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Post-POP leave questions sound simple until you try to book a real trip. Recruits hear "block leave", remember the 14-day annual leave entitlement, see friends planning flights, and then realise posting orders and unit calendars can change the answer.

The official facts are useful, but narrower than Reddit stories make them sound. NSFs have vacation leave, overseas travel needs unit approval, long overseas trips can trigger Exit Permit requirements, and leave approval still depends on service needs.

This guide is unofficial. Your unit instructions, OneNS records, commanders, Manpower Officer, and official CMPB or MINDEF guidance override anything here.

NSF leave mistakes usually come from treating leave as a personal calendar item instead of an approved military absence. The practical question is not only "do I have days left?" It is also whether the unit approved the dates, whether overseas travel is cleared, and whether any duty or training has been scheduled.

CMPB's leave page gives the baseline. Your unit's leave process and OneNS records decide the live answer.

This guide is unofficial. Your unit, Leave and Claims eService, commander, S1, training schedule, and official overseas travel instructions override anything here.