Managers reaction to reserve duty

[Duncan83]

My future goals include becoming a flight nurse in a local AES unit. In the mean time while I am going through the process which seems to be very long from the responces in my thread Question about commission, I want to change jobs but am unsure how this future reserve service and training will be viewed as within the first year after commission I will have to go to 13 weeks of training. not all at once but that is quite alot of time for a new employee. I am going to start looking in March. What experiences have people had with the hiring process and having to inform them of such a commitment. Do managers tend to see this as hiring a great leader. I am planning on being up front and honest and stating they are getting someone who will be very well trained and a leader. to throw a little more into the mix I want to go from ER to L&D. Both interest me very much.

[Jams95]

Well I'll tell you, during my interview for the VA I told the manager that I was going to enter the Naval Reserves. I was unsure as to how this would be received and then decided that I should just be honest. Its going to happen within this next year. The motto of the VA is to take care of our heroes. If they didn't want me in Reserves, then I thought that I wouldn't like working for them anyway and it would be the very hypocritical of them.

So, I told her and she thought it was great. Pointed out a few Naval nurses that worked for her and she was very proud that they worked for her. And I got the job!!

So, just be honest. You have to be true to your goals otherwise you won't be happy. And any good employer will view your skills and goals as an assest.