Service members can take on the average 30 days of ordinary leave a year.
Regular leave or ordinary leave is basically using the 2.5 days per month you accrue during active duty military service. You can take a full day, half day, multiple days, etc. Your chain of command will approve or deny your leave request, which must be made in writing, and you will be required to notify the command as to your location during leave–within the local area, traveling, etc.
You may or may not be permitted to charge leave when you have zero balance available, but that leave must be made up for at some point if you dip into a negative balance.
Merit employees who enter active military service are entitled to a leave of absence for the period of time of their tour of duty, extended for 90 calendar days beyond the date on which their active duty terminates. In addition, Merit employees who ...