Proof of Concept. Not official USMC content, not authoritative for pay, records, or leave decisions. Sourced from public MCO and MARADMIN material. Read full disclaimer.
Proof of Concept. Not official USMC content, not authoritative for pay, records, or leave decisions. Sourced from public MCO and MARADMIN material. Read full disclaimer.
Annual leave, SLA, liberty, parental leave, PTAD, foreign leave, terminal leave, and other absence types.
Advance leave (borrow against future accrual). Excess leave (no pay, no allowances). Recoupment risk at separation.
2.5 days/month accrual, 30 days/year, 60-day FY carryover cap. Per MCO 1050.3J Chapter 2.
Leave awaiting punitive separation pending appellate review. Voluntary vs involuntary. NAMALA. Per MCO 1050.16A.
Medical recovery leave. Not charged against accrued leave. 30-day initial period, extendable for surgery, injury, illness recovery.
Up to 30 days for family death or imminent illness. American Red Cross verification. Funded leave travel for OCONUS Marines.
Travel to foreign countries on leave. Country clearance, ISOPREP, designated countries requiring approval, SOFA country requirements.
MOL-vs-MCTFS reconciliation, AOL, improper stacking, missing check-in, audit findings. The leave-side problem-fix flow.
MOL submission, MCTFS reconciliation, check-out and check-in, leave extensions, modifications, and cancellations.
Local liberty boundaries, regular liberty, weekend liberty, 96/72-hour holiday liberty, liberty-leave combinations.
Active Duty parental leave: 12 weeks (84 days) for primary/secondary caregivers, 6-week birth parent convalescent, 12-month usage window.
House Hunting (10 days), Transition PTAD, SkillBridge PTAD (90/120-day cap). Per MCO 1050.3J Chapter 5 and MARADMIN 625/24.
6-week postpartum convalescent (no IDT). Up to 6 paid IDT periods within 8-week post-birth window. Per MARADMIN 191/26.
12 paid IDT periods for SELRES Marines, the drilling Reserve most Marines call SMCR, after a qualifying event (birth, adoption, foster). Max 2 per day. Per MARADMIN 191/26.
Combat zone R&R Leave (15 days mid-tour). SR&R Absence under OTEIP. Environmental and Morale Leave (EML).
Up to 30 days SLA on top of 60-day annual leave (90-day cap total). Qualifying duties, GO approval, FY+2 expiration. Per MARADMIN 188/25.
End-of-service leave taken before separation. Sell-back option (60-day career cap). Cannot combine with parental leave.
Leave and liberty content sources from MCO 1050.3J (Regulations for Leave, Liberty, and Administrative Absence), MCO 1050.16A (Appellate Leave), DoDI 1327.06 (Leave and Liberty Procedures), Title 10 U.S.C. section 701, Title 37 U.S.C. section 501, and current MARADMINs governing leave program updates.
Each topic page cites the controlling MCO chapter, MARADMIN, and paragraph reference. Verify current policy through the source before action.
