ELM Revision: Allowance for Military Service in Computing Annual Leave Category

Effective March 29, Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) section 512.232, Service of an Employee Eligible for Military Retirement Annuity, is revised to add 512.232a(4) to reflect the current practice of using the military service years of employees who qualify for military retirement while serving in current career appointments for computing their annual leave category.

Section 512.232c is updated to provide Web site locations for Standard Form (SF) 180, Request Pertaining to Military Records, and SF 813, Verification of a Military Retiree’s Service in Nonwartime Campaigns or Expeditions. Exhibits 512.232b and 512.232c, which displayed facsimiles of the forms, are deleted.

Exhibit 512.232a, Wars, Campaigns, and Expeditions of the Armed Forces Since 1937, is updated with current information, reformatted for easier use, and renamed Exhibit 512.232.

Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM)

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5 Employee Benefits 510 Leave

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512 Annual Leave

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512.2 Determining Annual Leave Category

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512.23 Military Service Counted

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512.232 Service of an Employee Eligible for Military Retirement Annuity

The following military service is used in computing the years of service that determine the annual leave category:

[Revise 512.232a as follows:]

a. Full Credit. Full leave accrual credit for all active military service is granted if a military retiree meets one of the following four conditions:

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[Add 512.232a(4) as follows:]

(4) The individual first becomes eligible for a uniformed services annuity while serving as a career employee. This provision applies to members of the Reserve Component of the Armed Forces (Reserves and National Guard) who (a) qualify for an annuity because of reserve service or (b) are involuntarily recalled to active duty under Title 10, qualify for uniformed services retirement during that period of active duty, and then are restored to federal civilian employment on completion of that period of involuntary military service. This provision applies only to the employee’s current period of civilian employment; if the employee separates and is reemployed later, the provision is no longer applicable.

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b. Partial Credit. Military retirees who do not qualify for full leave accrual credit can qualify for partial credit based on the following:

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(2) Service in a nonwartime campaign or expedition does not entitle the military retiree to credit for the duration of the campaign or expedition but only for the period of service in the campaign or expedition.

[Revise the note in 512.232b(2) as follows:]

Note: Exhibit 512.232 provides data about wars, campaigns, and expeditions for which campaign badges were authorized.

c. Verification. Military service should be verified:

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[Revise 512.232c(3) and (4) as follows:]

(3) Military Records Center. Addresses and other data necessary to verify service are provided in SF180, Request Pertaining to Military Records, found at the following Web site: http://www.archives.gov/research/order/standard-form-180.pdf.

(4) Campaign or Expeditionary Service. Verify by sending a completed SF 813, Verification of a Military Retiree\'s Service in Nonwartime Campaigns or Expeditions, to the appropriate military records center. SF 813 can be found at the following Web site: http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF813.pdf.

[Revise Exhibit 512.232a as follows:]

 

Exhibit 512.232

Wars, Campaigns, and Expeditions of the Armed Forces Since 1937

 

