Priority
Joint-Personnel
The Issue
Having transitioned from a “strategic reserve” to an “operational reserve,” the reserve component is fully integrated in ongoing national security missions around the globe. This has led to increased training requirements which can go beyond the statutorily-required 39 days of annual training to requirements totaling 80 or more days per year.
Recommendation
Enact the Reserve Component Employer Incentive, Compensation, and Relief Act, which amends the law to provide employers who employ Guardsmen and Reservists an annual $1,000 tax credit, plus an additional amount dependent on the number of days of military service each employee performed.
