Do new employees have to wait until they receive 2 Earnings and Leave Statements (E&Ls) to apply for the program?
A25. No. New employees may submit a copy of their appointment letter in lieu of this requirement. HR offices will annotate in the Comments area on VA Form 0730d that a copy of the employees appointment letter is provided in lieu of copies of E&Ls. Employees must mail copies of these E&L statements to FFA as soon as both E&L statements are available.