Should I report National Guard hiring discrimination?

I'm pretty sure it's against the law, so I would recommend looking into it further before reporting it.

Absolutely you report it...This is a direct violation of law and they need to be held accountable. From what you said it was because of your service and that employment was contingent on you separating form that service.

Long ago I was turned down for many jobs due to the fact that I was in the reserves but no one ever told me that. They just noticably lost interest in hiring me when they became aware that I had to attend drills and go to summer camp. Getting out of the reserves solved the problem immediately.

While I would say file a complaint, it's not really worth it. Think about it, the woman is the branch manager, meaning she will be your boss. You go and get her slapped before you are even hired. Think she will give you good reviews and recommend you for advancement? You might win the battle, but you will probably lose the war in the long run.

Sounds to me like a smoke screen. If the job only requires 1 Saturday a month on a rotating schedule, and you are available 3 out of the 4 Saturdays a month, how is that not reasonable to accommodate? Your drill schedule should be set in stone for the FY, so the potential employer will know way in advance what Saturday for each month not to schedule you for. Yes, I would report, because it sounds like there could be more behind it than just you not being available for 1 Saturday a month but available for the other 3 when the job only requires you to work 1 Saturday.

She openly stated that she would hire you if you didn't drill once a month. I would definitely report it.

I feel if they refused to hire you because you could not commit to weekend work, they were within their rights...But when the refused to hire you because you were in the Guard and could not work weekends, that's where they violated the Law !!! And when she said to "Let her know when you get out", that statement proves your case !!!! I would report them !!

I would do so!

I would report it. I wouldn't expect much, but its still worth reporting. On the surface, it appears to be a clear violation of USERRA.

However, my experience is that USERRA is less helpful than it appears.

Screw the large Bank. Large Banks have been in trouble recently for putting undue pressure on their employees to sell products to their customers they don't need period would you want to work on that kind of pressure? Go work for an employer that cares about the military. Recently on rallypoint there was a retired one-star general that was hiring all over the United States for Comcast Cable. Their desire is to have 10,000 employees from veterans or veterans families. Check it out