Federal & Training Holidays

Servicemembers and their families look forward to yearly federal and training holidays. These often give them time for much need rest and relaxation. Here are FY 2025 Federal and Training Holidays, Family Days, and military 4-day weekend calendars.

Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Holidays

• New Year’s Day — Wednesday, January 1, 2025
• Martin Luther King Jr Day — Monday, January 20, 2025
• Inauguration Day — Monday, January 20, 2025
• Presidents’ Day — Monday, February 17, 2025
• Memorial Day — Monday, May 26, 2025
• Juneteenth — Thursday, June 19, 2025
• Independence Day — Friday, July 4, 2025
• Labor Day — Monday, Sept. 1, 2025
• Columbus Day — Monday, Oct. 13, 2025
• Veterans Day — Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025
• Thanksgiving Day — Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025
• Christmas Day — Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025

Army Training Holiday Observances

These days vary by unit. There may be more or fewer training holidays than listed below. Soldiers should always confirm with their local chain of command whether or not they have a federal or training holiday off, as they are not guaranteed.

Fiscal 2025 Army Training Holiday Observances

• Jan. 17, 2025 — Friday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Feb. 14, 2025 — Friday before Washington’s Birthday
• March 21, 2025 — USACASCOM Spring Holiday
• May 23, 2025 — Friday before Memorial Day
• June 20, 2025 — Friday after Juneteenth National Independence Day
• July 3, 2025 — Thursday before Independence Day
• Aug. 29, 2025 — Friday before Labor Day

Fiscal 2025 Army Four-Day Weekends

• Martin Luther King Jr Day — Friday, January 17-Monday January 20, 2025
• Presidents’ Day weekend — Friday, February 14-Monday, February 17, 2025
• Memorial Day weekend — Friday, May 23-Monday, May 26, 2025
• Independence Day weekend — Thursday, July 3-Sunday, July 6, 2025
• Labor Day weekend — Friday, August 29-Monday, September 1, 2025

The U.S. Army observes U.S. federal holidays and typically authorizes a training holiday to coincide with each federal holiday to provide four-day weekends. These are called days of no-scheduled activity, or DONSAs, and can be impacted by training and mission requirements. Always confirm with your chain of command if you will have these or other days off.

Holiday Season/Holiday Block Leave

During the two weeks around the end-of-year holidays, the armed forces typically remain operational (half or full-day schedule based on mission requirements), except for Christmas and New Year’s days off and designated training holidays.

Army “Christmas Exodus”

The Army typically shuts down basic training and advanced individual training schools. The Navy and Air Force typically shut down job schools but do not shut down basic training.

The 10-day break generally starts a week before Christmas and lasts until a week after Christmas. The “exodus” allows drill sergeants and basic training staff members to spend the holidays with their families.

Soldiers may choose whether to take a break and go home or stay at basic training and work on details during the 10-day period. Any taken leave comes out of soldiers’ leave entitlement, and transportation costs home and back are not covered, according to a 2014 explanation from the U.S. Army Future Soldier Center.

Air Force 2025 Air Education and Training Command Family Days

• Friday, May 23, 2025
• Thursday, June 19, 2025
• Monday, July 7, 2025
• Friday, August 29, 2025
• Friday, Oct. 10, 2025
• Friday, Nov. 28, 2025
• Friday, December 26, 2025
• Friday, January 2, 2026

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 2022 Air Force memo.

Navy Fiscal Year 2025 Holiday Observation Guidance

The following dates reflect the Navy’s 2025 holiday schedule. They will be updated when the Navy publishes its updated holiday observance calendar (usually in January).

• Martin Luther King Jr Day — Monday, January 20, 2025 (Observed January 18-January 21, 2025)
• Presidents’ Day — Monday, February 17, 2025 (Observed February 14-February 17, 2025)
• Memorial Day — Monday, May 26, 2025 (Observed May 23 – May 26, 2025)
• Juneteenth — Thursday, June 19, 2025
• Independence Day — Friday, July 4, 2025 (Observed July 3 – July 6, 2025)
• Labor Day — Monday, September 1, 2025 (Observed August 29-Sept. 1, 2025)
• Columbus Day — Monday, October 13, 2025 (Observed October 10-October 13, 2025)
• Veterans Day — Tuesday, November 11, 2025 (Observed November 8-November 11, 2025)
• Thanksgiving Day — Thursday, November 27, 2025 (Observed November 27-December 1, 2025)
• Christmas Day — Thursday, December 25, 2025 (Observed December 25-December 28, 2025)
• New Year’s Day — Thursday, January 1, 2025

Always confirm with your chain of command if you will have these or other days off.