DoD Unveils Deployment Compensation Program

Week of April 30, 2007

The Defense Department has unveiled a program that will reward administrative leave to servicemembers whose service in combat does not meet the department's goal for the time at home station between deployments. Under the new policy, active-duty servicemembers who are deployed for more than 12 months in a 36-month period will earn one day of administrative absence for each month beyond 12. If servicemembers are deployed for more than 18 months in a 36-month period, they will earn two days of administrative absence a month. Past 24 months, they will earn four days a month. The policy is retroactive to Jan. 19 and can be used anytime with commander approval. For more information, read the article at Military.com.

To find more deployment news and resources, visit http://www.military.com/deployment.

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