It’s good because the Reserve components make up the bulk of combat service, and combat service support troops in the Army.
Back in the day, in my Reserve outfit, we were told of a case concerning USRRA where a mill worker notified his boss at 5:00p Friday he had annual training beginning at 6:00a Saturday, and would not be at work for two weeks.
The company attempted to fire the mill worker. They lost under USRRA. A judge pointed out that all the law said was for the reservist to give “advanced notice” of his training, and 5:00p Friday the day before AT constituted “advanced notice.”
Some companies just don’t give a sh%t about reserve military duty. That’s why USRRA was written, and it’s good to see a Company forced to realize that the freedom the Company enjoys to make money is not necessarily free.
I was once an Army Guard Battery Commander. Had a case where a troop who was a truck driver was constantly being dispatched to another state on drill weekend.
He was doing all the right things, giving plenty of notice (1-2 months in advance), but his dispatcher was ignoring his drill obligations.
Finally had to call him in for article 15. Suspended any punishment, but made it clear the soldier HAD to fix this problem.
In desperation the soldier called not his dispatcher or department head, he called the owner of the company! Laid out his problem to the man and the very next day, the dispatcher was GONE. Fired. Out of the company.
Problem solved.