Military leave; Reserves and National Guardsmen

§ 6323. Military leave; Reserves and National Guardsmen (a) An employee as defined by section 2105 of this title (except a substitute in the postal field service) or an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia, permanent or temporary indefinite, is entitled to leave without loss of pay, time, or performance or efficiency rating for each day, not in excess of 15 days in a calendar year, in which he is on active duty or is engaged in field or coast defense training under sections 502–505 of title 32 as a Reserve of the armed forces or member of the National Guard. (b) A substitute employee in the postal field service is entitled to leave without loss of pay, time, or efficiency rating for absence, not in excess of 80 hours in a calendar year, because of active duty or field or coast defense training under sections 502–505 of title 32 as a Reserve of the armed forces or member of the National Guard. This leave is on the basis of 1 hour of leave for each period aggregating 26 hours of work performed during the calendar year immediately before the calendar year in which he is ordered to that duty or training. However, he is entitled to this leave only if he worked at least 1,040 hours during that calendar year.