§705 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

Gives certain service members extra rest leave and sometimes paid travel when they agree to extend an overseas tour by at least one year. To qualify, a member must be on basic pay, have a job specialty the Secretary has chosen, have finished a tour at a Secretary-designated location outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and sign an agreement to extend the tour for not less than one year. The benefit is either up to 30 days of rest leave, or a shorter leave plus travel: up to 15 days if the qualifying tour was 12 months or less, or up to 20 days if it was longer than 12 months, with government-paid round-trip travel to the nearest port in the 48 contiguous States (or to another place at no greater cost). The Secretary must first find that using this rule will not hurt combat or unit readiness.

Title 10, §705

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(a)Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of an armed force who—

(1)is entitled to basic pay;

(2)has a specialty that is designated by the Secretary concerned for the purposes of this section;

(3)has completed a tour of duty (as defined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned) at a location outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia that is designated by the Secretary concerned for the purposes of this section; and

(4)at the end of that tour of duty executes an agreement to extend that tour for a period of not less than one year;

(b)The benefits authorized by subsection (a) are—

(1)a period of rest and recuperation absence for not more than 30 days; or

(2)a period of rest and recuperation absence for not more than 15 days for members whose qualifying tour of duty is 12 months or less, or for not more than 20 days for members whose qualifying tour of duty is longer than 12 months, and round-trip transportation at Government expense from the location of the extended tour of duty to the nearest port in the 48 contiguous States and return, or to an alternative destination and return at a cost not to exceed the cost of round-trip transportation from the location of the extended tour of duty to such nearest port.

(c)The provisions of this section shall not be effective unless the Secretary concerned determines that the application of this section will not adversely affect combat or unit readiness.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2017—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–91 inserted “or 352” after “section 314” in concluding provisions. 2008—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 110–181 inserted “for members whose qualifying tour of duty is 12 months or less, or for not more than 20 days for members whose qualifying tour of duty is longer than 12 months,” after “for not more than 15 days”. 2003–Pub. L. 108–136, § 621(b)(2), struck out “enlisted” before “members” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–136, § 621(b)(1), substituted “a member” for “an enlisted member” in introductory provisions. 2002—Pub. L. 107–314, § 574(b)(2)(A), substituted “recuperation absence: qualified enlisted members” for “recuperative absence for qualified enlisted members” in section catchline. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–314 substituted “recuperation” for “recuperative” in pars. (1) and (2) and inserted before period at end of par. (2) “, or to an alternative destination and return at a cost not to exceed the cost of round-trip transportation from the location of the extended tour of duty to such nearest port”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 96–579, § 5(c)(2), Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3367, provided: “Section 705 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (b), shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this section [Dec. 23, 1980] and shall apply only with respect to periods of extended duty overseas beginning on or after such date of enactment.”

§705 Rest and recuperation absence: qualified members extending duty at designated locations overseas