Under normal circumstances, all personnel are granted 30 days of leave per year. This time is usually used for vacations and other extended time periods away from the service that are longer than three days or need to be taken in the middle of the week. Leave is accumulated at the rate of 2.5 days per month.
Global Health Initiatives (GHIs) are humanitarian initiatives that raise and disburse additional funds for infectious diseases, such as AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; for immunization; and for strengthening health systems in developing countries.
health insurance exchange. A state provided health insurance plan that is federally subsidized. An example is President Barack Obama's health care reform to help more people afford health insurance and spread the risk between the insurance companies and the state and federal government. Health insurance exchanges are not able to exclude people due to pre-existing conditions.