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Welcome to U.S. Military Emergency Leave Portal
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U.S MILITARY EMERGENCY LEAVE OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Serving Those Who Serve
In times of uncertainty and crisis, the call of duty often intersects with the needs of family. The U.S. Military Emergency Leave Portal is dedicated to providing swift and compassionate assistance to our nation’s brave service members during times of family emergencies, ensuring they can be there when their loved ones need them the most.
How To Apply
Submit Your Request
Service members can initiate their leave request through our secure online portal, providing necessary details and documentation to support their case.
Review and Processing
Our team promptly reviews each request, verifying eligibility and expediting processing to provide timely assistance.
Approval and Confirmation
Upon approval, service members receive confirmation of their leave status and guidance on next steps, including access to support services if needed.
Stay Informed and Supported
Throughout the leave period, service members and their families receive updates and ongoing support to navigate the challenges they may encounter.
Our Commitment
At the U.S. Military Emergency Leave Portal, we understand the sacrifices made by our service members and their families. Our commitment is unwavering: to offer a seamless and supportive process for requesting emergency leave, easing the burden during difficult times and ensuring our service members can focus on what matters most—being there for their families.
Military leave
Contingency Operation is a military operation that is: (1) designated by the Secretary of Defense as an operation in which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing military force; or (2) results in the call or order to, or retention on, active duty of members of the uniformed services under section 688, 12301(a), 12302, 12304, 12305, or 12406 of title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), chapter 15 of title 10, U.S.C., or any other provision of law during a war or during a national emergency as declared by the President or Congress.
Funeral Honors Duty is an approved absence from official duty, with pay, to perform at the funeral of a veteran. Funeral ceremony duties include the folding of a United States flag and presentation of the flag to the veteran’s family and the playing of Taps.
Military Leave is an approved absence from official duty, with pay, for an employee who is a member of the National Guard or a reserve component of the Armed Forces. Military leave is authorized for days which the employee is ordered to active duty or inactive duty training, or is engaged in field or coast defense training under 32 U.S.C. 502-505 and 5 U.S.C. 6323.
Military Duty is any period of active duty for training or for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or inactive duty training in the Armed Forces of the United States. Military duty also covers full-time training or other full-time duty performed by a member of the National Guard under 32 U.S.C. 316, 503, 504, and 505, and inactive duty training performed by a member of the National Guard under 32 U.S.C. 502 or 37 U.S.C 206 or 1202.
Leave of Absence for Military Duty means military leave, annual leave, accrued compensatory time, LWOP, or any combination of these, depending on the circumstances and nature of the military duty.
Reservists and members of the National Guards are entitled to LWOP, if necessary, to perform military training duties.
Eligibility for Military Leave
Any full-time and part-time employee meeting the following requirements is entitled to military leave:
- Is a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces or the National Guard;
- Is serving in a permanent, temporary indefinite, temporary pending establishment of a register (TAPER), or term appointment; and
- If part-time, has a scheduled tour of duty between 16 and 32 hours per week (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 3401(2)). Note that military leave under 5 U.S.C. 6323(a) is prorated for part-time career employees and employees on an uncommon tour of duty.
Employees with temporary appointments of less than one year, with temporary appointments not to exceed one year, or with intermittent work schedules are not entitled to military leave.
An employee’s eligibility for military leave is not dependent on return to duty in his/her civilian position (37 Comp. Gen. 608).
Absence for Draft Registration or Physical Examination
Employees will be excused from duty without charge to leave or loss of pay to register for military duty pursuant to statutory requirement. The excused time for this purpose shall not exceed one day, including travel time.
Time off must be granted to employees for the purpose of a physical examination incidental to entry into the armed forces or in connection with member-ship in a reserve component of the Armed Forces or the National Guard. In the event that the absence exceeds one workday, the employee will be required to submit a statement showing the necessity for such additional absence. If an employee requests and receives orders to take the examination at an induction station other than the nearest location resulting in an absence of more than one day, the time in excess of one day will be charged to annual leave, restored annual leave, accrued compensatory time, accrued compensatory time for travel, credit hours (if applicable), or LWOP.
