Originally Posted by
sailingfun
They have a bit of leverage. The airlines want changes to mil leave rules and the generals can make that happen.
No they can't. Congress can make that happen, USERRA is a federal law not a DoD policy. Likely that congress would get advice from national guard and reserve leaders before asking regular AC leaders.
Don't assume congress would never change USERRA, but probably not anytime soon (with folks engaged on the ground in AFG).