a. Wars1
War	Inclusive Dates
World War I	April 6, 1917 – July 2, 19212
World War II	December 7, 1941 – April 28, 19523
b. Nonwar Campaigns and Expeditions Since 1937 for Which a Campaign or Expeditionary Medal Has Been Awarded.
Campaign or Expedition	Inclusive Dates
American Defense Service	September 8, 1939 – December 7, 1941
Army Occupation of Austria	May 9, 1945 – July 27, 1955
Army Occupation of Berlin	May 9, 1945 – October 2, 1990
Army Occupation of Germany (exclusive of Berlin)	May 9, 1945 – May 5, 1955
Army Occupation of Japan	September 3, 1945 – April 27, 1952
China Service	July 7, 1937 – September 7, 1939
China Service Medal (Extended)	September 2, 1945 – April 1, 1957
Korea Defense Service Medal	July 28, 1954 – (to be decided)
Korean Service	June 27, 1950 – July 27, 1954
Navy Occupation of Austria	May 8, 1945 – October 25, 1954
Navy Occupation of Trieste	May 8, 1945 – October 25, 1954
Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM): Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm	August 2, 1990 – November 30, 1995 August 2, 1990 – November 30, 1995
Units of the Sixth Fleet (Navy)	May 9, 1945 – October 25, 1955
Vietnam Service Medal (VSM)	July 4, 1965 – March 28, 1973
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) (A veteran’s DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, showing the award of any Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is acceptable proof. The DD Form 214 does not have to show the name of the theater or country of service for which that medal was awarded.)	Inclusive Dates
Afghanistan: Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom	September 11, 2001 – (to be decided) March 19, 2003 – (to be decided)
Berlin	August 14, 1961 – June 1, 1963
Bosnia: Operation Joint Endeavor Operation Joint Guard Operation Joint Forge	November 20, 1995 – December 20, 1996 December 20, 1996 – June 20, 1998 June 21, 1998 – (to be decided)
Cambodia	March 29, 1973 – August 15, 1973
Cambodia Evacuation: Operation Eagle Pull	April 11, 1975 – April 13, 1975
Congo	July 14, 1960 – September 1, 1962, and November 23 – 27, 1964
Cuba	October 24, 1962 – June 1, 1963
Dominican Republic	April 28, 1965 – September 21, 1966
El Salvador	January 1, 1981 – February 1, 1992
Global War on Terrorism	September 11, 2001 – (to be decided)
Grenada: Operation Urgent Fury	October 23, 1983 – November 21, 1983
Haiti: Operation Uphold Democracy	September 16, 1994 – March 31, 1995
Indian Ocean/Iran	November 21, 1979 – October 20, 1981
Iraq: Operation Northern Watch4 Operation Desert Spring Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)	January 1, 1997 – (to be decided) December 31, 1998 – December 31, 2002 (projected) September 11, 2001 – (to be decided) March 19, 2003 – (to be decided)
Korea	October 1, 1966 – June 30, 1974
Kosovo Campaign Medal (KCM): Operation Allied Force Operation Noble Anvil Task Force Saber Task Force Hunter Operation Sustain Hope/Shining Hope Operation Allied Harbor Task Force Hawk Task Force Falcon	March 24, 1999 – June 10, 1999 March 24, 1999 – July 20, 1999 March 31, 1999 – July 8, 1999 April 1, 1999 – November 1, 1999 April 4, 1999 – July 10, 1999 April 4, 1999 – September 1, 1999 April 5, 1999 – June 24, 1999 June 11, 1999 – (to be decided)
Laos	April 19, 1961 – October 7, 1962
Lebanon	July 1, 1958 – November 1, 1958 and June 1, 1983 – December 1, 1987
Mayaguez Operation	May 15, 1975
Operations in the Libyan Area: Operation Eldorado Canyon	April 12, 1986 – April 17, 1986
Panama: Operation Just Cause	December 20, 1989 – January 31, 1990
Persian Gulf: Intercept Operation4	December 1, 1995 – (to be decided)
Persian Gulf Operations: Operation Earnest Watch Operation Vigilant Sentinel Operation Southern Watch4 Operation Desert Thunder Operation Desert Fox	July 24, 1987 – August 1, 1990 December 1, 1995 – February 15, 1997 December 1, 1995 – (to be decided) November 11, 1998 – December 22, 1998 December 16, 1998 – December 22, 1998
Quemoy and Matsu Islands	August 23, 1958 – June 1, 1963
Somalia: Operation Restore Hope and United Shield	December 5, 1992 – March 31, 1995
Taiwan Straits	August 23, 1958 – January 1, 1959
Vietnam (including Thailand)	July 1, 1958 – July 3, 1965
Vietnam Evacuation: Operation Frequent Wind	April 29, 1975 – April 30, 1975
Navy Expeditionary Medal and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal	Inclusive Dates
Cuba	January 3, 1961 – October 23, 1962
Indian Ocean/Iran	November 21, 1979 – October 20, 1981
Iranian/Yemen/Indian Ocean	December 8, 1978 – June 6, 1979
Lebanon	August 20, 1982 – May 31, 1983
Liberia: Operation Sharp Edge	August 5, 1990 – February 21, 1991
Libyan Area	January 20, 1986 – June 27, 1986
Panama	April 1, 1980 – December 19, 1986 and February 1, 1990 – June 13, 1990
Persian Gulf	February 1, 1987 – July 23, 1987
Rwanda: Operation Distant Runner	April 7, 1994 – April 18, 1994
Thailand	May 16, 1962 – August 10, 1962

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“Wars” include only those armed conflicts for which a declaration of war was issued by Congress. The Title 38, U.S.C., definition of “war,” which is used in determining benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, includes the Vietnam Era and other armed conflicts. That Title 38 definition is not applicable for purposes of granting partial leave credit to military retirees.

July 2, 1921, is the date of a Joint Resolution of the U.S. Congress that terminated the war with Germany and Austria-Hungary.

The effective date of the Treaty of Peace with Japan that officially terminated World War II.

Ongoing campaign or operation through August 2000.

 

 

[Delete Exhibit 512.232b and Exhibit 512.232c.]

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Human Resources, 3-29-07