The six-month deferment for female Airmen to accomplish their fitness assessments following childbirth will be increased to 12 months to align with recent changes to the deployment deferments. The one-year deferment applies to female Airmen who gave birth on or after the effective date of March 6, 2015. As dwell times for deployment, permanent change of station and TDY increase, so too will the exemption from the current fitness assessment for female Airmen following pregnancies lasting 20 weeks or more (delivery, miscarriage, etc.). An Air Force Guidance Memorandum detailing the changes to the policy will be available in the coming weeks.
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