Change to annual leave accrual for veterans in staff positions

From: Human Resources

As a commitment to recruit and retain veterans, effective Jan. 10, 2023, a change will be implemented to include service in the military, National Guard, or reserve military service time to the annual leave accrual rate. This change will apply to employees in staff positions eligible for annual leave and does not impact service time for retirement or any other benefit.

Eligible service includes:

• Active duty military;
  
• National Guard or reserves active or inactive duty; or
  
• Full-time State or Federal National Guard duty.

Veterans must submit Form DD214 and equivalent service records to validate the service time. Following is a link to a secure electronic platform for submitting the required information.  

This change will not be retroactive and will apply going forward. In order for the change to be effective Jan. 10, the required information must be submitted by Jan. 6. If you are unable to submit by the deadline for the Jan. 10 effective date, you can submit and the change will be effective the following month.

Example outlining how the change for annual leave accrual benefits veterans:

A veteran was hired into a staff position in 2020 (two years of Virginia Tech service with no previous state service) and has 20 years of documented service in the military. The current annual leave accrual rate is four hours per pay period (under five years.) The new accrual rate will be eight hours of annual leave per pay period (22 years).

If you do not have a copy of your DD214, please request a record.

Submit military service records here.

For more information, contact the HR Service Center at hrservicecenter@vt.edu or 540-231-9331.