diff --git a/api/src/routes/loa.ts b/api/src/routes/loa.ts
index 054977e..7bd9492 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/loa.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/loa.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ router.post("/", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     console.log(LOARequest);
 
     try {
-        // const result = await pool.query(
-        //     `INSERT INTO leave_of_absences 
-        //         (member_id, filed_date, start_date, end_date, reason) 
-        //      VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
-        //     [member_id, filed_date, start_date, end_date, reason]
-        // );
         await createNewLOA(LOARequest);
         res.sendStatus(201);
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/shared/schemas/loaSchema.ts b/shared/schemas/loaSchema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30c94c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/schemas/loaSchema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import * as z from "zod";
+import { LOAType } from "../types/loa";
+
+export const loaTypeSchema = z.object({
+    id: z.number(),
+    name: z.string(),
+    max_length_days: z.number(),
+});
+
+export const loaSchema = z.object({
+    member_id: z.number(),
+    start_date: z.date(),
+    end_date: z.date(),
+    type: loaTypeSchema,
+    reason: z.string(),
+})
+    .superRefine((data, ctx) => {
+        const { start_date, end_date, type } = data;
+
+        const today = new Date();
+        today.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
+
+        if (start_date < today) {
+            ctx.addIssue({
+            code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom,
+            path: ["start_date"],
+            message: "Start date cannot be in the past.",
+            });
+        }
+
+        // 1. end > start
+        if (end_date <= start_date) {
+            ctx.addIssue({
+                code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom,
+                path: ["end_date"],
+                message: "End date must be after start date.",
+            });
+        }
+
+        // 2. calculate max
+        const maxEnd = new Date(start_date);
+        maxEnd.setDate(maxEnd.getDate() + type.max_length_days);
+
+        if (end_date > maxEnd) {
+            ctx.addIssue({
+                code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom,
+                path: ["end_date"],
+                message: `This LOA type allows a maximum of ${type.max_length_days} days.`,
+            });
+        }
+    });
diff --git a/ui/src/components/loa/loaForm.vue b/ui/src/components/loa/loaForm.vue
index f234fb7..ec8cfd7 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/loa/loaForm.vue
+++ b/ui/src/components/loa/loaForm.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { Check, Search } from "lucide-vue-next"
-import { Combobox, ComboboxAnchor, ComboboxEmpty, ComboboxGroup, ComboboxInput, ComboboxItem, ComboboxItemIndicator, ComboboxList } from "@/components/ui/combobox"
-import { onMounted, ref } from "vue";
+import { ComboboxAnchor, ComboboxEmpty, ComboboxGroup, ComboboxInput, ComboboxItem, ComboboxItemIndicator, ComboboxList } from "@/components/ui/combobox"
+import { onMounted, ref, watch } from "vue";
 import { Member, getMembers } from "@/api/member";
 import Button from "@/components/ui/button/Button.vue";
 import {
     CalendarDate,
     DateFormatter,
+    fromDate,
     getLocalTimeZone,
+    parseDate,
 } from "@internationalized/date"
 import type { DateRange } from "reka-ui"
 import type { Ref } from "vue"
@@ -18,10 +20,27 @@ import { RangeCalendar } from "@/components/ui/range-calendar"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { CalendarIcon } from "lucide-vue-next"
 import Textarea from "@/components/ui/textarea/Textarea.vue";
-import { submitLOA } from "@/api/loa"; // <-- import the submit function
-import { LOARequest } from "@shared/types/loa";
+import { getLoaTypes, submitLOA } from "@/api/loa"; // <-- import the submit function
+import { LOARequest, LOAType } from "@shared/types/loa";
+import { useForm, Field as VeeField } from "vee-validate";
+import {
+    Field,
+    FieldContent,
+    FieldDescription,
+    FieldGroup,
+    FieldLabel,
+} from '@/components/ui/field'
+import Combobox from "../ui/combobox/Combobox.vue";
+import Select from "../ui/select/Select.vue";
+import SelectTrigger from "../ui/select/SelectTrigger.vue";
+import SelectValue from "../ui/select/SelectValue.vue";
+import SelectContent from "../ui/select/SelectContent.vue";
+import SelectItem from "../ui/select/SelectItem.vue";
+import FieldError from "../ui/field/FieldError.vue";
 
 const members = ref<Member[]>([])
+const loaTypes = ref<LOAType[]>();
+
 const currentMember = ref<Member | null>(null);
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
@@ -32,73 +51,40 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
     member: null,
 });
 
