.4 As an example,the Navy Departmentand the MarineCorps do not normally petit grantingof leaveto personnelon a TAD status. Sinceno one was assignedto JTF-7but all were on a temporaryduty basis exceptfor PACFLTpersonnelwhose permanentorganizations were att+ached to JTF, that policyaffecteda largenumberof Navy and Marinepersonnel. It was accordinglydecided,that for moralereasonsa uniformleave policy applicableto all servicepersonnelof the JTF shouldbe establishedin so far as was practicable. It was also considereddesirablefrom a comand viewpointthat the JTF and its major compartshave authorityto grantleavesand delaysenrouteto theirpersonnelas a gestureof appreciationfor serviceswell performed. It was realizedthat some Task Force personnelwould lose accruedleavebecauseof the thing phase of operationSandstone. A delsy enroutegrantedpersonnelon relieffrom the Task Force,would save them from losingthe accrued leavein many cases sincesuch delay couldbe grantedin the release orders. It wouldnot be necessaryfor the inditidualtoproceedto his home station,requestleave and take his chanceson gettingthe request approved. Such procedureswouldbe time consuming,an importantfactor to thosereleasedin our forwardareasin June. A delayenroutehas additionaladvantagein that it pe~ts the individualto spendhis leave at such placesas he may elect,enrouteto his pemanent station. Cost of travelto the extentrepresentedby officialtravelis charged to the government. Thesetwo items,for personnelstationedon the East Coast desifig leave on the 7~estCoast,could proveprohibitive. u SectionI .*