NON-CHARGEABLE REST AND RECUPERATION (NCRR)

R 161736Z NOV 10




ALCOAST 556/10

COMDTNOTE 1500

SUBJ: LEAVE PROGRAM FOR

CERTAIN COAST GUARD MEMBERS IN UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND

(USCENTCOM) AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR)

A. OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND

READINESS MEMORANDUM DATED 28 JAN 2010, ESTABLISHMENT OF NON-CHARGEAB

1. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE

ABSENCE CATEGORY, NON-CHARGEABLE REST AND RECUPERATION (NCRR) LEAVE,

FOR CERTAIN COAST GUARD MILITARY MEMBERS DEPLOYED TO THE USCENTCOM

AOR. NCRR LEAVE AUTHORIZATION ALIGNS COAST GUARD POLICY WITH

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND USCENTCOM. THE DOD NCRR PROGRAM WAS

ESTABLISHED TO ALLOW SERVICE MEMBERS TO TAKE REST AND RECUPERATION

(RR) FROM THE MOST AUSTERE AND DANGEROUS COMBAT ENVIRONMENTS WHILE

SAVING ANNUAL LEAVE DAYS FOR REINTEGRATION WITH FAMILY UPON RETURN

FROM DEPLOYMENT. THE LAND AREAS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN HAVE BEEN

DESIGNATED RR LOCATIONS. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NCRR PROGRAM HAS AN

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 05 OCT 2010. NCRR AUTHORIZATION IS NOT RETROACTIVE

TO ASSIGNMENTS SERVED PRIOR TO THIS DATE.

2. TO BE ELIGIBLE, SERVICE MEMBERS MUST BE ASSIGNED OR DEPLOYED TO

LAND AREAS OF IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN ON A 12 MONTH DEPLOYMENT AND BE

PROJECTED TO SERVE 270 DAYS OR MORE IN COUNTRY. UP TO 15 CONSECUTIVE

DAYS OF NCRR IS AUTHORIZED. THIS AUTHORIZATION INCLUDES USE OF

GOVT-OWNED OR GOVT PROCURED TRANSPORTATION ON A SPACE-REQUIRED BASIS,

UNDER THE DOD RR LEAVE PROGRAM. NCRR CANNOT BE USED AT THE END OF

THE ASSIGNMENT/DEPLOYMENT. REGULAR LEAVE MUST BE USED AT THE

CONCLUSION OF THE ASSIGNMENT/DEPLOYMENT.

3. FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR

PERSONNEL SERVICES AND SUPPORT UNIT (PSSU). ANY PSSU WITH QUESTIONS

MAY CONTACT COMDT (CG-1221) MS. MAGGIE WOOSLEY AT 202-475-5391 OR

MARGARET.L.WOOSLEY(AT)USCG.MIL.

4. RADM RONALD T. HEWITT, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES,

SENDS.

5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.