Home leave is special leave earned in one-day increments (rather than hours like annual or sick leave). In most of Europe, eligible employees earn home leave at the rate of 5 days per year. An employee must have served continuously at least one 24-month period at an overseas post before home leave can be used. Home leave must be taken in the U.S. or its territories or possessions. Home leave may only be used if the employee will return to duty at an overseas area.
If you are cooking the brisket at a temperature between 225 and 250 degrees, pull it off the pit and put it in a cooler for 2 hours when the internal temp is 185. If you are cooking hot and fast (around 325 degrees F), which isn't discussed here, pull the brisket off the pit at 200 and put it in a cooler for 2 hours.
1 Position one or two smoker wood packets in the smoker. 2  When those have finished smoking, add one more. 3  Continue adding new packets until approximately half the total smoking time has passed. 4  For instance, a chicken, estimated to take three hours, needs about 1-1/2 hours of smoke for flavoring. 220-240 degrees is the ideal range for ribs and brisket. 2  Chicken and turkey can be smoked at that temperature range too, but are best smoked in the 275-300 degree range. 3  With some of the electric smokers, it's impossible to reach those higher temperatures.