Armed Forces Reserves
In compliance with the 2011 guidelines issued by the Corporation for National and Community Service it is the policy of Oregon Campus Compact to allow AmeriCorps Members serving in the US Armed Forces Reserves time off for active duty service.
Procedures:
1. Generally the Reserves of the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard, the Army National Guard, and the Air National Guard require reservists to serve one weekend a month plus 12 to 15 days a year (hereafter referred to as the two week active duty service). To the extent possible, AmeriCorps program should seek to minimize the disruption in members’ AmeriCorps service as a result of discharging responsibilities related to their reservist duties.
2. If members have a choice of when to fulfill their annual two week active duty requirement they should do so when it will not disrupt their AmeriCorps service. In instances where the dates of active duty are inflexible and conflict with AmeriCorps service, members may count the two weeks of active duty as part of their AmeriCorps hours.
3. Programs should credit members for AmeriCorps service hours during their two weeks of active duty service in the Reserves if it occurs during their AmeriCorps service. The member will receive credit for the number of hours he or she would have served during that period if there had no interruption.
4. Members may not receive additional hours credited as service hours for Reserves related service beyond the two week active duty service. No AmeriCorps service credit is earned for the once a month weekend service in the Reserves.
5. AmeriCorps members who are reservists should not be suspended from national service while participating in two week active duty service.
Procedures:
1. Generally the Reserves of the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard, the Army National Guard, and the Air National Guard require reservists to serve one weekend a month plus 12 to 15 days a year (hereafter referred to as the two week active duty service). To the extent possible, AmeriCorps program should seek to minimize the disruption in members’ AmeriCorps service as a result of discharging responsibilities related to their reservist duties.
2. If members have a choice of when to fulfill their annual two week active duty requirement they should do so when it will not disrupt their AmeriCorps service. In instances where the dates of active duty are inflexible and conflict with AmeriCorps service, members may count the two weeks of active duty as part of their AmeriCorps hours.
3. Programs should credit members for AmeriCorps service hours during their two weeks of active duty service in the Reserves if it occurs during their AmeriCorps service. The member will receive credit for the number of hours he or she would have served during that period if there had no interruption.
4. Members may not receive additional hours credited as service hours for Reserves related service beyond the two week active duty service. No AmeriCorps service credit is earned for the once a month weekend service in the Reserves.
5. AmeriCorps members who are reservists should not be suspended from national service while participating in two week active duty service.
