Fla. Stat. § 115.01

Any county or state official of the state, subject to the provisions and conditions hereinafter set forth, may be granted leave of absence from his or her office, to serve in the volunteer forces of the United States, or in the National Guard of the state, or in the regular Army or Navy of the United States, when the same shall be called into active service of the United States during war between the United States and a foreign government.