. Service members who have been on active or reserve duty for at least a year are now eligible for 12 weeks of paid leave—double the previous allotment.
The also drops the distinction between primary and secondary caregivers.This major step forward for parents in the military is in stark contrast for those in the rest of the country.
The US still does not have a for workers, and remains one of six nations in the world without one. The new military was outlined in a issued by Gilbert R.
Cisneros Jr., the Defense Department's undersecretary for personnel and readiness, “It is important for the development of military families that members be able to care for their newborn, adopted, or placed child or children,” writes Cisneros Jr.
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