When is christmas exodus

Christmas Exodus put simply is a break for Christmas. This break only applies to those who are in some sort of training program, not when they have been assigned to their unit.

The days for your soldier may vary depending on how the holidays fall. If you are close enough to where he is training, you can go and pick him up in person. If not, the Army will help to arrange for his transportation home.

I just mention it because we had to skip one of his block leaves to make up for the days. I was close enough to Ft Benning to be able to drive over and pick up my husband. I was told to arrive at 8am to pick him up but it was closer to 9am before he arrived at my car.

We were told to go to their barracks on Sand Hill to pick them up. There was a long line of cars that only grew longer as the minutes went by. They then radioed for him to be sent out. I got a little hug before he got in the car.

I think he was ready for his bed. Soldiers may choose whether to take the break and go home or stay at basic training and work on details during the day period. Army Future Soldier Center. Most offices on Air Force installations are closed on these days, and some services, including medical, recreation, shopping and dining, are on restricted schedules.

Many installations will close some gates as well. Check with your local installation for details. For military members required to perform duty during these holidays, commanders are encouraged to grant compensatory time off during the first week following the holiday, mission requirements permitting, according to a Air Force memo.

They will be updated when the Navy publishes its updated holiday observance calendar usually in January. Connect With Us facebook instagram pinterest twitter youtube. If they choose not to take the break, they can remain at the training school doing grunt work on most days. In many cases, this means he will not have leave time available for quite some time after graduation and arriving at his first duty station. The cost to travel for exodus falls to the soldier.

The transportation office on post can arrange travel for those who need it. In fact, family members are discouraged for booking airline tickets or other transportation without first talking to their soldier. Many times, the Army will arrange this for the soldier to make transporting soldiers to the airport easier.