Chrysler! It is American-made, conservatively managed and they now give you a Lifetime Powertrain Warranty!
Girlene,
I hate to be the one to tell you that you really can’t rent a car for one dollar.
BTTT!
Lily, you just had to go and burst Girlene’s bubble. You truly are an Evil Older Sister!
Will remember this company in the future! Thank you!
Bump for a Dollar. That’s a Thrifty way to do business...
LOL!
Ping
This is nothing but public relations BS. Look at the big picture. Dollar/Thrifty recently let several hundred people go, outsourcing many of those jobs to India and the Philipines.
Now they accept an award on how well they treat the reservists. Although this part of the story is true, they don’t give a damn about the reservists or Blake Milam. If it becomes financially expedient, his job could be outsourced as well.
What are our troops fighting for, when they come home and all the jobs belong to India, the Philipines, or illegal immigrants?
Don’t look at a company just by the awards it may receive. Take a look at how they treat the average employee.
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