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- From: "Ian Vowles" <Ian@modric.net>
 - To: "'Mounted search and rescue'" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
 - Subject: RE: [MSAR] Employers
 - Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 17:00:14 -0600
 
Title: Message
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 Hi and 
thanks whoever sent the torrential rain / hail ..... the mud is great 
! 
Re: 
Time off : 
For us 
it is a straightforward issue - if you have to work that comes first THEN you 
are very welcome to come help for the time that you can. Some employers will 
grant people time off others will not - the circumstances vary 
widely.  
We are 
fortunate that we also tap into a pool of talent that can often ( but not always 
) respond by virtue of owning their own businesses ( so they are their own 
bosses ! ) or are retired !  That said we will always be able to field 
more people over a weekend than on a Wednesday .... the paid professionals and 
the volunteers that they  can gather assist until the other volunteers can 
make it.  Most of us are unpaid volunteers not paid LE, EMS or Fire 
. 
The 
real issue for us is the lives of our team mates - a one off emergency most 
employers will accept and help with , a recurring situation is imposing on 
them and they may not be able to accommodate the time off request - if that 
happens to one of ours we do not think badly of the person nor would they be 
penalized in any way , their life and well being far exceed that of any subject. 
But we are sure glad to see them come Friday night !! 
One 
thing I was taught in my early days was simply this - it is the subjects 
emergency not mine ! - remember that in all you do , job one is your safety / 
welfare , job two is your team mates then and only then does the subject get 
consideration - I remember this mantra when I drive to the ICP , when I deploy 
on a hasty team , when I face a dangerous terrain issue.... it also affects my 
thinking when deciding if I am available or not , sometimes I will respond with 
a limited time commitment because life cannot always be re-scheduled  
! 
I do 
not know of , and would be doubtful about , any law that provides for time 
off for anything outside of the National Guard or Reserves - how you would 
administer it boggles the mind ! 
Good 
luck with your own situation - we tell all our potential clients they should 
schedule their getting lost for Friday - Sunday for best service :-)  
<VBG>   ( Over half our missions in 5 years have fitted that 
profile ) 
Regards, 
Ian 
Ian 
Vowles 
Unit A - Mounted 
Rescue 
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- 
            
            [MSAR] Employers,
            glazejk, 08/02/2003
- RE: [MSAR] Employers, Ian Vowles, 08/02/2003
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            Re: [MSAR] Employers,
            bonnie elster, 08/02/2003
- Re: [MSAR] Employers, Jorene Downs, 08/05/2003
 
 
 
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