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.t -9- i. Mil'tary Leave. Any employee who volunteers for active duty with the United State3 Armed Forces during a declared national emergency or who is ordered to active du y in the organized reserve, National Guard or Selective Service system at an time, shall be granted a leave of absence without pay for the period of military service required of him or her. On completion of this tour of duty he shall be entitled to return to his former position or to one in the same class, as provided below: Applicat'on to return to work must be made within sixty (60) days after release or d'scharge. The veteran shall furnish his separation papers as proof of eligibility and shall be given a medical examination by a physician desig- nated by the Executive Director to determine his fitness. If a veteran is unable to perform the duties of his former position or if there is no vacancy, the Executive Director shall take all possible steps to assist in placing the veteran in another class for which he may be qualified. Seniorit and service _credit shall continue during military leave but a returning veteran shall not displace another employee with greater seniority. An employee qho had not completed his trial service period at the time he entered the armed forces shall be required to complete the unfinished portion satisfactorily before earni g tenure; upon successful completion, he shall accrue seniority and service credit based on the length of his military service. A permanent employee with more than six months service with the Redevelopment Department who is a member of the National Guard or Reserve Corps of the United States shall be entitled to military training leave with pay not to exceed ten (10).working days while engaged in annual training with his military unit. J- Maternity Leave. A regular employee who becomes pregnant, and who re- quests leave without pay prior to the expiration of the fourth month of pregnancy, may be grant d leave without pay for the duration of her pregnancy and for a period of recuperation thereafter. An employee to whom such leave has,been granted shall return to duty within two (2) months after the termination of her pregnancy, unless she submits a certifi- cate -of a licensed physician that she is not physically able to return to work. Failure to return to work as provided above shall be tantamount, to resignation. In each separate instance when such leave is granted, the Executive Director shall determine whether the employee shall be entitled to her former position at the expiration of`such leave, or whether the employee's name shall be placed on . the reemployment list. Any employee who becomes pregnant and does not request leave, as herein