Domiciled Collective Leave and Domiciled Collective Leave Substitute

Am I eligible?

If you have not met the eligibility conditions for DOMCOL you will be eligible for DOMCOL Substitute if you:

• were already married when you came to the UK and otherwise would be eligible for DOMCOL

• are of British origin and your next of kin have emigrated from the UK to an overseas country since you joined the Armed Forces

• came to the UK from your home abroad, not specifically to join the British Armed Forces, but subsequently did

• are a Gurkha or Nepalese citizen serving in the Army

What do I get?

DOMCOL: After 5 years’ qualifying service you can take 45 working days’ leave in your home country instead of 30 days of your annual leave allowance. This is exclusive of travelling time.  You can then take DOMCOL every 5 years.  You will also be paid for your travel costs home.

If you were under 18 when you joined the Armed Forces then you may be granted DOMCOL after a qualifying period of 3 years’ service. DOMCOL will not be granted a second time until you have completed 10 years’ service.

DOMCOL Substitute. You can accumulate up to 25% of your Annual Leave Allowance over a 5 year period This accumulation can then be added to your Annual Leave for the year in which DOMCOL Substitute is taken. The total amount of DOMCOL Substitute combined with Annual Leave you can take is 45 working days.When can’t I use this?

You may not take DOMCOL in the same 12 month period as either Get You Home (Overseas) or Get You Home (Seagoers).

How do I apply/claim

In order to be considered for DOMCOL/DOMCOL Substitute you need to register with your Service Authority using Annex A to chapter 9 of JSP 760.

After 5 years’ qualifying service,  providing the leave entitlement has been added on JPA by your Unit HR,and you have the agreement of your chain of command, if you have a Defence Gateway account you can then book it from your own personal device, using the My Leave app (part of the My Series), by following this link A short video showing you how to use the app can be found here (accessed  via MODNet).

You can also book it on JPA. The Request for absence (leave) self-service user guide, which can be found at JPA user guides, tells you how to do this.

If you don’t have access to JPA then you should send JPA Form R001 (which can be found at JPA forms) to your line manager.