Article: Program Gives Employers a Look at Duties of National Guard. Reserve Members.

The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 22--WESTERLY, R.I.--Downtown Manager Sharon Ahern and Town Planner William Haase climbed aboard a KC-135 refueler late last month and flew all the way to a naval base outside San Diego, Calif., where they spent time on an aircraft carrier, ate early-morning breakfasts in a mess hall and endured the taunts of a drill sergeant.

The journey was part of Operation Bosslift, a national program that brings employers and municipal officials to military training sites to learn about the duties of National Guard and Reserve members.

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