Permissive Temporary Duty (PTDY) and Excess Leave Element 34

Talking points Purpose of PTDY and Excess Leave Eligibility requirements Time frame Additional information Resources

Purpose of Permissive Temporary Duty and Excess Leave Permissive Temporary Duty provides retirees and involuntarily separatees an opportunity to spend a specific amount of time in pre-separation job search and house hunting. Excess leave provides involuntarily separatees the ability to take leave they currently don’t have available to help with transitioning. PTDY and Excess leave cannot be in conjunction

Eligibility Requirements Members involuntarily separated under honorable conditions, Active, FTS, or Reservist(must be full-time active duty). Retiring individuals to include Fleet Reserve and Disability Retirements Excess leave is for involuntarily separated members only

Eligibility requirements In order to receive PTDY or Excess leave, the retiring or separating service member needs to have an Separation Program Designator (SPD) code that confers transition benefits. Discharge must be honorable

Time Frame Involuntary separatees may take up to 10 days PTDY Retirees may take up to 20 days PTDY If retiring/separating overseas or have an overseas home than the retiree or separatee can take up to an extra 10 days PTDY Involuntary separates may take up to 30 days of excess leave

Additional Information Commanding Officer’s are the approval/disapproval authority and should be based upon eligibility criteria and the command’s operational requirement PTDY/Excess leave is not an entitlement Excess leave will be paid back day for day

Additional Information PTDY cannot be combined with liberty weekends, special liberty or holidays Can be taken in conjunction with chargeable leave Can be taken all at once or in increments

References Local personnel office Unit Commander MILPERSMAN 1320-220 Permissive Temporary Duty (PTDY) Authorization for Job/House Hunting

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