I just received a very official-looking envelope from the Department of the Army, 101 Army Pentagon, Washington DC. I have to say that I’ve received many letters in my life, but never from the Pentagon. I looked at AJ sideways and wondered aloud if I missed an announcement re-instating the draft. Then I remembered I’m way too old to get drafted. So I opened the letter.
It was a thank you letter. From the army. I had almost forgotten, they were voted #43 on our Employees’ Choice Best Places to Work list. I remember being extremely impressed and this letter reminded me why:
As I scan through the more than 86 reviews from army personnel on Glassdoor, the statement ‘Our Soldiers, Civilians, and Families make great sacrifices to serve our Nation and defend our freedom’ comes to life for me. The reviews range from Special Forces Seargent to Army Captain to Security Manager and everything in between. The reviews remind me that these folks have given their everything for us, putting themselves into harm’s way and suffering separation from their loved ones on 18-month rotating deployments. One Army Officer wrote about these downsides:
