Ft. Belvoir Operating Status: Effective Nov. 15, 2018, USAG Fort Belvoir follows the U.S. Office of Personnel Management adverse weather guidance. In the event of severe weather conditions, the AFMS may be closed or have a late arrival or early dismissal based on OPM Status. Students will be notified as follows:
a. Notification.
(1) During Duty Hours. The Course Director will advise students of early dismissal.
(2) During Non-Duty Hours. Students will follow the OPM operating status. The operating status for Fort Belvoir may be notified through a local television channel or radio station or even through the OPM notification system.
b. “Liberal leave” or “unscheduled leave is authorized” DOES NOT APPLY to AFMS students.
When bad weather or road conditions occur that affect operations at Fort Belvoir, that information is recorded on the Fort Belvoir Information Hotline at (703) 805-3030. Fort Belvoir operations and OPM status is also provided to the local television and radio stations whose Web links are provided below. In addition to running weather-status announcements in their on-air broadcasts, most media outlets also list them in “Operating Status” links on their Web sites.
