U.S. military parents of children are now eligible for double the previous amount of parental leave, to be taken within a year of the child's birth or adoption.
In this photo taken Friday, April 21, 2017 a United States flag patch adorns the uniform of a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C. The Army is planning to triple the amount of bonuses it’s paying this year to more than $380 million in a bid to expand its ranks. The money includes new incentives to woo reluctant soldiers to re-enlist. from the Department of Defense went into effect Wednesday.
The 12 weeks are for both birthing and non-birthing parents, which includes parents of recently adopted children and members who use surrogates, and applies to parents of children born or adopted after Dec. 27, 2022.
Parents may also take their leave in increments of at least seven days, and can receive additional parental leave for multiple qualifying events if there is at least 72 hours between the events.
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Members of the military will now get 12 weeks of parental leaveMembers of the military will now get 12 weeks of parental leave, doubling the previous amount, after a memorandum from the Department of Defense went into effect.
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