+const df = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
+    year: 'numeric',
+    month: 'long',
+    day: 'numeric'
+});
 
-const df = new DateFormatter("en-US", {
-    dateStyle: "medium",
+
+//form stuff
+import { loaSchema } from '@shared/schemas/loaSchema'
+import { toTypedSchema } from "@vee-validate/zod";
+import Calendar from "../ui/calendar/Calendar.vue";
+
+const { handleSubmit, values, resetForm } = useForm({
+    validationSchema: toTypedSchema(loaSchema),
 })
 
-const value = ref({
-    // start: new CalendarDate(2022, 1, 20),
-    // end: new CalendarDate(2022, 1, 20).add({ days: 20 }),
-}) as Ref<DateRange>
+watch(values, (v) => {
+    console.log("Form values:", v)
+})
 
-const reason = ref(""); // <-- reason for LOA
-const submitting = ref(false);
-const submitError = ref<string | null>(null);
-const submitSuccess = ref(false);
+const onSubmit = handleSubmit((values) => {
+    console.log(values);
+})
 
 onMounted(async () => {
     if (props.member) {
         currentMember.value = props.member;
     }
-    if (props.adminMode) {
-        members.value = await getMembers();
-    }
     members.value = await getMembers();
+    loaTypes.value = await getLoaTypes();
+    console.log(currentMember.value);
+    resetForm({ values: { member_id: currentMember.value?.member_id } });
 });
 
