2006-10-13 09:50:27 · 17 answers · asked by feelin crazed 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I was away for christmas & new year the year i was married (3 weeks after wedding) and it is pants. You get no thanks for it, no option to decline and no pay incentives or overtime. At least civilians will get the option to work and a bunch of overtime usually about triple time - we get he haw.
2006-10-13 10:56:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I feel for mothers... and I thank MINE for the letters and cards while I was at sea.
And I bless the mothers, spouses, and kids who make sure that those who are deployed feel the love from HOME. AND I thank Mom for holding a Thanksgiving Dinner in April when I returned off one cruise (Mom's last... sniffle).
I was the one who was away for Christmas... and New Years and birthdays and anniversaries and Easter and Halloween and Turkey Day. I deployed for almost 7 of my total 15 yrs in the Navy... it cost me a brief marriage, and afterwards I volunteered for cruises.
The Navy always did great meals on holidays, I actually had a collapsable tree in my SAR bag, and enjoyed my friends aboard the boat...
Sure it sucks to be away... but there are airline pilots, construction crews, waiters & waitresses... any number of professions that require work on holidays. There are miliary folks STATESIDE who will be stuck on duty... (single guys & girls... take the watch if ya can).
2006-10-13 18:38:06 · answer #2 · answered by mariner31 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was in Iraq over Thanksgiving and Christmas. I'll be honest, I wished I was home over Christmas, but what could I do but serve and continue on with the mission. What are we supposed to do, bring all the troops home over Christmas? Do you realize the logistical nightmare and cost involved with transporting that many people from a war zone, through US customs and then home? You'd have to start that nightmare in October or even earlier.
2006-10-13 21:44:28 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff F 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It may be total bulls**t that we have to be away during holidays. But it is our job. I will be gone through Christmas, I don't like it but I have to deal with it. There will be other chances for me to be home and I will cherish every moment that I can spend with my family. But when I am defending my family and the families of others, I think that missing a a few holidays is worth the many that I will spend with them in the end.
2006-10-13 18:19:06 · answer #4 · answered by wolfman72585 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sorry to all those who have any family who are away this xmas. for the first time in 6 years my hubby and son are home for xmas. they are both in the army. my son is normally away somewhere and the hubby manning the barracks. they have not been home together in the last 6 years and so there is going to be one hell of a party this year cos they are both on leave over xmas untill the new year.
2006-10-13 20:23:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not just military... what about airline pilots and stewards/stewardess, health care personnel... there are all sorts of jobs that require people to away from their loved ones at holiday times. The people that take those jobs understand that when sign up or agree to work. Then what about those of us who have lost a loved one to death... they will never come back for any holiday. It is part of life and deal with it. You don't have to like it, but you deal with it and you support your loved one.
2006-10-13 17:25:21 · answer #6 · answered by msfyrebyrd 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i have been married to my hubby for 6 years, he has been in the military for 10....i havent had him home for christmas many years and now we have a child so its extra hard at times..
i do believe its s**t....but we all know what we signed up for when we married military or are active duty
i wish that i could bring all the active duty members home but Uncle Sam rules their/our lives now...
2006-10-13 17:19:07 · answer #7 · answered by sherichance79 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid it happens to us all in the forces.If they weren't away, chances are they would be duty on base/ship/submarine, so they still might not be with you.I'm a submariner and my 2 stepsons are Royal Marines in Afghanistan. Life is NEVER QUIET. Your loved one will be home soon enough.
Good luck and keep your chin up!
2006-10-13 17:15:36 · answer #8 · answered by devonmonky 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i think you should get used to it. i spent 4 years in the navy with no war going on and not once did i get home for christmas.
2006-10-14 04:32:27 · answer #9 · answered by namkciub 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i havent but at the end of the day hes doing something none of yahoo people could do, and thats being a hero. when you see them next and you will see them, tell them i admire them for what there doing and why. just keep sending him letters and telling him you love him or her.
2006-10-13 16:54:36 · answer #10 · answered by neil d 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