Periods Not Counted Toward Effective Full-time Service
Absences and offences
The periods that are not counted towards effective full-time service are any period in excess of 21 days during which a member was:
- on approved leave of absence
- absent without leave
- awaiting or undergoing trial for an offence which results in a conviction or
- undergoing detention or imprisonment for either a military or a civil offence.
Officer training
Time spent undertaking officer training schemes run by the defence forces is not counted toward effective full-time service unless the person is subsequently commissioned as an officer.
Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-1-service-requirements/12-service-types/124-requirement-effective-full-time-service/periods-not-counted-toward-effective-full-time-service