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YOUR RIGHTS
As a uniformed service member, you have rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), Title 38, Chapter 43, United States Code. Your Rights:
  • Military leave of absence (up to five years of voluntary service)
  • Prompt reinstatement back into your job
  • Accumulation of seniority, including pension plan benefits
  • Reinstatement of health insurance, regardless of pre-existing conditions
  • Training or retraining of job skills, including accommodations for the disabled
  • Protection against discrimination
RE-EMPLOYMENT TIMETABLE
  • Less than 31 days of service = Report next work day after safe travel home and 8 hours of rest
  • 31 - 180 days of service = Apply for reinstatement within 14 days of release from active duty
  • Over 180 days of service = Apply for reinstatement within 90 days of release from active duty