Air Force commands begin unveiling which family days they’ll keep

Air Force commands begin unveiling which family days they’ll keep

Air Force major commands have begun rolling out family day calendars for the rest of the year, after the service ended its blanket schedule of an extra day off tacked on to a federal holiday.

How Air Force MAJCOMs Are Setting New Family Days

When acting Air Force Secretary Gary A. Ashworth rescinded service-wide “Family Days” last week, he left it to commanders, directors, and supervisors to decide for themselves if they wanted to grant the extra days off. Ashworth’s guidance urged only that, in accordance with USAF regulations, they “re-evaluate their pass structures to best align with warfighter readiness.” Two Air Force major commands have updated their policies on Family Days, …