R 231340Z JUL 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 390/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/DEADLINE FOR USING TEMPORARILY INCREASED ACCUMULATED LEAVE DAYS (75 DAYS) PER FISCAL YEAR//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/U.S.C. SEC 701 TITLE 10/-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/P.L. 110-477 NDAA 2008/YMD:20080124//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/P.L. 109-288 NDAA 2010/YMD:20091028//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/MCO P1050.3J/YMD:20000204//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 316-10/YMD:20100604//
NARR/REF A IS SECTION 701 OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. REF B IS PUBLIC LAW 110-477, 24 JUNE 2008, THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FY 2008. REF C IS PUBLIC LAW 109-288, 28 OCT 2009, THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FY 2010. REF D IS MCO P1050.3J REGULATIONS FOR LEAVE AND LIBERTY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE. REF E IS MARINE ADMINISTRATION MESSAGE 316-10.//
POC/A. FREIRE/MAJ/UNIT:MPO/MRA/TEL:DSN (703) 784-9358//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO REMIND ALL MARINES AND COMMANDERS THAT THE TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO ACCRUE ANNUAL LEAVE, WHICH WAS INCREASED FROM UP TO 60 DAYS TO UP TO 75 DAYS OF LEAVE, WHICH AUTHORITY WAS EXTENDED ON 30 DEC 2010, WILL EXPIRE ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2013. 
2.  ALL MARINES ARE ADVISED TO PROPERLY PLAN AND MANAGE THEIR ACCRUED LEAVE AND THEIR PLANNED SEPARATIONS/RETIREMENTS.  COMMANDERS SHOULD ALSO ENSURE MARINES PROPERLY PLAN AND MANAGE THEIR ACCRUED LEAVE AND THEIR PLANS FOR SEPARATION/RETIREMENT.
3.  MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAXIMIZE USE OF THEIR ACCRUED LEAVE AND COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO AFFFORD MARINES THE MAXIMUM USE OF THEIR ACCRUED LEAVE TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE GIVEN THE COMMAND'S WORKLOAD.
4.  THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//