PTO from Civilian Job

[thebleakmw]

Hi all, I tried to find info on another thread about this but couldn’t find what I was looking for. I was lucky enough to be picked up by a Guard unit and have been going through the post-hire process to include MEPS, FC1, and going to drill each month before training. I was hired out of state and have been taking PTO from my civilian job in order to attend these things. Am I required to take PTO from my civilian job if I am fulfilling a military related obligation? After a couple google searches I found some info on it but am not sure how it would affect someone in the Guard let alone someone enlisted for the purpose of commissioning. I’ve been burning through quite a bit of PTO, which is worth it to me, but it would be great to know if I can avoid doing so. Any info is appreciated, thanks!  

[7thokage]

Your job is required to let you take any time off for military obligations for up to 5 years total. You do not need to burn PTO.

Some offer differential pay.


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[thebleakmw]

11 hours ago, 7thokage said:

Your job is required to let you take any time off for military obligations for up to 5 years total. You do not need to burn PTO.

Some offer differential pay.


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Appreciate the response, I knew about this but I wasn’t sure if that only applied when you have active orders like the ones you get when you report for pilot training

[nunya]

If you’re joining the ARC go ahead and print off a copy of USERRA as bedtime reading.  It’s not very long and can keep you and your employer out of hot water.

https://www.justice.gov/crt-military/userra-statute

(13) The term "service in the uniformed services" means the performance of duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service under competent authority and includes active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time National Guard duty, State active duty for a period of 14 days or more, State active duty in response to a national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), State active duty in response to a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment for the purpose of an examination to determine the fitness of the person to perform any such duty, a period for which a System member of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System is absent from a position of employment due to an appointment into Federal service under section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and a period for which a person is absent from employment for the purpose of performing funeral honors duty as authorized by section 12503 of title 10 or section 115 of title 32.

[thebleakmw]

@nunya perfect, exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the help!