Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE)

The 2025 Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE) will be held on June 12, 2025 in San Diego, California. 

NERE 2025 will be hosted by Vice Admiral Nancy Lacore, Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander, Navy Reserve Force.

Employer support is essential for SELRES to achieve warfighting readiness, support the mission of the Navy Reserve and defend our nation. In demonstrating dedication to their citizen-sailors, outstanding employers ease the burden that SELRES experience when serving in two professions. NERE provides an opportunity for the Navy Reserve to reward many of these employers with a celebration of their contributions.

Commander, Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) selects a representative sampling of outstanding employers from various industries around the United States.

SELRES are encouraged to provide a detailed summary of employer contributions to inform the selection process, and continue to nominate their companies (in subsequent years) even if they are not selected to attend NERE 2025.  Invitations will go to executive level leaders of the selected civilian company. 

Nominees must be from non-government, civilian companies.

The portal is now open for Selected Reserve (SELRES) Sailors to nominate employers for an invitation to attend. 

SELRES members wishing to nominate their civilian employers for this significant opportunity can do so by visiting the NERE nomination portal at:

https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/HYBAtF5Zv2

The nomination portal is open from January 10, 2025 to March 14, 2025.

ESGR also accepts nominations for Patriot Award Employer Recognition on a rolling basis.

For details, visit: https://www.esgr.mil/Employer-Awards/Patriot-Award/Form

Background

What is NERE?

NERE recognizes civilian employers who provide outstanding support to Reserve Sailors in their organizations. 

It is an all-day event including tours of Navy ships, aircraft and facilities. Transportation and lunch are provided for guests. 

NERE concludes with a dinner reception with the Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command, as well as other flag officers. 

For Navy Reserve Sailors, if your employer has provided you and your family with outstanding support as you serve in our great Navy, please consider nominating your leadership to attend NERE 2025. 

Employers Recognized for for Outstanding Support

The following civilian employers have attended NERE in recent years. These employers were nominated by their Reserve Sailors for their outstanding support of the Navy Reserve.
 
  • AllCom Global Services
  • Arizona State University
  • Global Security Initiative, Arizona State University
  • Austin Industrial, Inc.
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Chick-fil-A, Inc.
  • CVS Health
  • FireFly Automatix
  • HII Corporate
  • Hope For The Warriors
  • Intuitive Machines
  • ITC Defense Corp.
  • Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta
  • Maravai LifeSciences
  • Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services
  • Molson Coors
  • NBCUniversal
  • North American Equipment Dealers Association
  • Northrop Grumman
  • PACCAR Parts
  • Qualcomm Incorporated
  • Quest Diagnostics
  • San Antonio College - Alamo Colleges District
  • SignalWire, Inc.
  • SkyWest Airlines
  • Telecare EMPOWER
  • The Boeing Company
  • The Michaels Organization
  • U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation
  • UBS
  • Viasat
  • Village of Schaumburg
  • Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc.
  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Official Disclaimer

This webpage solely recognizes employment practices supportive of Navy Reserve members. Names and links on this webpage do not imply endorsement of any organization’s products or services by the U.S. Navy or any U.S. government body.