Army Regulation AR 600-8-29 Personnel-General Officer Promotions September 2020

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There are three different types of leave associated with the birth of a child: maternity convalescent leave, primary caregiver leave, and secondary caregiver leave. The result is a regulation that is more comprehensive and will reduce confusion, especially for Soldiers working in joint environments, he said. The DOD Instruction covers leave and liberty procedures and sets a blueprint so the Army can be uniform with the other military services. Based on input from Soldiers, the Army took the opportunity to improve the Department of Army Form 31, or Request and Authority for Leave, and the DA Form 4179, or Leave Log. Every month Soldiers have the personal responsibility to verify the accuracy of their leave and earnings statements, which shows their balance, the amount of leave they used during the current fiscal year, and the number of leave days they will lose if they don't take it before the end of the fiscal year,” he said.

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Commanders are responsible for having an effective annual leave program that provides Soldiers with the opportunity to take leave, to include an extended leave, during the year, operational requirements permitting. Last updated in 1993, the time to update the leave form had come, he said, especially with so many changes to the regulation. cost reduction initiatives. Appendix C Functional Description of the Human Resources Support System C–1. Program The Army is striving to help troops better understand their benefits, especially the young Soldiers who make up the majority of new Army parents, he added. The new regulation encompasses recent changes in leave and passes, rearranges the sections to make it more user friendly, clarifies policy, and covers the new leave forms,” he said. “It also aligns the terminology more closely with” Defense Department Instruction 1327.06, or Leave and Liberty Policy and Procedures.

Soldiers may request a non-chargeable absence to assist at major events for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and similar groups. This was previously authorized by AR 600-8-10, but it now falls under an umbrella category that supports participants in competitive sporting and other events. April 12, 2022 U.S. Army STAND-TO! | Army Organic Industrial Base Modernization Implementation Plan New birthparents are authorized 42 days of maternity convalescent leave upon release from the hospital or birthing center. As this is convalescent leave, it is non-chargeable. Spc. Dallas Ochoa, assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, reunites with his daughter, Kaylynn, following a homecoming ceremony at William Bill Reed Special Event Center, Fort Carson, Colo., Nov. 13, 2018.

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Activ- PDR–R), 1600 Spearhead Division Ave ities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing Previously, a parental leave of only 10 non-chargeable days was available for non-birthparents, and had to be used within 45 days after the birth. Now, secondary caregivers leave is a very significant leave change in support of family quality of life.