SPC Private RallyPoint Member 4940451 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.army.mil/article/216774/army_offers_more_flexibility_with_new_parental_leave_policy">https://www.army.mil/article/216774/army_offers_more_flexibility_with_new_parental_leave_policy</a><br />This is a link in regards to it. Maybe someone else can get a better understanding of this . <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/428/133/qrc/size2.jpg?1566410254"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://www.army.mil/article/216774/army_offers_more_flexibility_with_new_parental_leave_policy">Army offers more flexibility with new parental leave policy</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The Army has doubled the amount of parental leave available to fathers and other secondary caregivers of newborn infants with a policy that also provides more leave flexibility for mothers.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Can anyone give me any information in regards to "retroactive parental leave" ? 2019-08-21T13:57:35-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 4940451 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.army.mil/article/216774/army_offers_more_flexibility_with_new_parental_leave_policy">https://www.army.mil/article/216774/army_offers_more_flexibility_with_new_parental_leave_policy</a><br />This is a link in regards to it. Maybe someone else can get a better understanding of this . <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/428/133/qrc/size2.jpg?1566410254"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://www.army.mil/article/216774/army_offers_more_flexibility_with_new_parental_leave_policy">Army offers more flexibility with new parental leave policy</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The Army has doubled the amount of parental leave available to fathers and other secondary caregivers of newborn infants with a policy that also provides more leave flexibility for mothers.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Can anyone give me any information in regards to "retroactive parental leave" ? 2019-08-21T13:57:35-04:00 2019-08-21T13:57:35-04:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 4940566 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>the way I read it, a Soldier would be able to take up to 11 non-chargeable days of leave for a baby born after 23 DEC 2016, or alternatively get 11 days of chargeable annual leave credited to their leave balance if they already took annual leave to support the birth of a child in that timeframe.<br />Technical details of how to do that would be published via MILPER. Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 21 at 2019 2:22 PM 2019-08-21T14:22:22-04:00 2019-08-21T14:22:22-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 4941322 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If you only took 10 days of paternity leave, you’re entitled to 11 additional days retro back to 1 Jan 2017. Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 21 at 2019 6:30 PM 2019-08-21T18:30:26-04:00 2019-08-21T18:30:26-04:00 2019-08-21T13:57:35-04:00