On January 4th, 2023, the Department of Defense released a memorandum entitled “Expansion of the Military Parental Leave Program.” The expansion, which takes precedence over previous DOD issuances and service regulations, establishes a 12-week parental leave for non-birth parents, adoptive parents, and eligible foster parents.
For birth parents, the 12-week leave will begin after and in addition to a convalescent leave, which is determined on an individual basis. Service members who are not birth parents but have caregiver leave will transition to the new program for a total combined leave of 12 weeks.
For more information or to read the full memorandum you can see links here:
Source: https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3259259/dod-expands-military-parental-leave-program/
Memorandum Link: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dtm/DTM%2023-001.PDF?ver=MNugpajQ7C-GC455Y4HNqA%3d%3d
