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The Department of Defense is committed

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to taking care of our people to promote

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the well being and work life balance of

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our military families. We've expanded

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our parental leave benefits. Service

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members who welcome a child into their

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family through birth, adoption,

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adoption placement, or long term

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foster care placement now get 12

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weeks of parental leave. It's paid and

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non chargeable and it's in addition to

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convalescent leave authorized for the

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recovery of the birth parent. You have

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a year to use it and you can now take

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it non continuously in increments as

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short as a week.

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For more information about the military

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parental leave program and your

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entitlements, contact your services

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personnel support center.