Defense Secretary Carter to seek longer family leave
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday he intends to give 12 weeks paid maternity leave to female servicemembers and work to boost time off for paternity leave and adoptions. The maternity leave issue is complicated by the fact that Navy Secretary Ray Mabus already increased paid time-off for Navy and Marine Corps forces to 18 weeks. Carter's decision to settle on 12 weeks would force the Navy to scale back its leave policy.