6323(a)(1) Sick Leave for Bereavement 6323(b) and (c), an employee's civilian pay is reduced by the amount of military pay for the days of military leave. secdef memo – leave guidance (covid-19) – 29 june 2020 Posted on June 30, 2020 by walton EXEMPT AUTHORIZED LEAVE FOR DOD SERVICE MEMBERS FROM COVID-19 PERSONNEL Download References. Travel restrictions made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in the Defense Department providing leave leniency for service members who accrue too much leave and might otherwise lose it. 5. DoD has issued guidance on preventing the loss of annual leave by its employees under the “use or lose” policy, an issue that has arisen there and in other agencies due to the pandemic. Federal supervisors have the option of imposing leave restrictions on a person who may be abusing leave. Points of Contact (POC) DoD personnel will comply with any DoD, Federal, State, and local restrictions while in a leave status. A: The undersecretary of defense for Personnel and Readiness will continue to assess each U.S. state or territory and nations that host greater than 1,000 permanently assigned DOD personnel.The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will provide guidance. Travel restriction status update for all DoD installations, facilities, and locations with greater than 1,000 DoD personnel assigned. By Bob Gilson November 28, 2007 7:02 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment. The Defense Department is allowing troops to retain up to 120 days of unused leave until Sept. 30, 2023 so that service members do not lose any accrued time off due to COVID-19 travel restrictions 4.C. Installations, facilities, and locations that have met the lifting travel criteria (see below table) set forth are indicated by “yes” in the Travel Restrictions Lifted column. 5 U.S.C. Military Leave for Funeral Honors Duty. Factors that may lead to the lifting of travel restrictions are: • Commanders and supervisors will follow the procedures in reference (b) for all Travel restrictions made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in the Defense Department providing leave leniency for service members who accrue too much leave and might otherwise lose it., Here are the steps a supervisor should take leading up to this process. An employee who is a member of the National Guard or a Reserve component of the Armed Forces may use military leave to attend to funeral honors duty under 10 U.S.C. 12503 and 32 U.S.C. Marines will comply with all DoD, Federal, State and local restrictions, along with command guidance, while on leave, liberty, or administrative absence. 115. For military leave under 5 U.S.C.