10 U.S.C. § 702 — Cadets and midshipmen

(a) Graduation leave. A graduate of the Military, Naval, Air Force, or Coast Guard Academy who is appointed to an armed-force component upon graduation may, at the discretion of the concerned Secretary or representative, receive up to 60 days of graduation leave. This leave is additional to other authorized leave, is not charged against it, and must end within three months after graduation. It cannot be carried as leave credit past the date the graduate reports to the first permanent duty station or to a port of embarkation for permanent duty outside the United States, Alaska, or Hawaii.
(b) Involuntary leave without pay^* for suspended academy cadets and midshipmen. (1) Under subsection (d) regulations, the concerned Secretary may place a cadet or midshipman on involuntary leave for the period the Academy Superintendent suspends the person from Academy duty: (A) while separation is pending; (B) while return to repeat an academic semester or year is pending; or (C) for another good cause. (2) A person on this leave is not entitled to pay under section 203(c) of title 37 during the leave. (3) Returning the person to pay status does not restore pay entitlement for the involuntary-leave period.
(c) Convalescent leave. An academy cadet or midshipman diagnosed with a medical condition is allowed convalescent leave under section 701(m).
(d) Inapplicable leave provisions. Except as subsection (c) provides, sections 701, 703, and 704 and subsection (a) do not apply to academy cadets or midshipmen, including those serving elsewhere in the armed forces^*.
(e) Regulations. The concerned Secretary or representative may issue regulations about leave for cadets and midshipmen.
(f) Definition. “Academy cadet or midshipman” means: (1) a Military Academy cadet; (2) a Naval Academy midshipman; (3) an Air Force Academy cadet; or (4) a Coast Guard Academy cadet. This section does not otherwise define “medical condition” or “good cause.”