I always wonder what it means for enlisted soldiers
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Some military jobs are administrative, so they always have their regular work. You need HR, supply, medical, etc., in the military too. There’s also occasional training, for your job, and various classes you must attend for things like promotion.
For combat troops, it’s train and maintain. Training is always happening in the military, from the training above to in the field playing war training. And many of the admin people get to go to the field too. And then with all of that equipment, there’s a lot to maintain.
And then when there’s nothing scheduled to do, you may get tasked with various menial jobs around the post. Or if your leadership is cool, you’ll get a lot of extended weekends or administrative leave (vacation that’s not charged to your 30 days a year allowance). This is also a good time to catch up on college classes.
Navy is different. They have the onshore admin stuff above, and then they also have ships. That’s like being in the field for months at a time, with lots of training drills. Aircraft carriers will be launching planes so the pilots and crew can practice. You get downtime between your shifts.
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