Can I use my 30 days of Military Reserve Leave consecutively after my 30 days of Military Active Duty Leave have been exhausted?
Yes, Military Reserve Leave and Military Active Duty Leave are two distinctly different types of leave and are not interchangeable. Military Reserve Leave (MR) is designed to pay the employee his/her normal salary for the two weeks summer camp or other training. Military Active Duty Leave pays the employee for up to 30 days during a state of emergency or time of war. For example, if an employee is called to military active duty for six months commencing March 1, his/her 30th day of military active duty leave will be March 30th. On March 31st, military reserve leave, though it may be available, may not be used. Military reserve leave cannot be used to cover for any of the period during which the employee is on military active duty. The converse also applies.
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