the Army took the opportunity to improve the Department of Army Form 31, or Request and Authority for Leave, and the DA Form 4179, or Leave Log. “We’re an all-volunteer force since 1973 ...

For more information on how to sign the DA Form 31 and who is applicable, please read the below. SUBJ: ARMY GUIDANCE FOR PATERNITY LEAVE AUTH BY DUNCAN HUNTER NATL DEF AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL ...

"To be a more usable form ... the Army updated the DA Form 31 to make sure commanders and soldiers clearly understand what type of leave was chargeable and what type was non-chargeable," he said.

Dozens of commenters on an Army-focused Reddit community said that their units required nothing more than an IPPS-A “absence request,” which has replaced the venerable DA 31 leave form.