A full-time employee who is a member of any component of the United States Armed Forces shall be allowed a leave of absence for required training or duty for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) working days during one calendar year.  In the event that the time of such training is optional, the time shall be designated at the discretion of the supervisor.  Such leave will be with full pay, minus that which the employee received from the military for service while on military leave.

Employees returning from active duty service will be reinstated if they meet the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

Employees called to participate in military training shall furnish the supervisorwith certification, normally copies of official military orders, that they were called to duty by proper authority.

History: 

Adopted: Policy has been in place prior to Sept. 2003
Revised: 8/21/13
Reviewed 10/2017, 8/2020