<p>my son was able to leave for a family wedding right after Basic. He filed a staff summary sheet and it was approved. Weddings and funerals seem to be reasonable events for even 4-digs to get leave. We were surprised that this was doable. We made sure nobody completely counted on this because of what eagle36 said – it depended on what was going on and performance. The latter wasn’t a problem and since the scheduled “activity” was scheduled AFTER the staff summary sheet was approved, he was allowed to leave! It was great. (Don’t expect to change into civies for the wedding!)</p>