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either consecutively or simultaneously. When such designation has been made, the designated individual shall be deemed to be the covered servicemember's only next of kin. Fof example, An employer is permitted to require an employee to provide confirmation of covered family relationship to the covered servicemember pursuant to 5 825.1220). Covered active duty Regular Component of the Armed Forces - Duty during deployment of the member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country. Covered active duty Reserve Components of the Armed Forces - Duty during deployment of the member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country under a call or order to active duty in a contingency operation as defined in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code. Covered servicemember - A member of the Armed Forces (including National Guard or Reserves) who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness; or a veteran who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, for a serious injury or illness and who was a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) at any time during the period of 5 years preceding the date on which the veteran undergoes that medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy. Serious injury or illness - A mMember of the Armed Forces (including National Guard or Reserves), with an injury or illness sincurred-by in the line of duty on active duty in the ° finea Fo fees (or existed before the beginning of the member's active duty and was aggravated by service in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces) and that may render the member medically unfit to perform the duties of the member's office, grade, rank, or rating; and -A veteran who was a member of the Armed Forces (including National Guard or Reserves) at any time during a period when the person was a covered servicemember, means a qualifying (as defined by the Secretary of Labor) injury or illness incurred by a covered servicemember in the line of duty on active duty that may render the servicemember medically unfit to perform the duties of his or her office, grade, rafrkrank. or rating. Outpatient status, with respect to a covered servicemember, means the status of a member of the Armed Forces assigned to either a military medical treatment facility as an outpatient; or a unit established for the purpose of providing command and control of members of the Armed Forces receiving medical care as outpatients. Amount of Leave — Qualified Exigency An eligible employee can take up to 12 weeks of leave for a qualified exigency. Amount of Leave — Military Caregiver An eligible employee taking military caregiver leave is entitled to 26 workweeks of leave during a single, 12-month period. The single, 12-month period begins the first day the eligible employee takes FMT.A leave to care for a covered servicemember and ends 12 months after that date.