Working for the holidays...

[xj220]

First Christmas away from home this year. It sucks, but they do take good care of us out here and the squadron is great. I've got a lot of friends out here so we have a good time still. It really is just another day, minus the decorations and whatnot and we still fly and have our duties. Although, the only thing I really want for Christmas now is all our pubs to make it out here on time and the correct amount. Then, I will be happy.

 

[Steve Wilkins]

"Full day" is another different perspective. Eight hours is a very, very short day for any of us in uniform!

Ahh, true that. If I work 50 hours in a week (which is a joke), I'm looked at as a freak. I get the "you're working to hard" speech. I just kindly smile, point to the pictures of my ships hanging on the wall in my office, and say, "I could double the amount of hours I work here and still be short compared to what those guys are working." They don't get it and never will.

 

[Rocketman]

At least there is typically some kind of connectivity these days instead of the ~two week cycle time for mail as primary means of communication. Talk about feeling disconnected!

Or maybe back in the day you got lucky and had the time to wait in line for a MARS conversation with your hippy chick girlfriend. Talk about an exercise is frustration ! ......over

 

[BACONATOR]

If I was in a squadron, I'd be the Christmas Duty jew, but I'm on leave between squadrons.... sorry HSC-25 JOPA....

 

[rare21]

"Full day" is another different perspective. Eight hours is a very, very short day for any of us in uniform!

Unless you are REALLY working....

 

[KBayDog]

Unless you are REALLY working....

True, true - DMV employees certainly earn their paychecks.

 

[rare21]

True, true - DMV employees certainly earn their paychecks.

sorry DMV bubbas are certainly off...and even get out early on Wednesday. Standing SDO duty I do not consider work. Seizing 26 pounds of weed, packaged crack, a 9mm baby glock from a center console,fully loaded, and seizing three cars on the 23rd and 24th all on different occasions......IS.

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

The DOOTS Monster has got me tackled to the ground for New Years Eve

 

[Scoob]

"I could double the amount of hours I work here and still be short compared to what those guys are working."

Is this with or without applying the SWO mantra of "its not what you do, its how many hours you put in".

 

[Steve Wilkins]

Is this with or without applying the SWO mantra of "its not what you do, its how many hours you put in".

Depends on what day it was. Wednesdays was always the day we maximized the number of hours we stayed awake. Why? Cause it was hump day and we liked staying awake for the hell of it.