Re:Vacation days (Score 1)

In the US Military, you earn 30 days paid vacation a year (actually 2.5 days/month), starting from the first day you enter boot camp. If you don't use it, you can accrue up to 90 days in total before you have to "use it or loose it". Between assignments (typically three year assignments) you can take 30 days leave prior to reporting to your new command. Otherwise, you request leave and depending on operational commitments it's approved or not.

However, while overseas on an operational deployment, you get the fun of working 12-14 hours a day, 7 days a week, for several months on end. So, I suppose you truly earn your leave. Paid vacation - chance to get shot at. hhmm.. Not sure if that's a good trade off or not!