People's personal opinions, both within the guard/reserve, and OUTSIDE the guard/reserve are just that. Their personal views. How you FEEL about someone's decison-making process is up to you. How you feel is a personal thing.

I recall the IAH Ast CP saying...."you need to choose between Continental and your Navy unit." That ACP was relieved the day after the suit hit. He had his opinion and it cost him for running his mouth and being recorded doing it.

The three important things are: YES, the gaurd/reserve provides a viatal national defense function, and YES it costs money. and YES it's a drain on personal life and professional life. It's a compromise. UAL, like everyone else has to deal with that compromise.

I will always take extremely strong exception to anyone speaking negatively about someone taking mil leave for what they perceive as an injustice to others, regardless of what day they were hired.

The company, just as the training department staff knows better than to mention something so reckless. You may have your personal opinions about someone taking short notice MLLV, or even MLLV while a new hire. I would encourage you to keep those views to yourself. You can't know, nor pretend to know all of the factors involved. That new hire may or may not be looking forward to all of the aspects of that activation, but regardless, it's none of your business.