ModlrMike said:
I have to think that if your course mates are getting 10 days Special, then so should you. Anything else fails the fairness test. One of the cornerstones of a redress of grievance is to show how you're being, or have been, treated differently. I would submit that being forced to expend leave when others are getting it gratis should qualify.
Good call, again from the ULO end of things, here is the way it works;
1) Military Schools - Students are directed on courses, and generally on the posting message it will state "Members are to report to this unit with ___ days of leave remaining in the current fiscal year." Now, as it goes, and here is the clerk in me coming out, some members have 4 days of leave left, some have 14. Well, the fairness test comes down to a statement of equal entitlements: Pte Bloggins gets 10 days leave, Pte Able gets 10 days leave. The method of leave expenditure is irrelevant. The purpose of this class of special leave is to allow all members to take the same period of leave. Example below;
Pte Bloggins reports on course with 10 days annual leave remaining and Pte Able reports with 4 days remaining. Students are given a two-week summer block leave period, Pte Bloggins is required to expend his 10 days Annual for the period. Pte Able on the other hand expends his 4 days Annual and 6 days Special-Military Courses.
Regardless, the policy is clear, all CF members will have a zero balance of Annual Leave by 31 Mar.
2) University Students - Because of the various and usually lengthy amount of "time-off" students get from school, this policy exists. OCdt Bloggins has 20 days Annual leave, throughout the year, the OCdt has expended all 20 days Annual following his summer work term. Christmas rolls around, and OCdt Bloggins is granted 4 days Special - Education in order to allow him to enjoy Christmas vacation like everyone else does.
As you can all gather, the fairness comes from the entitlement, not the method in which it is achieved. That being said, Accumulated leave is a touchy subject relevant to University or College students only. Example below;
OCdt Bloggins has 20 days Annual and 15 days Accumulated (presuming the member was unable to expend all Annual the year before). The OCdt burns their 20 Annual during the summer break, and burns 4 days Accumulated for Christmas. Again, the entitlement to Special in this case is to assist those who have insufficient leave to enjoy the same breaks as everyone else.
Cheers!
