scope:

This instruction applies to all AD and full-time support Navy personnel, commands and activities, and describes the Navy's pregnancy and parenthood guidelines and requirements. Navy Reserve Component Service members should follow reference (a). The Operating Guide, enclosure (2), supplements this instruction, and is divided into three sections as listed in subparagraphs 3a through 3c.

a. Pregnancy guidelines, limitations, and responsibilities.

b. Personnel management.

c. Healthcare benefits.

Purpose

a. To disseminate Navy administrative regulations concerning family planning for active duty (AD) and full-time support naval personnel (hereafter identified as Service members) and the assignment, retention, separation, standards of conduct, and medical management of pregnancies and parenthood, pursuant to references (a) through (y).

b. Summary of changes includes consolidation and clarity of pregnancy and parenthood guidance, to include new and updated guidance in the areas of operational deferment, maternity and parental leave, and provisions of healthcare. This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.