ALCOAST 382/25 - SEP 2025 FY2025 SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL (SLA) DESIGNATED OPERATIONAL MISSIONS

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
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UNCLAS
ALCOAST 382/25
SSIC 1000
SUBJ: FY2025 SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL (SLA) DESIGNATED OPERATIONAL
MISSIONS
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 151144Z SEP 23/ALCOAST 333/23
B. Military Assignments and Authorized Absences, COMDTINST 1000.8A
C. 10 U.S.C. Section 701
D. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Public
Law 117-263
E. Personnel & Pay Procedures Manual, PPCINST M1000.2B
1. In accordance with REFs (A) through (D), this ALCOAST announces
the operational missions designated as qualifying duty for FY25
SLA for members deployed or mobilized for 60 or more continuous
days. Service members who are on active duty for a continuous period
of at least 120 days in a hostile fire/imminent danger area or
assigned to a designated deployable ship, mobile unit, or other
similar prescribed duty for more than 60 consecutive days as
determined by the Secretary concerned (delegated to COMDT (CG-WM)),
or performing duties for 60 or more consecutive days designated in
writing as qualifying duty, may, with approval, accumulate up to
90 days of leave at the end of the fiscal year as outlined in
REFs (A) and (B).
2. Per REFs (C) and (D), the maximum leave carryover is 90 days,
and the timeframe to use approved SLA is two years.
3. FY2025 designated operational missions are:
     a. Operation Vigilant Sentry
     b. CENTCOM Operations
     c. INDOPACOM Operations
     d. Border Control and Territorial Integrity
     e. ICE-Enforcement and Removal Operations
     f. ICE-Alien Expulsion Operations
4. Members must be away from homeport/Permanent Duty Station for
60 or more consecutive days for one of the above designated
operational missions to qualify.
5. Commands and members that meet the criteria for SLA carryover can
find procedures for SLA requests in REF (E) Chapter 6 Section Q.
6. CG-WM will continue to monitor operations that meet the criteria
described in REFs (A) through (C) and amend designated missions via
ALCOAST as necessary.
7. This message is effective for all FY2025 SLA requests. Submission
deadline for FY2025 SLA carryover requests is 01 DEC 2025.
8. Questions regarding changes to military personnel policy should
be directed to COMDT (CG-WMM-21): HQSPolicyandStandards@uscg.mil.
9. RDML Zeita Merchant, Assistant Commandant for Workforce
Management (CG-WM), sends.
10. Internet release is authorized.