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R 132040Z AUG 03 ZYB MIN PSN 411115J13
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N07220//
NAVADMIN 222/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/AUG//
 
SUBJ/SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL FOR FY-03//
 
RMKS/1.  OUR POLICY OF ENCOURAGING MEMBERS TO TAKE LEAVE HAS NOT
CHANGED.  LEAVE PROVIDES RESPITE FROM THE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND
CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND INCREASED MOTIVATION.  WHEN
MISSION ALLOWS, SERVICE MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THEIR LEAVE IN
THE YEAR IT IS EARNED.  HOWEVER, GIVEN THE OPERATIONAL DEMANDS
PLACED UPON OUR PERSONNEL AS A RESULT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR, A
REMINDER ABOUT THE NAVY'S SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL POLICY SEEMS IN
ORDER.
 
2.  TO THAT END, THE FOLLOWING IS REITERATED:  ALL ACTIVE DUTY
MEMBERS OF THE NAVY WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE LOST ANNUAL LEAVE ON 1
OCT 03 AS A RESULT OF SERVING FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF AT LEAST
120 DAYS IN AN AREA WHERE THEY ARE ENTITLED TO HOSTILE FIRE OR
IMMINENT DANGER PAY; ASSIGNMENT TO A DEPLOYABLE SHIP, MOBILE UNIT,
OR SIMILAR DUTY WHERE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS PROHIBITED NORMAL
LEAVE UTILIZATION; OR OTHER CONTINGENGY OPERATIONS (E.G., OPERATION
ENDURING FREEDOM, NOBLE EAGLE, AND IRAQI FREEDOM), ARE AUTHORIZED TO
CARRY OVER AS MANY AS 90 DAYS OF LEAVE.  THIS LEAVE IS CONSIDERED TO
BE SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL AND ANY AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF 60 DAYS MUST BE
USED BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRD FISCAL YEAR AFTER THE YEAR IN WHICH
IT IS EARNED (I.E., 30 SEP 06).
 
3.  AFFECTED PERSONNEL DESIRING TO CARRY OVER MORE THAN
60 DAYS OF LEAVE MUST DECLARE THEIR ELIGIBILITY THROUGH THE CHAIN
OF COMMAND.  REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL MUST BE SUBMITTED NO
LATER THAN THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR
FOR WHICH THE MEMBER IS REQUESTING SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL (I.E., 31
DEC 03).  COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING SERVICE
RECORD REVIEW TO DETERMINE ELIGIBLITY AND ENSURING APPROPRIATE
SERVICE RECORD ENTRIES ARE MADE.
 
4.  POC IS LT C. A. WOEHR, N130C4, (703)695-3304/DSN 225.
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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