Can I take military caregiver leave to care for a servicemember who is no longer serving in the military? What about for a retired member of the military?
No. Former members, including retired members, of the Regular Armed Forces, the National Guard, or the Reserves are not considered “covered servicemembers” under the military caregiver leave provision. Military caregiver leave does cover seriously ill or injured servicemembers on the temporary disability retired list; servicemembers on the permanent disability retired list, however, are not covered.
Related Questions
- Can I take military caregiver leave for more than one seriously injured or ill servicemember, or more than once for the same servicemember if he or she has a subsequent serious injury or illness?
- Can I take additional military caregiver leave if a covered servicemember receives a serious injury or illness and then, at a later time, manifests a second serious injury or illness?
- Can I take military caregiver leave to care for a servicemember who is no longer serving in the military? What about for a retired member of the military?
