What is the maximum number of days for administrative relocation absence for a member retiring from an OCONUS location?

• A. 20 days
• B. 25 days
• C. 30 days
• D. 35 days

Answer: (C)

This item tests the limit on administrative relocation absence for someone retiring from an overseas assignment. Administrative relocation absence is time set aside specifically to complete the retirement transition from an OCONUS location, not regular leave.

The maximum allowed is 30 days. This window provides enough time to finish retirement processing, plan and execute travel back to CONUS, and handle the logistics of moving household goods and closing out housing.

Twenty or twenty-five days wouldn’t typically give enough time to complete all those tasks, while thirty-five days would exceed what is authorized. So, thirty days is the correct maximum.