10 U.S.C. § 710a: Parental leave for members of certain reserve components of the armed forces

the birth or adoption of a child of the member and to care for such child; or the placement of a minor child with the member for adoption or long-term foster care. operational requirements; professional military education obligations; or other circumstances that the Secretary determines reasonable and appropriate. The regulations prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall require that any leave authorized to be taken after the one-year period described in paragraph (1) shall be taken within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, after cessation of the circumstances warranting the extended deadline. the selected reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37 ; or the individual ready reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37 when attending or participating in a sufficient number of periods of inactive-duty training during a year to count the year as a qualifying year of creditable service toward eligibility for retired pay.