New Leave Carry-Over Policy

Week of July 14, 2008

A new military leave policy, part of the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act, now allows troops to carry over 75 days rather than the previous 60 days into the next fiscal year. The new policy, in place until Dec. 31, 2010, is expected to reduce the amount of lost leave caused by the current high operating tempo. The new policy gives servicemembers who served in a combat zone up to four years to reduce their leave from the maximum 120 days to the 75-day cap provided for under the new provision. Those supporting contingency operations can take up to three years to get their leave down to the new cap.

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