(1) NATIONAL GUARD, STATE GUARD, RESERVE CORPS. For project employees, eligibility for annual military leave under s. 230.35(3), Stats., shall be earned after completion of the first 12 months of employment in a project position. If prior eligibility has been attained in a permanent, seasonal, sessional, or unclassified position and the employee has been appointed to the project position without an interruption of continuous service, such prior eligibility shall be retained. Note: See s. 230.35(3), Stats., for provisions regarding attendance at duly ordered military and naval schools, annual field training and naval exercises by employees and elected officials other than members of the legislature, circuit and appeals court judges and justices of the supreme court.