Q. I am retired from the Coast Guard with 22 years of service. I now work for the Bureau of Prisons in the Department of Justice as GL09. When hired, human resources told me I would get eight hours of leave per pay period, or 26 days per year. I received my first leave statement and it shows only four hours per pay period. HR said it made a mistake and four is all I can get unless I can show I have the Expeditionary Medal, in which case I may get six hours per pay period. What is the deal, and where can I find the information in writing?
A. The authoritative source of information about creditable military service for leave accumulation purposes is at www.opm.gov/feddata/gppa/gppa06.pdf. Once there, scroll down to section 1-6.
