U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve

MFR G1 is sending this guidance out as a reminder about Reserve Component Marines who are federal, state, or local government civilian employees and will accrue PDMRA as a result of a mobilization. MCO 1050.3J Chapter 6 par 3.b.(9) states "Reserve Component Marines who are federal, state, or local government civilian employees may be precluded by law from being paid by two entities for simultaneously serving on active duty and in their civilian government jobs; thus, they may be prohibited from returning to their civilian job while on PDMRA. For this purpose, Marines may elect to earn Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) in lieu of being awarded administrative absence days. MARINES MUST MAKE THIS ELECTION PRIOR TO ACCUMULATING PDMRA; there is no option to cash in administrative absence days already earned. The AIP is valued at a rate of $200 for each day of PDMRA that otherwise would have been authorized, not to exceed the $3,000 monthly maximum payable to an individual member as established by reference (q) [37 U.S.C. 501] section 307a."

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BRANCH, AND (LPD).
MSGID/GENADMIN/DFAS INDIANAPOLIS IN/
SUBJ/ REPORTING LEAVE DURING TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY REF//A/ JFTR REF//B/
DODFMR VOLUME 9 REF//C/ MCO 1050.3J REF//D/ MCO P4650.37C REF//E/ MCTFSPRIUM
RMKS/ 1. THIS MSG IS LABELED TAN 02-09 FOR ID PURPOSES.
2. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE /C/ THE DISBURSING/FINANCE OFFICER
(DO/FO) IS NO LONGER REQUIRED TO REPORT LEAVE PERIODS DURING TEMPORARY
ADDITIONAL DUTY (TAD). THE REPORTING OF THESE LEAVE PERIODS IS NOW THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER.
3. CO/DO/FO WILL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO VALIDATE THE REPORTING OF TAD LEAVE
FOR ANY TAD TRAVEL CLAIM PRIOR TO SETTLEMENT. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS WITH TAD
LEAVE PERIODS SHOULD ONLY BE COMPLETED UPON ACCURATE REPORTING OF THE TAD
LEAVE PERIOD.
4. DO/FO IS ALSO REMINDED THAT ANY PERIOD OF EXCESS TRAVEL TIME IS
CONSIDERED TAD LEAVE AND MUST BE REPORTED PRIOR TO SETTLEMENT OF THE TAD
TRAVEL CLAIM.
5. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE /D/ IF THE TIME BETWEEN THE DATE OF
DEPARTURE FROM THE PERMANENT DUTY STATION AND THE DATE OF ARRIVAL TO THE TAD
SITE IS MORE THAN THE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL TIME, THE PERIOD JUST BEFORE THE
DATE JOINED IS CONSIDERED TRAVEL TIME AND THE REMAINING PERIOD IS CHARGED AS
LEAVE.
EXAMPLE: A MARINE IS ORDERED TO CAMP LEJEUNE, NC FOR TEN WEEKS TAD, DUE TO
REPORT NLT 31 MAY. THE MARINE LEAVES NORFOLK, THE PDS, ON
28 MAY.
LEAVE AND TRAVEL TIME IS ACCOUNTED FOR AS FOLLOWS:
28 MAY - DATE DEPARTED (DAY OF DUTY)
29 - 30 MAY - LEAVE
31 MAY - TRAVEL (CONSTRUCTIVE SCHEDULE SHOWS THAT THE MARINE COULD HAVE
DEPARTED NORFOLK ON 31 MAY AND COMPLIED WITH THE ORDERS.) 6. IF THE TIME
BETWEEN THE DATE OF DEPARTURE FROM THE TAD SITE AND THE DATE OF RETURN TO
THE PDS IS MORE THAN THE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL TIME, THE PERIOD JUST AFTER THE
MARINE DEPARTS THE TAD STATION IS CONSIDERED TRAVEL TIME AND THE REMAINING
IS CHARGED AS LEAVE.
EXAMPLE: A MARINE DEPARTS FROM TAD AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NC ON 25 APRIL AND THE
MARINE REPORTS TO THE PDS ON 28 APRIL. LEAVE AND TRAVEL TIME WILL BE
ACCOUNTED FOR AS FOLLOWS:
25 APR - DAY OF TRAVEL
26 - 27 APR - DAY OF LEAVE
28 APR - DAY OF DUTY
7. THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH HQMC, M&RA (MI), (MP); ANDDFAS
INDIANAPOLIS/JJFT.
8. THE POC AT HQMC/RFF IS GYSGT O'BRIEN AT DSN 224-4981.

ANNUAL LEAVE AND PDMRA CHECK-OUT CLARIFICATION

PDMRA is a form of PTAD which should be treated like Annual Leave regarding the check-in/check-out guidance for leave.  Marines should still check-out on leave at 1630 and report by 0800 if there is no traveling via POV outside of the local area.  You are instructed to change the default MOL time settings to reflect the correct time.  If your Marine is traveling outside of the local area via POV then check-out time is 1200 and check-in by 1201 per the Leave and Liberty guidance. 

The intent is to combine leave and Special Liberty before or after the Special Liberty period.

Marines can take their leave before Christmas and combine it with Special
Liberty or take leave after Christmas (96) and combine it with the New year
Holiday. But cannot take both before and after Christmas leave to avoid
charging holidays as leave.

For purposes of clarification, since those Special Liberty periods are so
close, the accepted combinations are before Christmas or after Christmas
with the third alternate being after New Years. Marines attempting to state
that they are taking leave in combination with Special Liberty before
Christmas and again before New Years, vice after Christmas, is purely a
manipulation of the policy.

Example:  Holiday Routine for Christmas and New Years:  1201, 24 Dec - 1201,
29 Dec 08 and 1201, 31 Dec - 1200, 5 Jan09.

A Marine tries to sign out on leave at 1201, 29 Dec and signs in at 1200 on
31 Dec. Marine Will be charged 1 day of leave while absent from the unit for 11 days.
Additionally, the member requests leave on the front end:   sign out 1201, 22 Dec
and sign in at 1200, 24 Dec. Marine will be absent for 15 days and charged 3 days leave.

In regards to the example the Marine would have to travel out of the local
area to use the 1200/1201 policy so they could not take leave in combination
with Liberty since it has to be taken in the local area vice traveling
outside the local area during daylight hours unless the member was physically returning
to the area before going from either leave to liberty or liberty to leave.

Bottom line:
 - The only marines authorized to use leave in conjunction with a 96 are marines staying
within the local area.
 - Only marines driving out of the area are authorized to check out on leave at 1201 and
check back in at 1200.
 - There is no way to use both.

Marines can either inject leave before or after as stated above or take all
days above and beyond Special Liberty as leave.