This is a JSON representation. Probably not even the storage format. But even if it were, in javascript, new Date("MM/DD/YYYY") parses correctly. I don't think

This is a JSON representation. Probably not even the storage format. But even if it were, in javascript, new Date("MM/DD/YYYY") parses correctly. I don't think it's as difficult as you are imagining. It also doesn't need any formatting in order to be displayed, which is likely it's only real use.