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Military Leave

Applying for Military Leave

The Forms

These leaves are applied for and approved in the Human Resources Leaves Office, 6400 Uptown Blvd. NE, Suite 210 East.

All paperwork must be original.  No third party faxes.

Employees who perform duty, voluntarily or involuntarily, in the “uniformed services,” which include the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, as well as the reserve components of each of these services, Army National Guard, Air Force National Guard, Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, and any other category of persons designated by the President in time or war or emergency, will be eligible for re-employment after completing duty, provided:

a. They provide written notice of their orders to their supervisor/Human Resources as soon as received (unless precluded by military necessity or otherwise impossible/unreasonable);

b. They satisfactorily complete duty of five (5) years or less;

c. They begin duty directly from employment with APS; and

d. They apply for and are available for re-employment as follows:

  1. Less than 31 days service: By the beginning of the first regularly scheduled work period after the end of the calendar day of duty, plus time required to return home safely and an eight hour rest period. If this is impossible or unreasonable, then as soon as possible.
  2. 31 to 180 days: No later than 14 days after completion of duty. If this is impossible or unreasonable through no fault of the employee, then as soon as possible.
  3. 181 days or more: No later than 90 days after completion of duty.
  4. Service-connected injury/illness: Reporting or application deadlines are extended for up to two (2) years for persons who are hospitalized or recovering.

Performing duty, voluntarily or involuntarily, includes:

Active duty, active duty for training, and initial active duty for training; Inactive duty training; Full-time National Guard duty; Absence from work for an examination to determine a person’s fitness for any of the above types of duty; Funeral honors duty performed by National Guard or reserve members; and Duty performed by intermittent disaster response personnel for the Public Health Service, and approved training to prepare for such service. Employees who serve in “uniformed services” will be paid for up to 15 days per fiscal year, for active duty, active duty training, and inactive duty training. Employees may apply accrued personal days and unused earned vacation time to the leave if they wish; however, they are not obliged to do so. Employees on military leave shall be granted any improvement in salary or other terms and conditions of employment which would have accrued to them had they remained in active service with the District, provided such employees seek reinstatement with the District within thirty (30) days following discharge from the military service.

Extended Leaves Policy

All leaves of ten (10) consecutive workdays or less must be requested through and approved by the employee’s principal or supervisor.

Extended leaves of more than ten (10) consecutive days, with or without pay, must be requested through the Human Resources Leaves Office. Employees must complete the required Leave Forms and receive the necessary approval before the leave requested may be taken.

When an employee becomes ill or is injured on the job, sick leave begins at the time of inability to continue work, to the nearest half-hour. An employee, who is already on annual leave, personal leave or leave without pay, including parental leave, may not be eligible to use sick leave benefits.

While on an approved leave, an employee:

  • May not volunteer or perform any duties for the APS District
  • May not utilize APS property for personal use
  • Must turn in all APS equipment (keys, laptops, etc.) prior to the start date of the leave
This page was last updated on: July 27, 2011.