Air Force Considering the Elimination of Family Days as a Cost Cutting Measure
This would be a big change to military culture if family days are eliminated:
The Air Force is scrutinizing the extra day given to troops that turn federal holidays into four-day weekends as the U.S. government hunts for ways to streamline operations. At many bases, service members receive an automatic “family day,” typically scheduled alongside a Friday or Monday holiday. In the coming weeks, the Air Force “will evaluate Family Days to ensure they align with our ability to support warfighter readiness,” Gwendolyn DeFilippi, acting assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs, wrote in a Feb. 11 memo.
The review comes as the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, drives cost-cutting and efficiency measures across the executive branch of the federal government.
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