Eligibility

Employees who hold regular positions with 48% or greater appointments and are active members of a reserve component of the United States Military are eligible to receive paid military leave.

Who is Eligible?

Any certified service personnel will be granted a military leave of absence. This includes fully benefit-eligible academic, regular administrative, service, and support, variable hour or probationary. Service in the uniformed services means duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service, including: active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time National Guard duty, or an absence from work for an examination to determine a person’s fitness for any of these types of duty.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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  • Under what circumstances are Merit employees eligible for military leave?
    Merit employees who enter active military service are entitled to a leave of absence for the period of time of their tour of duty, extended for 90 calendar days beyond the date on which their active duty terminates. In addition, Merit employees who ...
  • What happens when I exhaust paid military leave?
    Employees may take unpaid leave of absence or request to use accrued annual leave. Holiday pay, annual leave, and sick leave do not accrue during leaves without pay greater than 30 days.
  • Are employees entitled to both their military and State of Delaware (State) salary during periods of military leave?
    Employees called to active military service for any operational mission to augment active forces as ordered are eligible for a continuation of their State salary, less any military compensation received. The amount of salary continuation will include the amount of employees’ salary funded ...
  • What happens to my benefits while I am on active duty military leave?
    Employees may continue all their State benefits while on active duty military leave. For their group health benefits, the State share of medical benefits will continue for the first two years of active duty military absence as long as the employee submits a ...