DAFI36-3003 governs the Department of the Air Force Military Leave Program, including leave, administrative absences, PTDY, passes, and SLA.
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DAFI36-3003 addresses leave approval, disapproval, accrual, holidays, parental leave, permissive temporary duty, and Special Leave Accrual. It includes requirements for records and protected information, and clarifies en route leave, absence categories, and waiver authorities.
Applies to: This instruction applies to the Regular Air Force (RegAF), United States Space Force (USSF) military members, and the Air Force Reserve (AFR) and Air National Guard (ANG) members serving under the provisions of Title 10 United States Code (USC) or fulltime under 32 USC
The IDPL is retroactive for any members with a qualifying event that occurred between 1 October 2024, and 7 August 2025 and will have 1 year from 7 August 2025 to use the benefit.
The IDPL is retroactive for any members with a qualifying event that occurred between 1 October 2024, and 7 August 2025 and will have 1 year from 7 August 2025 to use the benefit.
Subsequently, it discontinues the Post Deployment or Mobilization Respite Absence (PDMRA) policy, which provided the authority to grant an administrative absence to a Service member required to deploy or mobilize above the rotation frequency thresholds.
Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.