Leave Carry Over Extended

Week of September 06, 2010

A 2008 law that increased annual leave carry over from 60 days to 75 days has been extended to Sept. 30, 2013. Afterward, leave carryover eligibility will be reset to 60 days. Special Leave Accrual retention limits for SLA earned between Oct. 1, 2008 and Sept. 30, 2013 for servicemembers assigned to hostile fire or imminent danger areas, certain deployable ships, mobile units, or other duty, were also extended to four fiscal years from the previous three-fiscal-year limit. For more information, visit the Navy Personnel Command website and read the message.