block leave

Hi all. Our youngest has just been given his start date for Harrogate next year joining the long course on 13th of March. I know when I went through Juniors (many many years ago) we had block leave roughly in line with the school holidays. I've got a problem in that we've got an overseas holiday...

Perhaps a clerk or someone in the same situation can answer this... For leave I'm looking to return home to NI. Now, I know for English soldiers serving in the province, they're entitled to X amount of travel allowance to return to England. The same can't be said for a soldier from NI serving...