Da 31 Form

A DA-31 can only be filled out and submitted by the person asking for leave. Also, a fiance is treated no different than an acquaintance unless and until you are married.Many questions like this are asked to make someone feel better about wiring money to a "US Servicemember" who asked for money.I've been in the military for over 23 years. I've never heard of another real servicemember who has asked random people on the internet for money, and certainly not for any legitimate reason.The reason? We're trained per Federal Regulations that Govern Gifts to Service Members, “DoD personnel may not solicit gifts, even for others, unless the solicitation is part of an official fundraising program, such as the Combined Federal Campaign.”Here's how you know that someone posing as a servicemember is scamming you:You've never physically met him or her, and,They ask for money or gift cardsHere are my tips regarding anyone you've never physically met:If you're speaking to someone in another country or other place far away by email or phone and have never physically met them, I recommend you don't even refer to them as someone you truly know, and you definitely shouldn't call them your love interest/girlfriend/boyfriend/fiancé.Remember that anyone with access to email and who needs money can use that same email to contact real family and friends they actually know and have met in person.Regarding servicemembers:Unless you're personally traveling to meet a servicemember, you won't need to pay for anything the servicemember needs or does. And I do mean anything. They can be thrown in jail by the military and you still won't need to pay anything.The military branches have relief funds to help young, poor military members who need baby supplies, travel for emergencies, provide phone cards, fix their cars, etc. If they have a close family member die when on deployment, even malingerers get personal help from the command to take care of what they need.Given the prevalence of military email scams, it's a 99.99% chance that anyone emailing you claiming to be a servicemember and asking for money isn't in the military at all.

In the US Army, leave is requested on a DA-31 form, often called a leave request. This is routed through the chain of command for approval. The level of approval required depends on the position or seniority of the specific member.If a military member is requiring payment from another member in order to process paperwork of any kind, you should find out their name and report them to their service's Inspector General for bribery. When taking leave at home station, it shouldn't take more than a week for a DA 31 to be processed under normal circumstances.When deployed, members rarely get leave. For example, when my battalion was stationed in Afghanistan and Africa, we did not allow members to take leave or fly back to America unless they were separating from the military or a parent, spouse, child, or siblings died. If they did get to return, the government covered the cost of travel back to home station. There is no such thing as unofficial leave, and there's no such thing as liberty when in a field deployment site.Many questions like this are asked to make someone feel better about wiring money to a "US Servicemember" who asked for money.I've been in the military for over 23 years. I've never heard of another real servicemember who has asked random people on the internet for money, and certainly not for any legitimate reason.The reason? We're trained per Federal Regulations that Govern Gifts to Service Members, “DoD personnel may not solicit gifts, even for others, unless the solicitation is part of an official fundraising program, such as the Combined Federal Campaign.”Here's how you know that someone posing as a servicemember is scamming you:You've never physically met him or her, and,They ask for money or gift cardsHere are my tips regarding anyone you've never physically met:If you're speaking to someone in another country or other place far away by email or phone and have never physically met them, I recommend you don't even refer to them as someone you truly know, and you definitely shouldn't call them your love interest/girlfriend/boyfriend/fiancé.Remember that anyone with access to email and who needs money can use that same email to contact real family and friends they actually know and have met in person.Regarding servicemembers:Unless you're personally traveling to meet a servicemember, you won't need to pay for anything the servicemember needs or does. And I do mean anything. They can be thrown in jail by the military and you still won't need to pay anything.The military branches have relief funds to help young, poor military members who need baby supplies, travel for emergencies, provide phone cards, fix their cars, etc. If they have a close family member die when on deployment, even malingerers get personal help from the command to take care of what they need.Given the prevalence of military email scams, it's a 99.99% chance that anyone emailing you claiming to be a servicemember and asking for money isn't in the military at all.

