why should you show up to work on time in the military?

Answer 1

so you can preform your duty

Answer 2

It's this simple: The military isn't like the civilian world. In the civilian world, if you show up late to work you'll eventually get fired, so all you lose is your job. In the military, if you show up late to work you'll eventually get busted which means loss of stripes, loss of pay, extra duty, etc., and you'll also eventually get kicked out with less than an honorable discharge. That'll follow you for the rest of your life. If you don't get an honorable discharge you lose ALL of your VA benefits, not to mention your GI Bill, and every time you apply for a job your prospective employer will want to know why you didn't get an honorable discharge (even if you're applying for a job at McDonald's). And don't think you'll get away with not telling a prospective employer that you were never in the military -- they do check, and once they find out you lied your application will get kicked to the curb.

Answer 3

In the military if you don't do things right they have to counsel you. If they have to counsel you too much they will not promote you which means that you make less money for the time you have served. They can strip your rank. Also they may give you a dishonorable discharge. That is a red flag for future employers. We still have a volunteer military and most of its members take pride in doing a good job. Being squared away, prompt, and mentally tough just goes with the occupation.

Answer 4

It shouldn't only for the military but with civilians as well. Anyway, to answer your question, if you do not show up for work on time, and your supervisor does not hear from you when you know you'll be late, you will get in trouble. Your supervisor will give you corrective training. Offenses after the first will be dealt with by the commanding officer or the First Sergeant.

Answer 5

Why should you not show up on time ?

Military life is about respect, discipline and obeying orders.

Time keeping in any job is respectful - if someone in my employment was continually late without good reason I would sack them. The military has no reason to have different standards.

Answer 6

Because it is a perfectly respectable job and it would be very unprofessional not to show up. I mean really most of the people live on the base and that's where they work how can you not show up to work on time?

Answer 7

Because it is involved in life-and-death situations, the military has to establish absolute promptness even when it is not at war.

Answer 8

Professionalism!

Answer 9

you show up on duty at the correct time because you have a standing order to do so, not being there on time can result in various punishments, from dereliction of duty to AWOL. Which you can have a range of punishments, from a letter of reprimand to forfeiture of pay or jail time.. depending on severity of your "not showing up on time" is/was.

Answer 10

You usually end up with extra duty and if that doesn't straighten you out then they start taking money out of your check and if that doesn't get you in line then you find you have no days off and no money and your record is so full of black marks that promotion is impossible. If that didn't straighten yopu out they toss you out with a dishonorable discharge.

Answer 11

Because if you don't you are subject to disciplinary action.

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