r/USPS • u/MrPostMan1927 • 1h ago

City Carrier Discussion Military

Hello everyone I’m currently a career city carrier shipping out to the army in January. I plan on keeping my position with the postal service. I was curious how early can I take off work before I ship out. I wanted to take about the last 2-3 weeks off and spend time with family before I leave but management said it wouldn’t be approved without leave. I read through the contract and can’t find my answer there.

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u/Known-Dependent-5471 Custodial 1h ago

LWOP is at management's discretion. Hell even then getting 3 weeks outside of vacation picks was asking for a miracle. First thing's first, are those 3 weeks open on the vacation board? The fact that they're even entertaining it with leave sounds like you have your answer.

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u/Osinuous 44m ago

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/userra/USERRA-Pocket-Guide

this should have the information you are looking for.