You submit a request on a leave form thru your chain of command.Too easy?YOU ARE BEING SCAMMED.DONT SEND ANY MONEYLet me guess.You fell in love with someone who says they are in the military and stationed over seas.You text them all the time. Trade photos.They can't video chat…. security reasons.They can't send you their email address…must end in .mil and nothing else, security reasons you knowMaybe they can't chat real time either…that pesky security again.They need money…can't access their bank account…security again, or because they are overseas.They are not now and have never been in the military and they have never been in the US.YOU ARE BEING SCAMMEDDON'T SEND MONEY TO THEM IN ANY FORM, NO ITUNES OR GREEN DOT OR WALMART CARDN OR WESTERN UNION OR MONEYGRAM.YOU ARE BEING SCAMMED.YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

How do I apply for a vacation leave in the US Army?I asked my friend in the army. He suggested the following:Firstly, check the policy and what form you need to apply for your vacation leave, and how much time in advance you need to submit it.It can help to get approval for your request, f you before you start to write the leave for vacation letter, check with your fellow soldiers who will be affected by your absence, for their plans and see if they can help you taking care of your tasks for the time you are not available. Make sure that you also notify those who may be inconvenienced, like partners or customers.The objective of writing this letter is to request a period of leave for a temporary or permanent leave. It will mainly depend on the reason you apply for leave, whether or not you want to use a formal intonation.Make sure you request is complete with your dates of vacation and mention specifically it’s for vacation purpose.Confirm if HR and your commander received (and read) it.Return back to your position in time, if you want to be sure to avoid future problems…Check out an example soldier vacation leave request letter:The source with soldier vacation leave template: Soldier vacation leave letter template

Deployment: typically a combat deployment runs 6–12 months long. You are in country doing your job whatever it is with very little time off or down time.Tour: This would be when you are transferred say to Germany or Korea or Alaska from a stateside assignment. Your tour will last X number of months depending on if your family goes with you if you are married and the location you are going to. When you are say in Alaska, you do your job, say as an MP like my son did. He would work for 5–6 days then get 2–3 days off where he usually had no military duties to perform. That means that he could go into town, go camping, hiking, whatever he wanted within a certain mileage range of the base for his days off. He then had to report back to duty when his time off was done. This is what was used to be known as a pass, something that is no longer used.Leave: This is something that each service man/woman earns at the rate of 2.5 days/month or 30 days/year. This is used as ‘vacation’ time to take longer trips away from your assigned base. Usually to visit home or family members. Most Servicemen take some leave when they PCS or move from one base to another base. Some save their leave and use it as ‘terminal leave’ when they get out of the service, to get out “early” using their leave time. When I was in and single I was always in the hole or i owed the Army leave time. When I got married I always have leave to spare and was in the position to use it or lose it, meaning you can only have a maximum of 60 days of saved up leave time at the end of a fiscal years or you lose it. It does not look good on a Commander if a Soldier losses leave, so you are ‘forced’ to take it even if you don’t want to to get down under 60 days by the end of the fiscal year.Hope that answers your questions. Hope nothing has changed too much since I retired 23 years ago since that is what I am basing my answers on.Have a great day!!! HOOYAH!!!

All paperwork in the military, including the DA-31 leave form, is free. Anyone charging money should be reported to the inspector general for court martial under the charge of bribery.Also, a DA-31 can only be filled out and submitted by the military member who is asking for leave. No one else can do it for them.In addition, military members can only carry over 60 days of leave from year to year, and most units have a policy on maximum consecutive leave of between 21 and 30 days.Many questions like this are asked to make someone feel better about wiring money to a "US Servicemember" who asked for money.So what should you do? String them along as long as possible. Between emails that mess with their minds, read the below:I've been in the military for over 23 years. I've never heard of another real servicemember who has asked random people on the internet for money, and certainly not for any legitimate reason.The reason? We're trained per Federal Regulations that Govern Gifts to Service Members, “DoD personnel may not solicit gifts, even for others, unless the solicitation is part of an official fundraising program, such as the Combined Federal Campaign.”Here's how you know that someone posing as a servicemember is scamming you:You've never physically met him or her, and,They ask for money or gift cardsHere are my tips regarding anyone you've never physically met:If you're speaking to someone in another country or other place far away by email or phone and have never physically met them, I recommend you don't even refer to them as someone you truly know, and you definitely shouldn't call them your love interest/girlfriend/boyfriend/fiancé.Remember that anyone with access to email and who needs money can use that same email to contact real family and friends they actually know and have met in person.Regarding servicemembers:Unless you're personally traveling to meet a servicemember, you won't need to pay for anything the servicemember needs or does. And I do mean anything. They can be thrown in jail by the military and you still won't need to pay anything.The military branches have relief funds to help young, poor military members who need baby supplies, travel for emergencies, provide phone cards, fix their cars, etc. If they have a close family member die when on deployment, even malingerers get personal help from the command to take care of what they need.Given the prevalence of military email scams, it's a 99.99% chance that anyone emailing you claiming to be a servicemember and asking for money isn't in the military at all.