Married sailors need not fear being split up by conflicting deployments. The U.S. Navy passed a new personnel policy in early March to make it easier for dual-military couples to stay together no matter where their jobs take them.

According to the policy, “Every reasonable effort will be made for military couples to move together and establish a joint household whenever possible.” This means that all new assignments must take the military family into account before being approved. If a couple is split up, their assignment must be reviewed by a flag officer.

There is no maximum distance married sailors can be split up, but the Navy suggests using a 90-mile driving radius as a “guide.”

Couple who aren’t co-located already can also apply to be reassigned.

“The Navy realizes how important families are, and when they’re not whole it can add stress to a sailor’s life,” Navy officials said in a statement. “Co-location of dual military couples is part of supporting families. It is a priority, along with balancing fleet readiness. The revised policy updates the collocation and distribution procedures and makes orders negotiation less cumbersome.”

The service has made military families a priority in order to retain talented sailors who might leave the military to focus on family. Last summer, the Navy increased its maternity leave policy to a whopping 18 weeks for new parents. The policy was decreased to 12 weeks in January.