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On May 22, the House Armed Services Committee approved its version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, by a 57–1 vote. [5] As passed by the Committee, the bill included the Pentagon's controversial "Legislative Proposal 480", transferring Air National Guard space units to the Space Force; however, the Committee accepted an amendment proposed by Joe Wilson (R‑SC), watering down ...
Leave and pass days can now be taken consecutively, as long as the Service Member is in the local area to sign back in from or on leave; for example, a Service Member may put in for a 4-day pass over the 4th of July weekend, and utilize leave starting the day after the 4-day weekend, as long as the service member personally signs in or out on ...
I-Day Used informally within the U.S. military bureaucracy to variously designate the "Implementation Day" or the (Delivery Order) "Issuance Day". J-Day Used during both World Wars [4] to designate the day an assault occurred. K-Day The unnamed day on which a convoy system is introduced or is due to be introduced on any particular convoy lane ...
What are the three-day weekend days in a year? Monday, Jan 1: New Year’s Day. Monday, Jan. 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday. Monday, Feb. 19: Washington’s Birthday, also known as ...
Three-day pass — the longest continuous pass granted allows a serviceman or servicewoman to be away for 72 consecutive hours. Often granted in recognition of special achievement or as a reward, especially as a way of granting a three-day weekend .
Juneteenth National Independence Day: Wednesday, June 19. Independence Day: Thursday, July 4. Labor Day: Monday, September 2. Indigenous Peoples’ Day (also observed as Columbus Day): Monday ...
The slogan "one weekend a month, two weeks a year" has been most commonly seen by Americans in recruiting ads for the National Guard, especially in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Although the slogan is only sometimes used directly in advertising, as of 2004 it was used to describe the duties of at least some military posts. [1]
What are the long weekends in 2024? Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Jan. 13-15 (Saturday-Monday) ... National Star Wars Day - May 4, Saturday. National Take Your Dog to Work Day — June 21, Friday.