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 ...

"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.

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 ...