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2.5 days of leave for each month of active duty, or 0.5 days for every 6 days of active duty. See Table 2.1 below. 2.4.2. Accumulation. Members may not carry leave in excess of 60 days into the next fiscal year (FY). (T-0) At the end of the FY, members lose leave in excess of 60 days unless eligible DAFI36-3003 26 FEBRUARY 2026 9 for SLA. (T-0) The Defense Joint Military Pay System (DJMS) drops accrued leave in excess of 60 days at FY-end leave balancing unless automatic carry-over of SLA applies. See Chapter 6 for SLA provisions. 2.4.3. Payment for Accrued Leave. 37 USC § 501, Payments for Unused Accrued Leave, is the authority for payment for accrued leave upon reenlistment, retirement, separation under honorable conditions, or death. It limits payment of accrued leave to 60 days in a mi

36-3003, reservists must request gaining/supported commander approval for carryover leave usage prior to any active duty so approval can be included in the applicable order to active duty. (T-0) If the member withdraws the request that led to the approval, or the supported commander cancels previously approved carryover leave, the unused carryover leave will be credited back to the member’s leave balance and the tour length may be adjusted. Note: Reservists transferring to or from an extended active duty (EAD) (i.e., Limited EAD, Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty (VLPAD), AGR) status must coordinate with the applicable Reserve Pay Office (RPO) or Financial Services Office to request accrued leave be transferred to the reservist’s new pay record. Personnel being activated in support o

e of Personnel Management. u. (Added)(AF) Administrative Error. When an administrative error causes forfeiture of excess leave, all leave forfeited due to the administrative error will be restored. Sufficient evidence is required to substantiate the hours of annual leave to be restored. If employee is separated before error is discovered, restored leave is subject to credit and liquidation by lump-sum payment if a claim is filed within three years immediately following date of discovery of error. v. (Added)(AF) Lump Sum Payment. (1) (Added)(AF) Lump-Sum Payment Upon Separation. Upon separation, an employee is entitled to all accumulated and accrued annual leave credited to employee which consists of regular carry-over balances from previous year, if any; plus accrued and unused annual leav

ith DAFI 36-3003, members must request gaining/supported commander approval for carryover leave usage prior to any active duty so approval can be included in the applicable order. (T-0) SPFMAN36-2136 29 MAY 2026 13 2.14.1. If the member withdraws the request that led to the approval, or the supported commander cancels previously approved carryover leave, the unused carryover leave will be credited back to the member’s leave balance, and the tour length may be adjusted. Note: Guardians transferring to or from an extended active duty (EAD) status must coordinate with the applicable Financial Management Flight (FMF) to request accrued leave be transferred to the member’s new pay record. Personnel being activated in support of contingency operations must have leave carry-over approved and adde

he following points: 24.5.1.1. Participants are not required to use, sell, or lose their earned leave at the end of an active duty tour. Reference, DAFI 36-3003 and Title 37 United States Code Section 501, Payments for Unused Accrued Leave. 24.5.1.2. Participants may carry over leave earned during an active duty tour for use during a future active duty tour. While members are authorized to carry leave forward, members should remember that leave should be taken when earned unless circumstances do not afford that opportunity. 24.5.1.2.1. Active duty regular leave can’t be used when the participant is an ARC TR, ART, IR, ANG Technician, or DSG status. Leave is only available for use by the participants when the participant enters the next active duty period. 24.5.1.2.2. Regular Active Duty le

at year. If so, the employee should be advised to request an adjusted W-2 from Payroll. Figure 47 illustrates a leave buy- back flow chart outlining the process. (3) Impact on Leave Forfeiture and Leave Earnings. If annual leave is to be recredited to 69the employee’s account and it exceeds the maximum permissible carryover balance, the excess amount is subject to forfeiture. Since the leave previously used must be converted to LWOP for “buy back” purposes, leave earned during the buy-back period is nullified. In addition, the employee will no longer be entitled to pay received for any holiday that was included within the period of LWOP and each increment of 80 hours LWOP results in a corresponding loss of leave accruals. (4) Debt Collection. Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 20,

EATH GRATUITY See Chapter 36 for payments when a member in a missing status is reported dead, or for whom a finding of death is made. 9.0 ACCRUED LEAVE 9.1 Accumulation Members, while in a missing status, can accumulate leave without regard to any leave accrual limitations stated in Chapter 35. However, a member whose death is determined under section 7.0 may, in addition to leave accrued before entering a missing status, accrue not more than 150 days of leave during the period of a missing status, unless the actual date of death is found to have occurred on a date when the member had accrued leave in excess of 150 days. Leave accumulated while in a missing status may not be taken, but will be paid. 9.2 Settlement Leave accumulated while in a missing status will be accounted for separately

should 480 be administered so as to allow DoD employees to fulfill the biweekly work requirement 481 during those days when they are typically available for work (e.g., not a holiday or flexible 482 day off) so that employees may enjoy holidays without charge to leave or loss of pay. 483 (2) In accordance with Section 6126 of Reference (d), the maximum biweekly 484 carryover is 24 credit hours for DoD employees on flexible work schedules. This is not 485 intended to prohibit activities from approving credit hour accumulation or carryover 486 limitations of less than 24 hours. 487 488 c. Hybrid Work Schedules. Individual work schedules that combine the unique 489 attributes of flexible and compressed work schedules are not authorized. 490 491 d. (Added)(DAF) Alternative Work Schedule (AWS)