Who pays for emergency leave Air Force?

Here’s the good news: In a verified emergency leave situation, the Air Force will pay to get you and your family back home. The Joint Federal Travel Regulation authorizes funding for emergency travel for military members and/or their dependents.

Do you get charged for emergency leave?

Commanders may authorize up to 30 days of emergency leave. Emergency leave is ordinary (chargeable) leave; the only portion not chargeable is trans-oceanic travel.

How does emergency leave work in the Air Force?

Emergency leave of absence: Does not count towards normal leave; lasts up to 14 consecutive days; can only be granted once in an airman’s career and only if they are close to hitting their normal leave cap; and only for immediate family members.

Does military emergency leave cost money?

Emergency leave is leave that is taken in response to a family or other emergency situation. Emergency leave is usually authorized very quickly. Emergency leave is paid leave that is chargeable against your leave balance. This paid leave is not chargeable against the service member’s leave balance.

What is considered immediate family for emergency leave Air Force?

Immediate family consists of the member’s or spouses: parents (including stepparents), children (including illegitimate children and stepchildren), brothers and sisters, sole surviving blood relative, and in-loco-parentis person.

What is considered emergency leave?

Emergency leave is defined as chargeable leave approved by your commander, because of a verified death, a life-threatening condition due to an accident, illness, or major surgery, or to visit a terminally ill person in the immediate family.

Is emergency leave chargeable Air Force?

Emergency leave is chargeable leave and may be approved for the same reasons as emergency leave of absence. There are no restrictions on the number of times emergency leave can be granted. Consult AFI 36-3003 Military Leave Policy for additional details.

What can you take emergency leave for?

What is leave for family emergency?

• Birth of a newborn.
• Recent adoption or foster care placement.
• Car accident of immediate family member.
• Serious illness of close family member.
• Immediate family member experiencing a natural disaster.
• Death or funeral and funeral planning for a family member.