Posted on Mar 7, 2021
After being granted a pass due to my father's death, how can I avoid having to return to my duty station to sign out on emergency leave?
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Question about emergency leave
My dad passed away 2 days ago. And for reasons I rather not get into, I had no intention of attending his funeral. However I had a comp day was granted a pass to go be with my family and help clean my dads apartment. Well after being here with everyone I decided I would like to attend the funeral later this week. We did the Red Cross and I was approved for emergency leave. But my first line says I have come back to sign out and I just think that’s ridiculous. It’s an 8 hour drive one way from Fort Campbell to Cleveland and honestly I don’t want to make that trip back and forth. If I have to go back to Fort Campbell I’m not driving back here. Is there something I can do? Do I really need to drive back just to sign out for emergency leave? Is that really the only way?
My dad passed away 2 days ago. And for reasons I rather not get into, I had no intention of attending his funeral. However I had a comp day was granted a pass to go be with my family and help clean my dads apartment. Well after being here with everyone I decided I would like to attend the funeral later this week. We did the Red Cross and I was approved for emergency leave. But my first line says I have come back to sign out and I just think that’s ridiculous. It’s an 8 hour drive one way from Fort Campbell to Cleveland and honestly I don’t want to make that trip back and forth. If I have to go back to Fort Campbell I’m not driving back here. Is there something I can do? Do I really need to drive back just to sign out for emergency leave? Is that really the only way?
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As others have mentioned, regulations do require that you be physically present to sign out on leave.
First line supervisor to me is a team leader. Talk to your squad leader or the next higher individual in your NCO support chain and, that it would be a 16 hour round trip, point out the possible downsides in regards to risk management, and request an exception to policy from the commander.
First line supervisor to me is a team leader. Talk to your squad leader or the next higher individual in your NCO support chain and, that it would be a 16 hour round trip, point out the possible downsides in regards to risk management, and request an exception to policy from the commander.
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Talk to your first sergeant. I can't advise you on passes. Officers don't normally get a pass the way enlisted personnel do in the Air Force.
Do leave forms currently exist within an automated system anyway? Could they be electronically signed? Alternatively, maybe the orderly room could send you the leave form as an e-mail attachment, you could print it, sign it, take a picture or scan the signed form and send it back. Leverage technology. Does the leave form really require a "wet signature?" Heck I refinanced my house and never signed a real piece of paper. Everything was electronic.
Do leave forms currently exist within an automated system anyway? Could they be electronically signed? Alternatively, maybe the orderly room could send you the leave form as an e-mail attachment, you could print it, sign it, take a picture or scan the signed form and send it back. Leverage technology. Does the leave form really require a "wet signature?" Heck I refinanced my house and never signed a real piece of paper. Everything was electronic.
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