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Secretary of the Navy increases secondary caregiver leave to 21 days
February 15, 2022 — Sailors will now have more time to spend with their family after the birth or adoption of a child as the Department of the Navy increased its maximum Secondary Caregiver Leave, or SCL, to 21 days. The Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, authorized the extension Feb. 11, 2022... MORE

Air Force restores leave charged during restriction of movement
December 9, 2020 — Effective Nov. 20, the Department of the Air Force announced the ability to restore leave charged to members during a required restriction of movement after Aug. 6... MORE

The Department of the Air Force is seeing its highest retention levels in 20 years, second only to rates recorded shortly after 9/11 in 2002.

DOD Directs Stop Movement in response to COVID-19
March 13, 2020 — The Department of Defense issued a stop movement of all personnel to, from or through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated Level 3 COVID-19 locations effective March 13 and for the next 60 days. Following Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper’s announcement of new travel restrictions, the Air Force began implementing and complying with this guidance... MORE