Mission Our vision is to be our customer's first choice.
Description The Exchange, also known as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, is a Department of Defense organization that provides tax-free shopping and services to an exclusive customer base of more than 12 million military members and their families. The Exchange is the 47th top retailer in the U.S. with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We operate 3,700 facilities on military installations, which include retail stores, restaurants, convenience stores, franchises, movie theaters and more.
Our organization is very unique, because it has a niche customer, our military service men and women, and retirees. We go where they go in an effort to “serve the people who serve us.” In 2011, we totaled $10.3 billion in sales. Two-thirds of our earnings go back to the military through Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs which improve the quality of life for our customers.
AAFES has been named the #1 Non-Profit/Government 2023 Military Friendly Spouse Employer, Viqtory Media, publisher of publisher of G.I. Jobs and Military Spouse magazines., 2023
Top 10 Military Spouse Friendly Employers, Military Spouse Magazine, 2013
Army and Air Force Exchange has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,367 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Army and Air Force Exchange employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.9 stars).
Overall, 52% of employees would recommend working at Army and Air Force Exchange to a friend. This is based on 1,376 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
60% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Army and Air Force Exchange as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Army and Air Force Exchange.