After navy bootcamp is there a vacation time? When are you allowed to get a vacation?

Question

When do i get to use the 30 days vacation thingie per year? Please no f***ing sacasm its my life so f*** off.

Answer 1

The way it usually works these days is this:

You graduate boot camp. Between the time you graduate and when you go to your "A" school can vary between 4 hours or 4 days, it depends on many things. Either way, you're not taking leave during then. Besides, you'll only have 5 days (2.5 per month) on the books at that time.

Once you get to your "A" school, the only times you'll usually be allowed leave is during the winter holiday period (Christmas, etc.), or after you've graduated and grabbed orders.

Whenever you transition from command to command, or school to command, you are granted transfer leave. This can be up to 30 days, but by the time you finish "A" school, you'll most likely only have around 14 days, as your time in service will usually be only 5-7 months total.

Once you're in your permanent sea duty command (which is a 4 year set of orders), it typically works like this:

Less than 15 days at once doesn't require approval of your Commanding Officer. 15 days or more does. Part of that approval depends on where in the rotation schedule your command is in. If you're deployed, it is very rare that you can take leave during deployment (but 1-4 day special shore liberty isn't uncommon). Usually, leave is done in cycles while at home port; Pre-deployment, post-deployment, and holiday leave.

Leave can be taken out of cycle when in home port, but is usually harder to get approval for. Last summer, I was denied 4 consecutive times. But there are other times when it was no issue to get approval. It depends on your workshop's manpower.

Some circumstances, such as a death in the family, will automatically grant you emergency leave (requiring no approval). Other cases can include legal issues, etc.

The maximum time you can have on the books is 60 days, or 90 days if you're deployed. If the numbers go higher, you lose days, and you never get them back.

Hope this helps shipmate!

Answer 2

We were not offered leave after boot camp. I went directly to my next command for A-school. But, it really depends on your orders.

All leave requests have to be filed and approved. The chit will follow the chain of command and will need at least five signatures. Sometimes it's hassle. A lot of times you may be denied. I've never seen anyone who was approved for 30 days all at once without a good reason, unless their enlistment was about up, or they were changing commands. (The Navy will give those 30 days for one to find a new home).

Typically, my husband takes two weeks in the summer and 10 days around Christmas. Once or twice a year he'll take a four-day weekend. During the holidays, they split leave to make it fair for everyone at the command. One half will get the first 10 days, the other half the second 10 days. This is usually how it's done for the year.

Answer 3

You get 2.5 days a month starting when you get to boot camp. After boot camp I had about a week off. Not necessarily a vacation but more so waiting to leave Great Lakes in order to go to A-school in Va Beach. Long story short I started Aug 18 and didn't get my first real official vacation until around Christmas time which was about 2 weeks long. So there are factors that determine if you can take vacation after boot camp (ie. the school you're going to may be over crowded, your chain of command approving your leave, etc).

Answer 4

there is no leave granted between Boot Camp and A school. No leave will be granted during A or C school UNLESS you are in during the last two weeks of December. All the schools shut down at that time, and most make you take leave. Even if you don't have it to burn.

95% of the time, you will be able to take leave between school and reporting to your first duty station. You are given a Report No Later Than Date which can be anywhere from a few days to a few weeks after you finish school. It is up to you how much leave you take, understanding that if you go into the hole, you will not be able to take any more leave until you earn the days back.

90% of the time, you may only take leave in chunks of 2 weeks at a time. It must be approved by your Chain of command, and there will be times when no leave is granted period.

you earn leave days at a rate of 2.5 per month, you don't get all thirty up front. some commands allow you to go into the hole, but only as much as you are expected to earn during your first term of enlistment. After your firstterm of enlistement, you cannot go into the hole any longer.

Answer 5

I am active duty Navy. I went to boot camp March 7th and graduated April 28th. I actually left boot camp May 4th. It's not exactly that cut and dry. It depends on a couple of different factors. For instance, how quickly he is processed into the Navy. The initial processing can take 3 days to 2 weeks. It also depends on the division that your fiance is assigned to. And, lastly. It depends on your fiance. If your fiance screws up in boot camp, he can be sent back in training. And, they will keep him there until he gets it right. I went to IT "A" school which was three months as well... I started my "A" school training May 5th and finished July 21st. My advice would be get married before he leaves or wait until he's done with training.

Answer 6

It is up to your command. After bootcamp stay focused on your Advanced Training. After or during your advanced training you will be allowed leave. It depends on how long your school is longer schools have breaks during the school shorter schools do not.

Answer 7

You have to get all leave aproved through your chain of command. Not everyone get time off right away. chances are, you're not going to be allowed to take all 30 days at once.

Answer 8

you need to clear it with your commanding officer. chances are that you do not use them all at once.