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religious arrangements for care of the servicemember’s dependent Family members. The
plan must include all reasonably foreseeable situations and be sufficiently detailed and
systematic to provide for a smooth, rapid transfer of responsibilities to the caregiver in the
absence of the servicemember. (DoD Instruction 1342.19)
Family care planning. The process of planning for the care of dependent Family
members. The planning is the initiative taken by a servicemember, or a contractor serving
in an officially designated contingency operation, to use all available military and
private-sector resources to ensure that dependent Family members receive adequate
care, support, and supervision during his or her absence. (DoD Instruction 1342.19)
Family readiness. The state of being prepared to effectively navigate the challenges of
daily living experienced in the unique context of military service. Ready individuals and
families are knowledgeable about the potential challenges they may face, equipped with
the skills to competently function in the face of such challenges, aware of the supportive
resources available to them, and able to make use of the skills and supports in managing
such challenges. This includes mobility and financial readiness, mobilization and
deployment readiness, and personal and Family life readiness. (DoD Instruction 1342.22)
immediate Family member. Includes these Family members of either the Soldier or the
Soldier’s spouse: (1) parents, including stepparents; (2) spouse; (3) children, including
stepchildren; (4) sisters, including stepsisters; (5) brothers, including stepbrothers;
(6) only living blood relative; or (7) a person in loco parentis. (AR 600–8–10)
infertility. The failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular
sexual intercourse in women 35 years of age or after 6 months or more in women
>35 years of age. Known medical conditions, such as bilateral tubal occlusion,
anovulation, azoospermia. Same-sex couples or single Soldiers may warrant evaluation
for infertility without the specified wait time.
lactation. The expression of milk by the mammary glands (Oxford Dictionary). The term
lactation includes “breastfeeding,” “chestfeeding,” “nursing,” “pumping,” and “hand
expression.” Whenever feasible, the term lactation will be used in all subsequent policy
revisions.
long-term foster care. Also known as other planned permanent living arrangement
(OPPLA) or another planned permanent living arrangement (APPLA). A foster care
living situation in which the youth is expected to remain until adulthood, often arranged
when reunification, adoption, legal guardianship, or relative placement have been ruled
out. (DHHS, Childwelfare.gov)
maternity convalescent leave. A 6-week convalescent period for a military member
immediately following pregnancy and childbirth. Maternity convalescent leave, as with any
convalescent leave, is non-chargeable. It begins on the first full day after the date of