Reading Room Document

Whether Reservists Must Exhaust Available Leave Under 5 U.S.C. § 6323(b) Before Taking Leave Under 5 U.S.C. § 6323(a)

A reservist who performs military service that qualifies for leave under 5 U.S.C. §§ 6323(a) and 6323(b) may elect to take leave under section 6323(a) without first using all of his or her available leave under section 6323(b). The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/olc/file/2012-04-03-reservists-leave/download.

April 3, 2012