30/07/2021
Attention! Check your LES! - NAVADMIN 159/21
BREAKING - Due to the ongoing effects of the pandemic limiting the ability for Sailors to take leave, Special Leave Accrual for leave accrued in FY21 is approved!
Check out the NAVADMIN below for full details:
NAVADMIN 159/21
SUBJ/SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL FOR THE NAVY//
RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces special leave accrual (SLA) for
Navy Service Members for fiscal year (FY) 2021.
2. In line with references (a) and (b), leave carryover into the
next FY is normally limited to 60 days. However, in line with these
references, SLA can be approved to allow up to 120 days of leave to
be carried over into the following FY. SLA for FY-20 was approved
by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), reference (c), due
to the COVID-19 pandemic. SLA for FY-21 was approved by the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
(ASN(MRA)), reference (d), due to continued COVID-19 pandemic
restrictions.
3. In line with the SLA approval for FY-21, Sailors that perform
active service consistent with reference (a) during FY-21 are
authorized to accumulate annual leave in excess of 60 days (not to
exceed 120 days) as shown on the end of month September 2021 Leave
and Earnings Statement. This SLA leave balance may be retained
until the end of FY-24 (30 September 2024). Enlisted members that
will have more than 120 days of leave may sell back leave per
references (e) and (f). This is limited to once in a career and
counts towards the 60 day career limit. In line with reference (b),
officers are not authorized to sell back leave.
4. Service Members are reminded that this SLA approval only
protects the leave balance as of 30 September 2021 and does not
protect leave earned in future FYs unless SLA is approved for that
FY. Sailors are responsible for tracking and managing their own
leave.
5. Unit commanders will continue to ensure maximum use of earned
leave and minimize the loss of leave within the constraints of
operational requirements. All leave, to include non-chargeable
leave such as convalescent leave and caregiver leave, must be
recorded via e-leave in Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System.
6. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or
canceled, whichever occurs first.
7. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.//