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Governing Directives

DOD Directive 1327.5 of 24 Sept 85

DJMS, Procedures Training Guide (PTG)

WHEN ...

THEN ...

a member has been issued PCS orders to a new duty station,

30 days of leave will be authorized, consisting of earned and advance leave only, no excess leave will be authorized.

Definition of Excess Leave:

Excess leave is defined as leave that cannot be earned prior to expiration of active obligated service.

the following situations occur:

·         immediate availabilities from hospitals, alcohol or drug rehabilitation centers,

·         decommissioning,

·         separation orders,

·         a second PCS move within a 12 month period,

·         a need to meet key deployment,

·         to or from an SSBN, and

·         such unusual circumstances as death, illness or detachment for cause.

Exceptions to the 30 day delay may be made.

personnel are returning from overseas isolated duty stations or, in certain instances, upon a member’s request,

leave up to 60 days may be granted.

WHEN ...

THEN ...

AND ...

upon graduation from the Naval Academy, the midshipmen are appointed commissioned officers in the Armed Forces,

graduation leave may be granted not to exceed 60 days, to the extent consistent with service requirements and other exigencies.

extensions of this graduation leave period are necessary,

the extensions will be charged to the officer’s leave account.

assigning the former midshipmen to their first duty station,

the number of days for graduation leave will be stipulated in the orders, issued by the department concerned.

in certain cases midshipmen are assigned to temporary duty at the Naval Academy immediately upon graduation,

the graduation leave may be granted by the Superintendent, Naval Academy, commencing on various dates to be determined by the Superintendent.

as a rule, the Navy Department limits graduation leave to approximately 30 days,

such leave must be completed within 3 months of the date of graduation,

no such leave will be carried forward as credit beyond the date of reporting to the first permanent duty station or to a port of embarkation for permanent duty outside the 48 contiguous United States or in Alaska or Hawaii.

WHEN ...

AND ...

THEN ...

·         Regular Navy personnel reenlist,

·         naval reservists on active duty enlist in the Regular Navy,

·         naval reservists on active duty reenlist in the Naval Reserve, or

·         Regular Navy personnel enlist in the Naval Reserve,

immediately following date of discharge,

are retained on active duty upon enlistment or reenlistment,

leave may be granted as re- enlist- ment leave.

Reenlistment leave commences immediately upon reenlistment,

it yields the maximum benefit as an influence on

·         both the member and family, and

·         the other members in the command.

a course of instruction begins within 30 days of reenlistment,

reenlistment leave may be delayed to commence upon completion of the course of instruction.

incident to enlistment,

reenlistment leave may be delayed to commence upon transfer from an overseas station.

service requirements do not permit,

reenlistment leave may be delayed to commence at the earliest practical date thereafter.

the first leave is taken after reenlistment,

that leave is reenlistment leave, except if it is an emergency leave.