"Support the troops" is not just a fancy slogan for Darby Dental Supply, a distributor of dental merchandise.
The company has a Full Pay Deployment Program for its National Guard and Reserve member employees, which also insures that their jobs will be waiting for them when they return.
"The Ashkin family and executive management of Darby Dental Supply believe that no employee's family should become financially strapped when their key source of income is deployed to preserve the freedom we often take for granted," said Darby President Gary Rosenberg in a press release. "We've noticed that our National Guard and Reserve members who return to work after deployment are more focused and less stressed if they don't come home to unpaid bills, uncertain job security, or worse."
"Knowing that my family was able to live the lifestyle they are accustomed to was very important to me," said Memphis resident Antonio Bengco, a U.S. Army reservist who recently returned from being stationed at Fort Irwin, CA. "The Full Pay Deployment Program is one of the best benefits a company can offer in these troubled times."
