Enhanced Leave gives Regular Service personnel who have completed 15 years of service the opportunity to apply to take an extended block of 50 days leave in one continuous period in lieu of their 30 days Annual Leave Allowance (8 days’ Annual Leave must be retained for public holidays).

Any leave carried over from the previous year will still be available for you to use, as is any leave transferred from a serving spouse/civil partner or called forward from your next leave year.

Enhanced Leave is granted at the absolute discretion of the Service; it is not a right and will only be permitted if resilience margins allow and if it doesn't compromise operational capability. This means that inevitably some applications will be refused.

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force.