MARADMIN 570/18 - Clarification to MARADMIN 331/18 Changes to Parental Leave Policy

Scope

MARADMIN 570/18 provides clarification to MARADMIN 331/18, Changes to Parental Leave Policy. The MARADMIN refined eligibility, leave timing, and execution rules under the parental leave framework predating the 2023 expansion. Superseded by the framework consolidated under MARADMIN 051/23 and the 2026 Reserve Component framework in MARADMIN 191/26.

Audience

• Active Duty Marines using parental leave under the pre-2023 framework. Current framework lives in MARADMIN 051/23.
• HQMC MPO. Owns the policy.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine

• MARADMIN 331/18. The base parental leave policy this MARADMIN clarified.
• MARADMIN 051/23. Expansion of the Military Parental Leave Program. The current framework.
• MARADMIN 191/26. Changes to RCML and RCPL. Current Reserve Component framework.
• MCO 1050.3J. Regulations for Leave, Liberty, and Administrative Absence.

Status

Released 2018-10. Originator CMC Washington DC MRA MP. Applicability was the Total Force during the pre-2023 framework. Superseded by MARADMIN 051/23. Use this entry for historical context only.