MARADMIN 503/08
R 094333Z SEP 08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA//
SUBJ/ADVANCE NOTICE OF FORTHCOMING CHANGES TO MCO P1050.3H
/REGULATIONS FOR LEAVE, LIBERTY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO P1050.3H/YMD:20080204//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/OSD/YMD:20080624//
POC/P. J. HILLIARD/CAPT/UNIT:MPO/-/TEL:(703) 784-9387
/TEL:DSN 278-9387//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1050.3H REGULATIONS FOR LEAVE, LIBERTY, AND
ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE.
REF B IS OSD MEMO ON NEW LEAVE AND LIBERTY POLICIES TO IMPLEMENT
NDAA 2008.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE ADVANCE NOTICE OF FORTHCOMING
CHANGES TO REFERENCE A.
2.  POLICY CHANGES IN REF B REQUIRE A CHANGE TO REF A. THIS MARADMIN
PROVIDES ADVANCE NOTICE OF THOSE FORTHCOMING CHANGES TO REF A
REGARDING LEAVE AND LIBERTY POLICIES ON THE SELLBACK OF SPECIAL LEAVE
ACCRUAL (SLA) AND SPECIAL REST AND RECUPERATION BENEFIT. PER REF B,
RETROACTIVE TO 28 JAN 08 THE FOLLOWING CHANGES APPLY:
    A. ENLISTED MARINES (WITH LEAVE IN EXCESS OF 120 DAYS) ARE NOW
ELIGIBLE FOR A ONE-TIME ONLY SELLBACK (SB) OF UP TO 30 DAYS OF SLA
LEAVE, AT ANY TIME, THAT IS NOT TIED TO A REENLISTMENT OR SEPARATION
AS IS NORMALLY REQUIRED.  THIS ONE-TIME SB WILL COUNT TOWARDS THEIR
CAREER SELLBACK CAP LIMIT OF 60 DAYS.
    B.  THE OVERSEAS SPECIAL REST RECUPERATION (SR&R) BENEFIT
(W/GOVERNMENT PROVIDED/FUNDED TRANSPORTATION) HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM
15 TO 20 DAYS. THIS APPLIES TO PERSONNEL COMPLETING THEIR OVERSEAS
TOUR OF DUTY AT A LOCATION OUTSIDE THE CONUS THAT IS DESIGNATED BY
THE SECRETARY CONCERNED, AND AT THE END OF THE TOUR HAVE EXECUTED AN
AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THAT TOUR FOR LONGER THAN 12 MONTHS. THIS SR&R
AUTHORIZATION IS DISTINCT FROM AND NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE
REGULAR R&R PROGRAM.
3.  ACTION.  THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES WILL BE
FORTHCOMING
IN THE OFFICIAL CHANGE TO REF A.
    3.A.  ON PAGE 2-3, PAR. 2002.3 WILL BE REVISED TO READ, "3.
ENLISTED SERVICE MEMBERS ARE AUTHORIZED A ONE-TIME SELL BACK (SB) OF
UP TO 30 DAYS SLA AT ANY TIME (THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO OFFICERS).
THIS
SB IS NOT TIED TO A REENLISTMENT OR SEPARATION AS IS NORMALLY
REQUIRED.  THIS SB APPLIES ONLY TO SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE IN EXCESS
OF 120 DAYS LEAVE. THIS WILL COUNT TOWARDS THE MEMBER'S CAP OF 60
DAYS
SB OVER A CAREER AND THEREFORE AFFECTS A MEMBER'S ABILITY TO SB LEAVE
DURING SEPARATION OR REENLISTMENT PER REF A.  FOR EXAMPLE, A MEMBER
SELLING BACK 10 DAYS OF SLA UNDER THIS PROVISION, WILL UTILIZE A
PORTION OF THEIR SLA ONE-TIME SB AND THEIR 60 DAYS CAREER SB IS NOW
REDUCED TO 50 DAYS.  MEMBERS CAN STILL SELL BACK THE REMAINDER OF
THEIR LEAVE DAYS AT SEPARATION OR REENLISTMENT.
    3.A.1.  ON PAGE 2-13, PAR 2015. THE SECOND SENTENCE WILL BE
REVISED TO READ "OR 20 DAYS" OPPOSED TO CURRENT LANGUAGE OF
"OR 15 DAYS".
    3.A.2.  ON PAGE 2-13, PAR 2015. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SECOND
SENTENCE A NEW THIRD SENTENCE WILL BE REVISED TO READ, "THIS APPLIES
TO PERSONNEL COMPLETING THEIR OVERSEAS TOUR OF DUTY AT A LOCATION
OUTSIDE THE CONUS THAT IS DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY CONCERNED, AND
AT THE END OF THE TOUR HAVE EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THAT TOUR
FOR LONGER THAN 12 MONTHS."
4.  THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
5.  FILE THIS MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE SIGNATURE PAGE OF
REFERENCE A.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER
PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//