What Is Ptdy Leave

PTDY facilitates transition into civilian life by providing time off for house and job hunting. This benefit is for military members being involuntarily separated under honorable conditions, or retiring from active duty.

What does permissive leave mean?

Permissive leave policies basically eliminate the annual allotment of vacation (say ten days per year) and place no specific limit on the amount of leave an employee takes. … The difference (and the attraction to employers) is that with permissive leave, you have no defined benefit.

What can PTDY be used for?

The PTDY (permissive temporary duty) benefit allows active duty service members to travel at ‘no-cost for the government’. In other words, in contrast to a standard TDY in which you are reimbursed transportation fares, hotel costs, and a daily per diem rate, you incur all those costs while on P-TDY.