R 241905z MAR 15
MARADMIN 151/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA/MP//
SUBJ/MAXIMUM LEAVE ACCRUAL GUIDANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 (FY15)//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/TITLE 10 U.S.C. SECTION 701//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/USD PR/13AUG2013//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/CMC MPO/19MAY2009//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10, U.S. CODE, SECTION 701- ENTITLEMENT AND ACCUMULATION. REF B IS DOD INSTRUCTION 1327.06, LEAVE AND LIBERTY POLICY AND PROCEDURES. REF C IS MCO P1050.3J, REGULATIONS FOR LEAVE, LIBERTY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE.//
POC/B. CANEPA/MAJ/MPO-40/-/TEL: DSN 278-9388/TEL: COM (703)784-9388//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND GUIDANCE CONCERNING MAXIMUM LEAVE ACCRUAL FOR FY15.
2.  BACKGROUND. REF A AUTHORIZES MARINES TO ACCRUE A MAXIMUM OF 75 DAYS OF ANNUAL LEAVE AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR WITHOUT QUALIFYING FOR SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL (SLA). DURING THE PERIOD OF 1 OCT 2008 THROUGH 30 SEP 2015. PER REFS B AND C, ACTIVE DUTY MARINES AND RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO EXECUTE ANNUAL LEAVE DUE TO SERVING A MINIMUM OF 120 CONTINUOUS DAYS IN AREAS IN WHICH MARINES ARE ENTITLED TO HOSTILE FIRE AND IMMINENT DANGER PAY MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO ACCUMULATE SPECIAL LEAVE IN EXCESS OF 60 DAYS (NOT TO EXCEED A MAXIMUM OF 120 DAYS). ASSIGNMENT TO A DEPLOYABLE SHIP OR MOBILE UNIT WHICH OPERATES AWAY FROM ITS DESIGNATED HOMEPORT FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF AT LEAST 120 DAYS MAY ALSO QUALIFY A MARINE TO SLA. ADDITIONALLY, MARINES MAY BE AUTHORIZED SLA FOR “OTHER DUTY” AS DEFINED IN REF C, CHAPTER 2, PARA 9.A.(4).
3.  ACTION
    A.  THE TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF THE 75 DAY MAXIMUM ANNUAL LEAVE ACCRUAL AUTHORIZED BY THE 2013 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA) WILL EXPIRE ON 30 SEP 2015. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 2015, ALL MARINES WITH AN ANNUAL LEAVE BALANCE IN EXCESS OF 60 DAYS WILL LOSE THOSE DAYS UNLESS SUBJECT TO SLA AS DEFINED IN REFS B AND C.
    B.  SLA APPROVED AS A RESULT OF DEPLOYMENT TO HOSTILE FIRE/IMMINENT DANGER PAY AREAS/DEPLOYABLE SHIP/MOBILE UNIT AS DEFINED IN REF C, CHAPTER 2, PARA 9.A.(1)-(3) DURING FY2015 MUST BE USED BY THE END OF THE FOURTH FISCAL YEAR FOLLOWING THE TERMINATION OF THAT CONTINUOUS SERVICE (30 SEP 2019). SLA APPROVED AS A RESULT OF “OTHER DUTY” AS DEFINED IN REF C, CHAPTER 2, PARA 9.A.(4) DURING FY2015 MUST BE USED BY THE END OF THE SECOND FISCAL YEAR FOLLOWING THE TERMINATION OF THAT CONTINUOUS SERVICE (30 SEP 2017).
    C.  THE PROCEDURES THAT GOVERN SLA, TO INCLUDE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND GRANTING AUTHORITY, HAVE NOT CHANGED. COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE APPROVED SLA REQUESTS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF REFS B AND C.
    D.  COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE MARINES THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE LEAVE. LEAVE, EVEN FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, IS GOOD FOR MORALE AND HELPS TO MAINTAIN COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS. MARINES SHALL PROPERLY MANAGE THEIR LEAVE BALANCES.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//