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NAVADMIN 037/22 
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// 
 
SUBJ/INCREASE TO MAXIMUM SECONDARY CAREGIVER LEAVE// 
 
REF/A/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM//08NOV18// 
REF/B/DOC/USC//20DEC19// 
REF/C/LTR/USD/23MAR18// 
REF/D/LTR/ASN/11FEB22// 
 
NARR/REF A IS MILPERSMAN 1050-415, PARENTAL LEAVE PROGRAM.   
REF B IS TITLE 10 U.S. CODE SECTION 701 THE ENTITLEMENT AND ACCUMULATION OF 
LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES.   
REF C IS UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PERSONNEL AND READINESS) MEMORANDUM, 
PARENTAL LEAVE FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL IN CONNECTION WIH THE BIRTH OR ADOPTION 
OF A CHILD.   
REF D IS DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY CHANGE MEMORANDUM.// 
 
RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces advanced notification of changes to 
reference (a) that increases the maximum allowable days of Secondary 
Caregiver Leave (SCL), authorized in references (b) through (d). 
 
2.  Per reference (a), Sailors properly designated as secondary caregivers 
were authorized 14 consecutive days of non-chargeable SCL after the 
qualifying birth event (QBE) or qualifying adoption (QA) of a child(ren). 
 
3.  Effective 11 February 2022, Sailors who are properly designated as 
secondary caregivers, per references (a) through (d), are authorized up to 21 
consecutive days of non-chargeable SCL following a QBE or QA. 
 
4.  Any Sailor who had a QBE or QA and has not yet executed their SCL as of 
11 February 2022, is authorized up to 21 days of SCL, as long as the SCL is 
started within one year of the QBE or QA.  Sailors who are executing SCL may 
be authorized up to 21 consecutive days at their Unit Commander's 
discretion.  Sailors who have executed SCL are not authorized additional SCL 
per reference (b).  Eligibility and other limitations may be found in 
reference (a). 
 
5.  SCL, as with all types of chargeable and non-chargeable leave, shall be 
recorded via Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System.  Unit Commanders will 
continue to ensure maximum use of earned leave and minimize the loss of leave 
within the constraints of operational requirements. 
 
6.  This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or cancelled, 
whichever occurs first. 
 
7.  Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// 
 
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