An absence from duty that was not authorized or approved, or for which a leave request has been denied, shall be charged on the leave record as "absence without leave (AWOL)."
Reserved.
Reserved.
If it is later determined that the absence was excusable, or that the employee was ill, the charge to AWOL may be changed to a charge against annual leave, compensatory time, sick leave, or leave without pay, as appropriate.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-C1268