OVERVIEW

General GuidanceGeneral Guidance Types of LeaveTypes of Leave PassesPasses Unauthorized AbsenceUnauthorized Absence ClassificationsClassifications Sequence of ReportingSequence of Reporting

MP1. General Guidance

Established by Congress

Unit commander’s leave policy

At least 14 consecutive days and 30 days/year

Defining Authorized Absence

MP1. General Guidance (Cont.)

Where leave begins and ends…Local Area

Determining Leave or Duty Status Examples

Recall from Leave

Special Leave Accrual (SLA)

MP2. Types of Leave

Annual Leave Advance Leave

Approval of 30 days or less Convalescent Leave

30 days or less Exception: 42 days for normal pregnancy

Emergency Leave Immediate Family

MP3. Passes

Two typesRegular: (Liberty) Starts after normal working hours

on a given day and stops at the beginning of normal working hours on the next working day.

Special: Starts after normal working hours on a given day and will not exceed a specific time limit of either three or four days.3-Day: Must contain at least one duty day4-Day: Must include two consecutive non-duty days

MP 4: Unauthorized Absence

AFI 36-2911: Absent Without Authority (AWA)— “The status of a member absent from the assigned unit, organization, or other place of duty where the member is required to be.”

Unauthorized Absence is then defined, by the term Absent Without Authority, as any Airman who is not at the place of duty he/she is required to be at, which is not only his/her work place but also scheduled training, movements or appointments as well.

MP 5: Classifications

For an Unauthorized Absence of less than 24 hours classification is “failure to gofailure to go”.

For an Unauthorized Absence of greater than 24 hours, but less than 30 days classification is AWOLAWOL. (Note: member must be in long term Title 10 status)

For an Unauthorized Absence of greater than 30 days classification is DeserterDeserter. (Note: member must be in long term Title 10 status)

WHEN DOES THIS APPLY TO AFRC MEMBERS?

CAN AN AIRMAN ON A UTA WEEKEND BE AWOL?

MP5: Reserve Members

Member does not show up for UTA Supervisor (Supervisory chain) Career Advisor First Sergeant Commander

Member misses scheduled training or appointment Supervisor (Supervisory chain) First Sergeant Commander (if necessary)

MP6: Sequence of Reporting

Summary

General GuidanceGeneral Guidance Types of LeaveTypes of Leave PassesPasses Unauthorized AbsenceUnauthorized Absence ClassificationsClassifications Sequence of ReportingSequence of Reporting