(a) Military leave
An employee who is called or enlists into military service shall be placed on an approved leave of absence during the time the employee is required to serve. Upon discharge, the employee shall have ninety (90) calendar days to report back to the City to be reassigned in accordance with the law. The employee shall accrue seniority while on such leave as provided in part (b).
(b) Seniority during military service
Regular employees who leave the service of the City to enter that of the United States Armed Forces, or the services of the U.S. Maritime Commission, or who are drafted by the United States Government for civilian services, will, upon their return, within ninety (90) calendar days from release from such service, be granted all seniority rights as if continuously employed by the City during such service. Sick leave accrued prior to the date of an employee's entrance into the military service shall be preserved until their return to City employment. Whenever vacancies occur in the classified service by reason of a military leave of absence, appointments may be made for the duration of the emergency or earlier return to City service of the employees granted such leaves for military service. All such appointments shall be subject to the priority rights of the permanent employees granted military leaves.
(C) Military pay
A regular employee of the City who is on short - term military training duty shall be paid the difference between the employee's regular rate of pay and the pay the employee receives from the military service for such period for up to thirty-one (31) calendar days in any calendar year. This pay is not for the purposes of attending monthly organizational or training meetings in a reserve unit.