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In this\u00a0era of budget austerity, America’s\u00a0all-volunteer military faces several retention challenges, not least the stiff competition from\u00a0a\u00a0strengthening private sector where\u00a0employee\u00a0benefits packages\u00a0are increasingly becoming more generous than those offered by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One shortfall the Pentagon can quickly and easily address is the amount of time off it provides to\u00a0new fathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some military services have recently updated their maternity leave policy, a valuable change that\u00a0recognizes the obvious importance of accommodating\u00a0new moms. The Air Force, for instance, now says that female airmen\u00a0don’t have to deploy for a year after giving birth. Sailors and Marines now get 18 weeks of maternity leave \u2014 triple what they had earlier this year. The Army says it\u00a0is considering similar changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

It’s time for DoD to give new fathers a better deal, too. Becoming a father is a life-changing experience. A modest change, say doubling paid paternity leave from 10 to 20 days, is not only the right thing to do for military\u00a0families, it will undoubtedly boost morale and, hopefully, improve retention.\u00a0Companies such as Bank of America and Google offer new fathers a full three months of paid time off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Capt. Alex Usztics, platoon commander, Force Recon, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), a native of Dauphin, Pa., holds his daughter, Everly, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 28, 2014. Service members with the 22nd MEU returned on MV-22B Ospreys after a nine-month deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The military should double the allowed leave for new fathers to 20 days off, a measure that would improve morale at a time its severely challenged. Here, Capt. Alex Usztics, platoon commander, Force Recon, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds his daughter, Everly, after returning to Camp Lejeune, N.C., in October 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Credit: Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza\/Marine Corps<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such a change would be in step with Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s push to modernize personnel policies so the military can better\u00a0compete with the private sector for the country’s premier talent. The “Force of the Future” proposal put forward by DoD’s personnel and readiness division calls\u00a0for a total of 18 weeks of paternity to be used during a man’s entire career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the interim, unit commanders\u00a0should, as a matter of course, default in favor of giving new fathers time off. In cases where deployments or other missions preclude the new father getting his due, the services should allow them to take it post-deployment or allow an extension of the benefit on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year service members bring 144,000 children into their homes, through birth and adoption.\u00a0This simple fix would send a strong message that DoD cares about its families\u00a0and is committed to supporting their needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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