Am I allowed to take vacation time (aka leave) while I’m on active duty for training (ADT)?
Students earn up to 4 days of accrued leave because ADT exceeds 30 calendar days. Leave can normally be taken only during the school portion of the ADT. If you have an emergency during the military portion of ADT, you can submit a DA Form 31 (request for leave/pass) to the program director and local commander for approval, and then forward a copy of it to the HPSP staff. If leave or pass is authorized, students must not depart the ADT site without an approved DA Form 31 signed by the approving authority in their possession. Failure to do so may result in placement in an absent without leave (AWOL) status and/or loss of the scholarship. When you take emergency leave, you will be paid as if you had worked a full day at the military installation. Leave cannot be taken before or after the ADT. Students are automatically paid for unused leave at the completion of the ADT period. Normally, when a soldier retires from the Army, they will be paid in a single lump sum for any unused leave (up t