-// Submit handler
-async function handleSubmit() {
-    submitError.value = null;
-    submitSuccess.value = false;
-    submitting.value = true;
-
-    // Use currentMember if adminMode, otherwise use your own member id (stubbed as 89 here)
-    const member_id = currentMember.value?.member_id ?? 89;
-
-    // Format dates as ISO strings
-    const filed_date = toMariaDBDatetime(new Date());
-    const start_date = toMariaDBDatetime(value.value.start?.toDate(getLocalTimeZone()));
-    const end_date = toMariaDBDatetime(value.value.end?.toDate(getLocalTimeZone()));
-
-    if (!member_id || !filed_date || !start_date || !end_date) {
-        submitError.value = "Missing required fields";
-        submitting.value = false;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const req: LOARequest = {
-        filed_date,
-        start_date,
-        end_date,
-        reason: reason.value,
-        member_id
-    };
-
-    const result = await submitLOA(req);
-    submitting.value = false;
-
-    if (result.id) {
-        submitSuccess.value = true;
-        reason.value = "";
-    } else {
-        submitError.value = result.error || "Failed to submit LOA";
-    }
-}
-
-function toMariaDBDatetime(date: Date): string {
-    return date.toISOString().slice(0, 19).replace('T', ' ');
-}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -114,60 +100,138 @@ function toMariaDBDatetime(date: Date): string {
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="flex-1 flex flex-col gap-5">
-            <div class="flex w-full gap-5 ">
-                <Combobox class="w-1/2" v-model="currentMember" :disabled="!adminMode">
-                    <ComboboxAnchor class="w-full">
-                        <ComboboxInput placeholder="Search members..." class="w-full pl-9"
-                            :display-value="(v) => v ? v.member_name : ''" />
-                    </ComboboxAnchor>
-                    <ComboboxList class="w-full">
-                        <ComboboxEmpty class="text-muted-foreground">No results</ComboboxEmpty>
-                        <ComboboxGroup>
-                            <template v-for="member in members" :key="member.member_id">
-                                <ComboboxItem :value="member"
-                                    class="data-[highlighted]:bg-accent data-[highlighted]:text-accent-foreground relative cursor-pointer select-none px-2 py-1.5">
-                                    {{ member.member_name }}
-                                    <ComboboxItemIndicator class="absolute left-2 inline-flex items-center">
-                                        <Check class="h-4 w-4" />
-                                    </ComboboxItemIndicator>
-                                </ComboboxItem>
-                            </template>
-                        </ComboboxGroup>
-                    </ComboboxList>
-                </Combobox>
-                <Popover>
-                    <PopoverTrigger as-child>
-                        <Button variant="outline" :class="cn(
-                            'w-1/2 justify-start text-left font-normal',
-                            !value && 'text-muted-foreground',
-                        )">
-                            <CalendarIcon class="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
-                            <template v-if="value.start">
-                                <template v-if="value.end">
-                                    {{ df.format(value.start.toDate(getLocalTimeZone())) }} - {{
-                                        df.format(value.end.toDate(getLocalTimeZone())) }}
-                                </template>
-                                <template v-else>
-                                    {{ df.format(value.start.toDate(getLocalTimeZone())) }}
-                                </template>
-                            </template>
-                            <template v-else>
-                                Pick a date
-                            </template>
-                        </Button>
-                    </PopoverTrigger>
-                    <PopoverContent class="w-auto p-0">
-                        <RangeCalendar v-model="value" initial-focus :number-of-months="2"
-                            @update:start-value="(startDate) => value.start = startDate" />
-                    </PopoverContent>
-                </Popover>
-            </div>
-            <Textarea v-model="reason" placeholder="Reason for LOA" class="w-full resize-none" />
-            <div class="flex justify-end">
-                <Button :onClick="handleSubmit" :disabled="submitting" class="w-min">Submit</Button>
-            </div>
-            <div v-if="submitError" class="text-red-500 text-sm mt-2">{{ submitError }}</div>
-            <div v-if="submitSuccess" class="text-green-500 text-sm mt-2">LOA submitted successfully!</div>
+            <form @submit="onSubmit" class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                <div class="flex w-full gap-5">
+                    <VeeField v-slot="{ field, errors }" name="member_id">
+                        <Field>
+                            <FieldContent>
+                                <FieldLabel>Member</FieldLabel>
+                                <Combobox :model-value="field.value" @update:model-value="field.onChange"
+                                    :disabled="!adminMode">
+                                    <ComboboxAnchor class="w-full">
+                                        <ComboboxInput placeholder="Search members..." class="w-full pl-3"
+                                            :display-value="(id) => {
+                                                const m = members.find(mem => mem.member_id === id)
+                                                return m ? m.member_name : ''
+                                            }" />
+                                    </ComboboxAnchor>
+                                    <ComboboxList class="*:w-64">
+                                        <ComboboxEmpty class="text-muted-foreground w-full">No results</ComboboxEmpty>
+                                        <ComboboxGroup>
+                                            <template v-for="member in members" :key="member.member_id">
+                                                <ComboboxItem :value="member.member_id"
+                                                    class="data-[highlighted]:bg-accent data-[highlighted]:text-accent-foreground relative cursor-pointer select-none px-2 py-1.5 w-full">
+                                                    {{ member.member_name }}
+                                                    <ComboboxItemIndicator
