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I'm particularly interested in the medical and aviation field. The army crew Cheif said that he goes in at 6am and leaves at 6pm. I've heard him talk about how his buddies were mad cuz they left late at 5:15 before. I feel like someone's trying to make their life seem harder than it is. Please tell me of your experiences. I thank you so much for your time.(this does not include deployment hours)
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Its a good question, and you are smart to ask. Your wife needs to be the independent type that can get things done while you are not around. My wife was great. She made the decision to stay home and not work outside the house until our kids were all in school. She also made sure that when I got home, there was nothing for me to do but be with the family. But I'm not going to tell you that it was fair or easy for her.
If you are looking for a 40 hour work week, the military is the wrong place. It is a hard place to raise a family. They will make a lot of sacrifices and so will you. I taught a buddy's son how to ride a bike while he was deployed and he took my son fishing for the first time. That sucks. None-the-less the military isn't a bad place to raise a family if you can focus on the good stuff.
If you are looking for a 40 hour work week, the military is the wrong place. It is a hard place to raise a family. They will make a lot of sacrifices and so will you. I taught a buddy's son how to ride a bike while he was deployed and he took my son fishing for the first time. That sucks. None-the-less the military isn't a bad place to raise a family if you can focus on the good stuff.
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While I fully agree with MAJ John Bell, I'd further note that those Army families that survive the crucible of military life, and most do, are somehow stronger and more disciplined than their civilian counterparts. From personal experience and that of my daughters, even the frequent moves have an upside … new places, new friends, a chance to see a bit of the world, and, for those that need it and take advantage of it, the opportunity to "reset" after taking a wrong turn.
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SPC Chris Ison
LTC (Join to see) - This really depends on the dynamic of the service member. Some, and maybe even a majority, of service members are trying to get out of a bad place. As such their coping skills suck. And they pick bad partners, who also have bad coping skills.
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Gary Henson If you want an eight to five job, you might want a job other than the military.
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SSG Dr. John Bell, PhD.
After you have been in awhile, and finally accepted the fact it is your job, you do your job. Regardless of time of day or day of week. I worked in an Army hospital IT dept and we never knew for sure when we were going to go home. Even after I was a civilian employee. While I was a Marine, I pretty much had about a 50 hour week.
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SGT Charles Bartell
More like go into the Air Force. This is not a dig on them. Most of the people that I have known Have had set work hours. With most weekeds and holadays off. However this all goes back to your job and Command.
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SSgt Russell Stevens
SGT Charles Bartell - Almost half of my Air Force career was 12 hours a day with no days off and while off duty being on call for any missions that arise. I'm not sure how that constitutes set work hours.
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SGT Charles Bartell
Did I say every one had set hours. It sounds like you had DICKS for your command, Welcom to the ARMY.
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Gary Henson My entire career (20+) has been Army Aviation. Yes, we tend to spend some long hours working on aircraft to have them ready for missions or training. My current unit (VIP) does not allow for mission drops except under extreme circumstances. That being said, anytime we have someone new come into our unit, they are briefed ahead of time to be prepared for long work days. As a flight platoon sergeant, I was usually the last one leaving the flight line to ensure my Soldiers got out of there. Sometimes you have to chase them off the flightline due to their nature of not wanting to leave broke aircraft for the next day.
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CW2 Jo Alistair
Gary Henson - It is very easy to put in a 60 hour work week. I left the army in 2012 and still put in 10-12 hours a day at work.
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Cpl Patricia Lail
Anyone worried about hours should not bother signing a military contract. The hours change, units change, and you are not designated to get what you want. That isn't how the military works. You work when the machine needs more fixing and shut down when it has slowed or is awaiting parts.
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SP5 Jeannie Carle
Many many times as a Pers Rec Spec. stateside and So Korea - we worked week-ends to get "special projects" done (SOMEtimes rewarded with a 3-day week-end - most times not) - doing that saved working over the entire next week Never a problem for me - as a civilian, working at an Energizer factory - I heard more civilians gripe about being required to work over with an extra-large order - I would laugh SO hard at them - at least they were getting PAID for those extra hours LOLOL
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