How can a person in navy power school get leave/liberty for a family wedding?

My brother is in the navy power school and will be moving on to the "hands-on" training school in late july 2007 until jan. 2008 where he will be either on a sub or aircraft carrier. He won't know where he will be based or if he'll be on a sub or ship until he graduates in jan. 2008. Knowing that, I'm planning on getting married sometime in the summer of 2008. But my brother doesn't know if he'll be able to leave in order to attend my wedding. He has asked some of the higher officers at the navy power school and they've basically told him he probably won't be able to leave, and that it all depends on where he'll be based. Is there any way we can find out in advance so I can plan my wedding accordingly? If he requests a leave or liberty for one day for my wedding, will he be allowed? Help! I'm holding off my wedding so my one and only brother can be there!

How can a person in navy power school get leave/liberty for a family wedding?
Since he knows when he will graduate, why not get married a couple of days after that.





He will most likey get leave after he finish's school, before he reports to his first duty station.





And he would know if he will be on a sub, has he went to the sub school in conneticut?





The problem with a summer wedding is, first, your brother has no idea where he will be stationed at by then,





And even after he finds out where he will be based, he won't know the deployment schedule of his unit.





And his future unit, does not know its deployment schedule for the summer of 2008 now either.





So your choices are, either wait untill he's out of school to set your wedding date.





Set your wedding date for right after he finish's school.





Or set your wedding date and hope he can make it, but realise that he might not be able to make it.





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I couldn't make my dads retirement when he retired after 30 years in the Army. I was in Guam the day he retired.





And thats another thing to think about, what if your brother is stationed in Japan or Guam ?





Commercial flights cost several thousand dollars round trip.





Space available travel on military aircraft is an option, but from personal experiance, its hard, very hard to do space available from japan or guam back to the states and then back to your unit.
Reply:If he's out in the fleet the odds are he'll have no problem getting leave.
Reply:All military branches give leave at their pleasure.


It is unlikely he will be allowed leave, so plan accordingly.


If he gets leave, what a pleasant surprise.


Often military personnel are told they an have leave %26amp; it is revoked for different reasons. My son is an officer %26amp; recently his whole unit had leave - one was killed in car accident %26amp; the Battlion Commander recalled them all 7 hours into a 4 day leave.


Good luck with your wedding!
Reply:1. He won't be able to request leave until he reaches his final Unit after graduation. Right now he has now idea where he is going..which also means that the Navy doesn't know where he is going yet either. Units are always putting in requests for more personel so when it comes close to his graduatiuon time..then the navy will know what units are currently seeking personel and who as priority...and he will then be assigned to a unit.





2. Having come from the army..the way the army does it..is each Brigade is given a Block Leave. that means that the whole Brigade takes leave at the same time for a 2 week duration.





3. If he ends up being on a vessal, It will all depend on when they come to port..and how long they are going to be in port.





4. If he is land based...then it should be much easier for the navy to issue a set date for the leaves.





5. If land based he may also be able to request a weekend pass which commanders are allowed to grant for up to 96 hours. Commanders only grant this if the persons chain of command say that they can do without him for that period and if he has been a good soldier/sailor.





My advise would be to try to be flexible for now while you can....and wait until maybe Feb. to lock down a date. That way he will at least be able to give you a much more definitive answer.
Reply:You just need to plan your wedding and stick with the date. It is very hard to get leave while you are in training and getting ready to go to your first duty station. He probably will not be able to make it.

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