+                                                        class="absolute left-2 inline-flex items-center">
+                                                        <Check class="h-4 w-4" />
+                                                    </ComboboxItemIndicator>
+                                                </ComboboxItem>
+                                            </template>
+                                        </ComboboxGroup>
+                                    </ComboboxList>
+                                </Combobox>
+                                <div class="h-4">
+                                    <FieldError v-if="errors.length" :errors="errors"></FieldError>
+                                </div>
+                            </FieldContent>
+                        </Field>
+                    </VeeField>
+                    <VeeField v-slot="{ field, errors }" name="type">
+                        <Field class="w-full">
+                            <FieldContent>
+                                <FieldLabel>Type</FieldLabel>
+                                <Select :model-value="field.value" @update:model-value="field.onChange">
+                                    <SelectTrigger class="w-full">
+                                        <SelectValue></SelectValue>
+                                    </SelectTrigger>
+                                    <SelectContent>
+                                        <SelectItem v-for="type in loaTypes" :value="type">
+                                            {{ type.name }}
+                                        </SelectItem>
+                                    </SelectContent>
+                                </Select>
+                                <div class="h-4">
+                                    <FieldError v-if="errors.length" :errors="errors"></FieldError>
+                                </div>
+                            </FieldContent>
+                        </Field>
+                    </VeeField>
+                </div>
+                <div class="flex gap-5">
+                    <VeeField v-slot="{ field, errors }" name="start_date">
+                        <Field>
+                            <FieldContent>
+                                <FieldLabel>Start Date</FieldLabel>
+                                <Popover>
+                                    <PopoverTrigger as-child>
+                                        <Button variant="outline" :class="cn(
+                                            'w-[280px] justify-start text-left font-normal',
+                                            !field.value && 'text-muted-foreground',
+                                        )">
+                                            <CalendarIcon class="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
+                                            {{ field.value ? df.format(field.value) : "Pick a date" }}
+                                        </Button>
+                                    </PopoverTrigger>
+                                    <PopoverContent class="w-auto p-0">
+                                        <Calendar
+                                              :model-value="field.value ? fromDate(field.value, getLocalTimeZone()) : null"
+                                            @update:model-value="(val: CalendarDate) => field.onChange(val.toDate(getLocalTimeZone()))"
+                                            layout="month-and-year" />
+                                    </PopoverContent>
+                                </Popover>
+                                <div class="h-4">
+                                    <FieldError v-if="errors.length" :errors="errors"></FieldError>
+                                </div>
+                            </FieldContent>
+                        </Field>
+                    </VeeField>
+                    <VeeField v-slot="{ field, errors }" name="end_date">
+                        <Field>
+                            <FieldContent>
+                                <FieldLabel>End Date</FieldLabel>
+                                <Popover>
+                                    <PopoverTrigger as-child>
+                                        <Button variant="outline" :class="cn(
+                                            'w-[280px] justify-start text-left font-normal',
+                                            !field.value && 'text-muted-foreground',
+                                        )">
+                                            <CalendarIcon class="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
+                                            {{ field.value ? df.format(field.value) : "Pick a date" }}
+                                        </Button>
+                                    </PopoverTrigger>
+                                    <PopoverContent class="w-auto p-0">
+                                        <Calendar
+                                            :model-value="field.value ? new CalendarDate(field.value.getFullYear(), field.value.getMonth() + 1, field.value.getDate()) : null"
+                                            @update:model-value="(val: CalendarDate) => field.onChange(val.toDate(getLocalTimeZone()))"
+                                            layout="month-and-year" />
+                                    </PopoverContent>
+                                </Popover>
+                                <div class="h-4">
+                                    <FieldError v-if="errors.length" :errors="errors"></FieldError>
+                                </div>
+                            </FieldContent>
+                        </Field>
+                    </VeeField>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                    <VeeField v-slot="{ field, errors }" name="reason">
+                        <Field>
+                            <FieldContent>
+                                <FieldLabel>Reason</FieldLabel>
+                                <Textarea :model-value="field.value" @update:model-value="field.onChange"
+                                    placeholder="Reason for LOA" class="resize-none h-28"></Textarea>
+                                <div class="h-4">
+                                    <FieldError v-if="errors.length" :errors="errors"></FieldError>
+                                </div>
+                            </FieldContent>
+                        </Field>
+                    </VeeField>
+                </div>
+                <div class="flex justify-end">
+                    <Button type="submit">Submit</Button>
+                </div>
+            </form>
         </div>
     </div>
 </template>
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