authorizes service member who adopted a child in a qualifying Adoption agency up to 21 days for non-chargeable leave of absence.
The military aims to provide support for serving personnel who are newly adopting children and is comparable to maternity leave arrangements.
Adoption Leave scheme is available to qualifying Service personnel who have been notified of being matched with a child and who are not taking Paternity Leave..
Adoption leave is given to recognise the adoption of a child (or children) up to the age of 18 years. It is available to both male and female Service personnel and to those adopting a child on their own or one member of a couple adopting a child together.
Merit employees who enter active military service are entitled to a leave of absence for the period of time of their tour of duty, extended for 90 calendar days beyond the date on which their active duty terminates. In addition, Merit employees who ...