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expense. Air Mobility Command (AMC) space required travel via Patriot Express or other government
transportation will be used to the greatest extent possible.

h. Convalescent Leave: Soldiers who are granted convalescent leave for illness or injury incurred in the
line of duty while eligible to receive hostile fire pay and imminent danger pay are entitled to funded
transportation IAW JTR, Convalescent Leave Transportation Allowances will be funded by the supporting
MTF and reimbursed through OCO. See AR 600-8-10, Chapter 5 for additional information concerning
convalescent leave.

i. United States Central Command R&R leave program:
1) The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) R&R leave program provides a period of
leave to active duty, National Guard, and Reserve service members, and Department of Defense (DoD) civilian
employees who are deployed to eligible countries. To be eligible for the program, service members must be
assigned to one of fifteen designated contingency countries within the USCENTCOM area of responsibility
(AOR) for at least 270 days boots on ground (BOG). Designated countries are:
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
2) Specific implementation instructions and eligibility criteria for chargeable R&R can be found in
DODI 1327.06, paragraph 1j(9). To ensure RC units deploying to USCENTCOM Theater on 12-month or
greater TCS deployment orders are afforded an opportunity to take a chargeable R&R leave period the
10% limit imposed on personnel absence may be increased to 12% by the first GO/flag officer in the chain
of command, subject to operational conditions. This authorization is designed to enable more RC

The final decision regarding eligibility for R&R leave rests with the
Commander. If the service member’s unit is scheduled to return home within the next
Sixty days, R&R leave is usually not granted, as the unit will be preparing to redeploy.
personnel the opportunity to take R&R leave during deployment in the USCENTCOM AOR. AC units will
remain under the 10% absentee limitation. National Guard or Reserve service members must serve at least 270
days of continuous duty within the combat theater. For service members assigned for the requisite 270 days BOG,
the R&R leave program provides fifteen days of leave; for service members assigned to fifteen-month tours, the
R&R leave program provides eighteen days of leave.
3) Effective March 23, 2010, the land areas of Iraq and Afghanistan have been designated as
eligible for non-chargeable R&R (NCR&R). Service members deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, who meet
the eligibility requirements noted above, may receive an administrative absence of up to fifteen days to be
used in conjunction with the travel benefits provided under the standard chargeable R&R leave program.
The benefits under the NCR&R program are not retroactive nor are service members otherwise
compensated with leave if unable to take NCR&R from theater.
4) The final decision regarding eligibility for the program rests with the commander in theater and
is based on mission constraints and how close the unit is to coming home. If the unit cannot afford to lose
personnel for leave, service members will not be able to take advantage of the program. Also, if the
service member’s unit is scheduled to return home within the next sixty days, R&R leave is usually not
granted, as the unit will be preparing to redeploy.
5) If the service member is selected to participate in the R&R leave program, the government will
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