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WINSOR, N.C. – The North Carolina Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) presented a Patriot award to Bertie County Sheriff John Holley on 22, January, 2020 at the Bertie County Sheriff's Office, 222 County Farm Road, Windsor, NC 27983.
The award was presented to Sheriff Holley by SSG Matthew Roebuck, a member of the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 690th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB) and in his civilian career serves as a Major of the Bertie County Sheriff’s office.
“Regardless of whether it’s for school or extended periods of active duty at a moment's notice; the Sheriff has always supported my secondary role with the National Guard,” Roebuck said. “At one point nearly 30-40% of the agency was retired military, veterans, or have served in a Reserve or Guard component.”
The ESGR Statement of Support is designed to increase employer support by encouraging them to act as advocates for employee participation in the Guard and Reserve. The Guard and Reserve makes up nearly half of the nation's total available military manpower.
Sheriff Holley is known for never passing the burden of covering an absence due to military service on to the service member and supporting employees in the military even when it causes a shortage of man power.
“I don’t believe that every employer would support [being in the Guard] as well as Sheriff Holley has and I recognize that his leadership, consistency and fairness”, Roebuck said.
Bertie County Sheriff’s office employs two NCNG soldiers; one currently deployed with the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) to the Middle East. Five soldiers have deployed from the department in the time that Holley has been Sheriff.
“I’m honored”, Holley said. “They are doing a great service, even to me, being in the military “.
ESGR is a Department of Defense (DoD) organization within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. It was established in 1972 to promote cooperation and understanding between Reserve component members and their civilian employers and to assist in the resolution of conflicts arising from an employee's military commitment.
| Date Taken: | 01.22.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 01.24.2020 19:24 |
| Story ID: | 360335 |
| Location: | WINSOR, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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