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  2. Leave (U.S. military) - Wikipedia

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    Ordinary leave which is regular chargeable leave time. Emergency leave which is processed more quickly due to an emergency situation but still treated as chargeable leave. Convalescent leave which is non-chargeable and only allowed with a doctor's signature that states the servicemember cannot return to duty for an extended period of time.

  3. Army Emergency Relief - Wikipedia

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    Seal of the Army Emergency Relief. Army Emergency Relief (AER) is a non-profit, charitable organization independent of, but closely associated with the United States Army.AER was established on Feb. 5, 1943, in Washington, DC, by Secretary of War Henry Stinson and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Marshall, with $1.5 million in seed money from the American Red Cross and $12 million from Irving ...

  4. Stop-loss policy - Wikipedia

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    Stop-loss was created by the United States Congress after the Vietnam War. Its use is founded on Title 10, United States Code, Section 12305(a) which states in part: "... the President may suspend any provision of law relating to promotion, retirement, or separation applicable to any member of the armed forces who the President determines is essential to the national security of the United ...

  5. Multiservice tactical brevity code - Wikipedia

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    Emergency directive to egress for defensive or survival reasons. (Direction) Scramble Takeoff as quickly as possible. Scud Any tactical ballistic missile (TBM). Previously used to refer to the soviet tactical ballistic missile. (see Scud) Separate Leave a specific engagement; may or may not re-enter. Shackle

  6. Leave (military) - Wikipedia

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    In military forces, leave is a permission to be away from one's unit, either for a specified or unspecified period of time. The term AWOL , standing for absent without leave , is a term for desertion used in the armed forces of many English-speaking countries.

  7. Military career of Elvis Presley - Wikipedia

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    On August 11, after calls from her doctor, Presley requested emergency leave to visit with his mother. After initially being turned down and threatening to go AWOL, Presley was eventually given permission to leave on August 12. [8] The officer who initially denied Presley his emergency leave was later disciplined for his actions. [9]

  8. Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces

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    According to 10 U.S.C. § 10102, "the purpose of each reserve component is to provide trained units and qualified persons available for active duty in the armed forces, in time of war or national emergency, and at such other times as the national security may require, to fill the needs of the armed forces whenever, during and after the period ...

  9. Tactical Combat Casualty Care - Wikipedia

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    The CoTCCC has 42 voting members, who are specialized physicians, providers, and enlisted medical specialties from the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. [5] The TCCC Working Group is a larger group operating in conjunction with the CoTCCC consisting of non-voting members from throughout the DoD, US government ...