A Navy dad was able to get 12 weeks of paternity leave through a new policy. It showed him just how much work goes into childcare, and meant his wife felt supported 'mentally and physically.'
in January. Under the prior policy, birth mothers received six weeks of convalescent leave to recuperate, and an additional six weeks of parental leave if they were the family's"primary caregiver." The updated policy gives mothers 12 weeks of parental leave after the convalescence period and also 12 weeks of leave for parents who did not give birth.
Pennsylvania Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, an Air Force veteran, said these changes would be"monumental" for service members and their families "I had my first child serving active duty in the Air Force, and the wait for child care on base was monthslong," shein January."This new policy ensures that families won't have to choose between a paycheck and taking care of their newborn child."
The leave must be taken in the first year after the child was born and was applied retroactively to any service member who had a child adopted, or became a long-term foster care parent as of December 27th of last year —Generally, deployed service members are required to wait to take their parental leave, but they are allowed to receive an extension so they can take it later.
The policy's rollout wasn't without its hiccups. Each branch was supposed to release their own parental leave policies by January 1st, 2023, but it took the Navy, Army, and Marines
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