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SUBJ/SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL (SLA) REDUCTION FROM 120 DAYS TO 90 DAYS
FY 23 END PROCESSING INFORMATION//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 13/23//
REF/A/DOC/NDAA 2023 SECTION 632//
REF/B/DOC/DOD INSTRUCTION 1327.06/25AUG2023//
REF/C/MILPERSMAN 1050-070/22JAN2010//
REF/D/DOC/DJMS NAVY PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE (PTG)//
REF/E/MILPERSMAN 7220-340/25SEP18//
NARR/REF A IS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT SECTION THAT
AUTHORIZES REDUCTION OF SLA FROM 120 TO 90 DAYS.
REF B IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION SUMMARY OF CHANGES
DATED 25 AUG 2023 REGARDING THE DEPATMENT OF THE NAVY'S GUIDANCE OF
SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL. REF C IS THE MILPERSMAN ESTABLISHING SLA
GUIDANCE. REF D IS THE NAVY'S INFORMATION AND PROCESSING GUIDE WHICH
WILL BE UPDATED IAW MILPERSMAN 1050-070.//
POCS/RONNIE ATES/MNCC/TEL: COMM: 901-874-4363/EMAIL:
RONNIE.G.ATES.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL; STEVEN BREST/DFAS-JFLQ/CL/MILITARY
PAY & PROCEDURES DIVISION/TEL: COMM: 216-204-4610//
RMKS/1. The purpose of the this advisory is to reduce the Special
Leave Accrual (SLA) limit that may be retained by a service member at
the end of the FY from 120 days to 90 days. Effective 09/30/2023
members who exceed the 90 day SLA limit will lose any days over 90.
Members who are currently in a CZTE area and accumulating SLA or will
enter a new CZTE period after FYE will lose days in excess of 60 if
not used within 2 FY's after ending their CZTE tour.
2. Reference A establishes the intent of Section 632 of the FY23 NDAA
which reduces the SLA cap that a service member may retain from 120 to
90 days by FYE26.  However, the law creates two categories in which a
SLA member can fall under, based on their SLA balance as of December
31, 2022:
Category 1: Members whose leave balance is at/below 90 days as of
December 2022
.     Members who have SLA (open BS), and have an overall leave
balance of 90 days or below as of 12/31/22
.     Members' original SLA expiration date will remain unchanged.
It will not be extended.
Category 2: Members whose leave balance is 90+ days as of December
2022
.     Members who have SLA (Open BS), and have an overall leave
balance of 90.5 days or above as of 12/31/22
.     120 day cap applies and leave in excess of 60 days will be
forfeited, unless used, by September 30, 2026
.     Member's original SLA expiration date will be extended through
September 30, 2026.
3. Reference B provides the new summary of changes for the SLA
reduction and supporting criteria for Reference A.
4. Reference C requests commands to identify those members eligible
for SLA and verify that a qualifying condition was met in FY23 for
individual members of units. The commands endorsement (by direction
is acceptable thru 31 December 2023) should be submitted to DFAS
Cleveland via the Defense Workload Operations Web System (DWOWS)
via servicing adsn/psd. Commands that do not have access to DWOWS
should contact their local pay office for submission assistance.
5. Per Reference D SLA requests should not be submitted before month
ending restructure (MER) 21 September 2023; members would not have
lost leave before then. SLA requests should not be submitted later
than the end of the first quarter of FY24 (31 December 2023). SLA
request submitted after first quarter FY24, must include
documentation justifying the late submission and signed by the
individual's commanding officer or higher; such as Echelon II
authority. By direction and mass transaction requests are not
accepted after the first quarter of FY24.
6. Commands requesting SLA restoration of ten or less members will
submit individual letters for each member to their servicing PSD for
processing. The request must include the member's last name, first
name, middle initial, full SSN, number of days to carry forward for
SLA, and the qualifying condition.
7. This years authorized mass transaction for eleven (11) to five
hundred (500) members will only be accepted in the pre-approved
excel listing format. The desktop guide for this format has been
provided to all PSD's and self-supporting afloat units. The desktop
guide may be obtained from your supporting PSD or by emailing
michael.f.jones95.mil@mail.mil for self-supporting afloat units.
If more than five hundred (500) members qualify for SLA at one
command, submit multiple excel worksheets to list each member
only once.
8. Submission of EXCEL spreadsheet by Commands serviced by a
PSD/TSC. Only commands (excluding surface ships, DESRON and
PHIBRON staffs) with an approved Exception to Policy (ETP) will be
authorized to utilize the Transaction Online Processing System (TOPS)
for temporary submission of pay, personnel, and transportation
transactions. The primary means for submitting pay, personnel,
and transportation transactions is via the enterprise Customer
Management System (eCRM)/Salesforce.
9. If SLA Leave Sell Back is authorized for the Sailor, submit
signed 1070/613 into DWOWS case type "SLA LSL" for processing
as required.  SLA LSL counts against career sell back maximum of
60 days please advise Sailors accordingly.  Review Ref C and E for
more information.
10. This advisory has been coordinated with MNCC, MNCC-42.
11. Request widest dissemination.//