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I'm scheming up ways to have my cake and eat it too. I want to separate in early July 2016, immediately start a civilian fellowship, yet still collect my last ISP bonus. How? I am hoping to use 90 days of terminal leave. I'm trying to anticipate any potential contingencies with this plan.
Step 1:
I currently have about 75 days of leave saved up, so amassing the stockpile of leave won't be a problem. One issue on the horizon is that, as of now, Congress has set the maximum carryover for leave to return to 60 days starting Oct 1, 2015. That makes it a bit more challenging, but my plan is still doable. Basically, if I carryover the max 60 days of leave into fiscal year 2016, and I don't use a single day of leave during the year, I will acquire 30 more days, bringing my total to 90.
Step 2:
I need to get the CO to sign off on my plan. I'm "one of two" at my hospital, so with the other person there, staffing won't be a problem (the "I'll let you go when your replacement gets here" shouldn't be an issue). My EAOS is far to the right (Aug 31st 2016), so regardless of whether I take ISP or not, in order to leave in July, I would be relying heavily on terminal leave.
Step 3:
Starting fellowship on time. I don't see a way to squeeze any more time out this than these 90 days. Therefore, depending precisely on when I can officially check out, I may have to start fellowship a few days late. However, it should only be a matter of days, not weeks or months. I would think most fellowship programs could accommodate for delayed start of just a handful of days.
Can anyone see any problems with this plan? Has anyone pulled this off before? Things always get so tricky with the military, and I don't want to screw up the fellowship situation. I have to apply for fellowship next summer, so I want to have my ducks in a row as much as possible beforehand. Thanks for any input.
Step 1:
I currently have about 75 days of leave saved up, so amassing the stockpile of leave won't be a problem. One issue on the horizon is that, as of now, Congress has set the maximum carryover for leave to return to 60 days starting Oct 1, 2015. That makes it a bit more challenging, but my plan is still doable. Basically, if I carryover the max 60 days of leave into fiscal year 2016, and I don't use a single day of leave during the year, I will acquire 30 more days, bringing my total to 90.
Step 2:
I need to get the CO to sign off on my plan. I'm "one of two" at my hospital, so with the other person there, staffing won't be a problem (the "I'll let you go when your replacement gets here" shouldn't be an issue). My EAOS is far to the right (Aug 31st 2016), so regardless of whether I take ISP or not, in order to leave in July, I would be relying heavily on terminal leave.
Step 3:
Starting fellowship on time. I don't see a way to squeeze any more time out this than these 90 days. Therefore, depending precisely on when I can officially check out, I may have to start fellowship a few days late. However, it should only be a matter of days, not weeks or months. I would think most fellowship programs could accommodate for delayed start of just a handful of days.
Can anyone see any problems with this plan? Has anyone pulled this off before? Things always get so tricky with the military, and I don't want to screw up the fellowship situation. I have to apply for fellowship next summer, so I want to have my ducks in a row as much as possible beforehand. Thanks for any input.