WRITING A COVER LETTER

Military officers and personals are really loaded with work in safeguarding their country, which makes them hard to avail leave from duty. In case of any emergency or important problem in family, it is the duty of the officer to attend it responsibly. Applying for leave via leave letter is the same and the content and the way of writing military leave letter is quite different. Have a look at the sample military letter below. Letter: 12 th  April 2003 To, Wolfe Robert, Commander General, Army Head Quarters California. Dear Sir, I am Jean Derks, working as the captain of USA army. I am working in army for the last 7 years and I have been to my home only 3 times in between. I am writing this letter to inform you that I am in need of one month leave to visit my home and take care of my sick mother. Yesterday I got a letter from my family doctor that my mother is diagnosed with cancer and she is in her last stage of life. As a only son of my mother, it is my responsibility to be with h...

School leave letter is written for applying leave in schools. Usually parents of the child writes the letter on behalf of their son or daughter. The letter must contain the number of leave days required and the reason for the leave. The letter is addressed to the class teacher or principal of the school in most cases. Below you can look a sample school leave letter from which you can observe the format and type of the letter to be written. Letter: James N. Ruff 3988 Elk Avenue Lansing, MI 48933 28 th  March, 2002 To, Class Teacher, Grade II, CINS high school, Lansing. Dear Madam, My daughter Linda is studying in Grade II in your school and I am writing this letter to inform you that my daughter Linda will not be able to attend classes for 3 days from tomorrow as her grandmother has been hospitalized. Since, Linda’s mother must be there at the hospital, there is no one to look after Linda and make her up to the school. So, I kindly request you to grant her leave for three days from ...