Officials at a central Georgia Air Force base have backed down from banning guards from telling visitors to 'have a blessed day . ' A man who identified himself as an active duty military member posted on the Military Religious Freedom Foundation website that Robins personnel have told him to have a blessed day more than a dozen times in the past two weeks . The man wrote ' I am an active-duty Air Force member/employee currently assigned to Robins Air Force Base , Georgia for the purpose of training . Changes : Officials at a central Georgia Air Force base have backed down from banning guards from telling visitors to 'have a blessed day ' ( file photo ) ' I have been entering through what is known as the `` Russell Gate '' since the 23rd of February . 'On no less than 15 occasions over the last two weeks , I have been greeted by the military personnel at the gate with the phrase `` Have a blessed day . '' 'This greeting has been expressed by at least 10 different Airmen ranging in rank from A1C to SSgt . ' I found the greeting to be a notion that I , as a non-religious member of the military community should believe a higher power has an influence on how my day should go . ' The organization 's president , Mikey Weinstein , said on the group 's website that he spoke with base officials and was told that staff would no longer use the greeting . Weinstein said base officials told him that gate guards will now say 'have a nice day ' instead . After initially banning the greeting , base officials said Thursday evening that further review showed it does n't violate Air Force standards . Spokesman Roland Leach says Guards may say 'welcome to team Robins , ' and add courteous and professional greetings if they wish . Military Religious Freedom Foundation president Mikey Weinstein , left , had said on the group 's website that he spoke with base officials and was told that staff would no longer say 'have a blessed day ' ( file ) . After initially banning the greeting , base officials said Thursday evening that further review showed it does n't violate Air Force standards .
A man who identified himself as an active duty military member posted on the Military Religious Freedom Foundation website . He said that Robins Air Force Base personnel have told him to have a blessed day more than a dozen times in Thursday . After initially banning the greeting , base officials said the past two weeks evening that further review showed it does n't violate Air Force standards .