so I found out I might be able to get more maternity leave than just the 42 days the regulation…

my job has you can work 2 weeks n be off 2 weeks for 4 months then be off a year unpaid if you like

I'm in the army lol. we get 42 days by the regulation on leave and passes.

@islandftm,

oh my I only got 6 weeks as well but I was on bedrest....but baby came way early so I didn't get to enjoy like I planned

the air force, navy and marine corps all get the initial 6 weeks and then another 12 weeks of nonchargable leave to be used within the first year of the kids life @islandftm . not the army though

@olliesmom well that doesn't seem fair at all. thanks for your service by the way!

different branches different regs @islandftm and I'm never sure what to say to that other than thank you for the thanks lol

@olliesmom I know it just seems since it's all service etc should be the same but eh Idk...that's plenty you rock either way

Right I just saw an article about the extra leave that u could take for the first year.... I could have really used that when I was active.... by the way when someone says thank you for your service my husband always says Thank You for your support.... lol it kinda just flows now.

SMA Dailey is calling for a review of the maternity and paternity leave policy for the army. but they haven't put anything into effect yet @caiseclosed2015

they also seriously need to review the breastfeeding policy they just put out, but that's a whole other topic lol

Oh I haven't seen anything about the breastfeeding policy but I am gonna look for it...

How's it work if you're a single mom on base? Are there daycare centers? And I wanna hear about the breastfeeding policy