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Is it the standard 30 days, or is it something else? Thanks....
Is it the standard 30 days, or is it something else? Thanks....
Is it the standard 30 days, or is it something else? Thanks....
sorry for the tangent here but a quick basic question. Does the military use combined sick/vacation time for your leave (PTO)? Or are they separate (sick days in addition to vacation days)?
I'm sorry, sick days?
the military in general does not have "sick days" like the civilian world. if you are ill, the book answer is:
1. you present to sick call
2. you are evaluated by a medical "professional" (I use that term loosely)
3. you receive a "sick in quarters" chit (if you are truly sick)
4. you present said chit to your command
5. your command authorizes you to go home and be sick. (without authorization, a soldier/sailor/marine/airman/coastie cannot be sick. period. end of story. your intractable vomiting is an illusion of your mind)
This is what happens to most of the junior enlisted, although if you are a little more senior many commands authorize a call-in "24 hour SIQ", and you have to come in and be evaluated if you need more than that.
In a hospital, while the sick call structure still exists, physicians typically just notify their immediate supervisor of said illness, as well as the plans they have made to cover all their clinical duties. That second part usually precludes the physician from staying home sick, because it is easier to come to work and feel like crap (and infect everyone else) than to arrange coverage for your clinical duties. Although if you are very sick (think appendicitis) your department will scramble to cover for you.
But short answer: while you are sick, you are not charged leave. two separate things in the military.