You should take as much leave as possible. What most don't know is when you sell leave it's taxed and you only are paid for base pay, not your net pay. Taking your leave you'll make more money.
In terms of total case, selling leave puts more in your pocket. However, taking leave while still on active duty (perhaps going to see the colosseum) is a worthwhile use. I'd say the real mistake is hoarding a huge amount of leave for terminal leave, the doing transition activities like doctor's appointments and clearing post while in a leave status.
@the_bureaucrat wouldn't having a 2nd job while on terminal leave be the most in your pocket? Essentially 2 paychecks for the 2 months terminal leave maximum you can have? Thanks for the info.
The plan for your Skill Bridge (starting 21 August) would have you starting prior to the 180-day requirement. The plan is solid otherwise. I am also using excel to build my plan and factoring in SB is my issue right now, as I can't dictate how long it will be.
You are right about Skill Bridge. It doesn't "fit" in this plan. The problem I had with Skill Bridge was my leadership dragging their feet on approving it. I'd be curious to hear what you come up with. Feel free to message me at www.linkedin.com/in/charles-weko
The first thing to consider is "What will the people who have to process my paperwork be doing?". In August and September, they are likely to be around, but watch out for the financial people...they will be frantic with closing out the fiscal year in late September and might not be excited to see you. Second, think about your family a bit. You might want to allocate some of this time to a Grand Family Adventure since the kids will be out of school. Third, consider the fact that there will be a lot of military moves going on in this time period. If you are doing a household goods shipment, you might want to avoid the busy season or you'll end up spending your leave angrily calling moving companies. Finally, let's do a little math...95 days leave...20 days PTDY (I'm assuming you will take this in chunks so you do 4 days in a 5 day week which means that's 5 weeks of PTDY)...backing all that up puts you in May. I would probably consider starting terminal leave after the 4th of July (maybe give yourself one week back from the holiday to clean up affairs). I'd also plan to be on duty over Juneteenth (basically "work the weeks between June 19 and 4th of July). Best wishes...sounds like fun.
I would not recommend taking terminal leave unless you are really desperate to move away. In this scenario, you're wasting 14 days of leave (absence) on non-duty days. Just like the recommendation with the (TAA/ISAA), one should attempt to break up their leave and use it on just duty days. Since everyone should be using their 120 days of CSP (starting at the 180-day out mark), you should be planning your leave in the months prior to CSP beginning. Obviously, this depends on if your leadership is on board with it, but if you plan it well in advance and share them your plan, they'll likely be more on board. You can do something like I did where I just started taking a leave every Monday-Tuesday (duty days) to ensure I always had a 4-day weekend; it sure made my last 1 1/2 years less stressful.
You make a couple good points here. First is to start using up leave long before you are in the last 180 days of your military experience. Second, gauge your command. Some commands are not cooperative at all. Others can be very accommodating. Finally, I'd paraphrase your comment to say "Use your leave to make your transition less stressful". I think some folks actually manage to generate more stress through their leave planning.
You should take as much leave as possible. What most don't know is when you sell leave it's taxed and you only are paid for base pay, not your net pay. Taking your leave you'll make more money.
In terms of total case, selling leave puts more in your pocket. However, taking leave while still on active duty (perhaps going to see the colosseum) is a worthwhile use. I'd say the real mistake is hoarding a huge amount of leave for terminal leave, the doing transition activities like doctor's appointments and clearing post while in a leave status.
@the_bureaucrat wouldn't having a 2nd job while on terminal leave be the most in your pocket? Essentially 2 paychecks for the 2 months terminal leave maximum you can have? Thanks for the info.
The plan for your Skill Bridge (starting 21 August) would have you starting prior to the 180-day requirement. The plan is solid otherwise. I am also using excel to build my plan and factoring in SB is my issue right now, as I can't dictate how long it will be.
You are right about Skill Bridge. It doesn't "fit" in this plan. The problem I had with Skill Bridge was my leadership dragging their feet on approving it. I'd be curious to hear what you come up with. Feel free to message me at www.linkedin.com/in/charles-weko
01 Oct 2024 retirement day I have 95 days and 20 days ptdy. Any recommendations ty
The first thing to consider is "What will the people who have to process my paperwork be doing?". In August and September, they are likely to be around, but watch out for the financial people...they will be frantic with closing out the fiscal year in late September and might not be excited to see you.
Second, think about your family a bit. You might want to allocate some of this time to a Grand Family Adventure since the kids will be out of school.
Third, consider the fact that there will be a lot of military moves going on in this time period. If you are doing a household goods shipment, you might want to avoid the busy season or you'll end up spending your leave angrily calling moving companies.
Finally, let's do a little math...95 days leave...20 days PTDY (I'm assuming you will take this in chunks so you do 4 days in a 5 day week which means that's 5 weeks of PTDY)...backing all that up puts you in May. I would probably consider starting terminal leave after the 4th of July (maybe give yourself one week back from the holiday to clean up affairs). I'd also plan to be on duty over Juneteenth (basically "work the weeks between June 19 and 4th of July).
Best wishes...sounds like fun.
I would not recommend taking terminal leave unless you are really desperate to move away. In this scenario, you're wasting 14 days of leave (absence) on non-duty days. Just like the recommendation with the (TAA/ISAA), one should attempt to break up their leave and use it on just duty days. Since everyone should be using their 120 days of CSP (starting at the 180-day out mark), you should be planning your leave in the months prior to CSP beginning. Obviously, this depends on if your leadership is on board with it, but if you plan it well in advance and share them your plan, they'll likely be more on board. You can do something like I did where I just started taking a leave every Monday-Tuesday (duty days) to ensure I always had a 4-day weekend; it sure made my last 1 1/2 years less stressful.
You make a couple good points here. First is to start using up leave long before you are in the last 180 days of your military experience. Second, gauge your command. Some commands are not cooperative at all. Others can be very accommodating. Finally, I'd paraphrase your comment to say "Use your leave to make your transition less stressful". I think some folks actually manage to generate more stress through their leave planning.
I'm totally stealing the notion that "the purpose of your leave plan is to make your transition less stressful and beneficial".
Operation GTFO. The most important op of your career.
100%...your first day in the Army is your first day getting out. And everybody gets out.
You can sell all unused leave
Up to 60 days over your career. In this video (ua-cam.com/video/Jx4cmPGZqOg/v-deo.html) I give the rationale for why you might want to.
Thats rookie numbers , I got 70+ day 😂
Oh, special leave accrual will really drive that through the roof.
@@the_bureaucrat I plan on retiring from the Marine Corps in 3 years, Mar 1, 2027, I have 23 years in now. I am trying to get things in order now.
Are the benefits of retiring on 1 march only on the first year of retirement, or does it affect the rest of your retirement? @thebureaucrat
@juliusarnold2844, it has lifelong effects.
@@the_bureaucrat thank you!