Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
That ethics rule isn't just for a pilot like you E6 and there are plenty of situations where others should not be double dipping not only for the supposed ethical reasons but for legal reasons and the number of days do matter. Ethics are a tough beast. You do what you think is right, but your logic might not apply to all.
Here's how I looked at it...my lifetime retirement check wasn't worth the gamble that even remotely someone might call me on the technicality. It would be easy to justify since I burned at least 10 days of leave the past year going to interviews and job fairs so one could argue it is "owed" to me but in the end I wouldn't have any defense. So I asked to move up my retirement date so it wouldn't be an issue. Do I really think anyone is going to be watching out for this, NO but I've worked too hard to put it all at risk.