Hokanson graduated from the United States Military Academy and served in multiple aircraft test organizations before joining the Oregon National Guard. Previously, he served as the Director of the Army National Guard, and as the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. Additionally, he is the Department of Defense’s National Guard liaison to state-level leaders. In his role, he serves as an adviser on military matters to executive level departments. Typically, all active-duty service members earn 30 days of leave per year and, while some of that time is allowed to roll over year-to-year, any unused leave over 60 days is normally lost every year.General Daniel Hokanson is Chief of the National Guard Bureau and a Joint Chiefs of Staff member. The message stressed that it is intended as a heads-up to give sailors time to use the leave they have earned and that "unit commanders should continue to minimize the loss of leave within the constraints of operational requirements." One change the message previews is being able to hold on to special leave for two years instead of three, and that the first flag officer in a sailor's chain of command will need to approve special leave being given out in most cases going forward. The message noted that the revision in how many days sailors may bank is "the most impactful of the upcoming changes," but the Navy is planning on making other alterations to the special leave policy in the future. Niles added that the changes "were mandated by law and are in line with DoD policy updates."
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