Military regulation...?

Question

Does anyone know if there is a regulation in the Army that allows a certain amount of time for lunch breaks for a certain amount of hours worked a day? If so what is the regulation?

In war there are different regulations, I'm talking about someone on assignment in the U.S. and not out in the field. Just a typical 10 hour day. The laws very in situations.

LMAO, nice story you made up down there. I was asking not based on anything anyone or I did and my husband is an NCO... but nice try. I'm not in the military, just a spouse wondering.

Answer 1

There is no specific DoD instruction regarding the length of "lunch-breaks" or any other breaks, state-side or deployed other than requirements for Crew-rest for flightcrews, ATC, etc.

A COMMAND may have an INSTRUCTION on the subject, and ALL instructions are to be available to any service-member.

eg, When I was an instructor, we had a Command Instruction for our Division that dictated when and how long lunch for the students was to be, and IF classes or tests would interrupt lunch or dinner, the students had to be given a "chit" (voucher) for the lost meal.

Answer 2

You get a meal break, which in some cases is EAT UP AND GET UP. On shore duty, I once had some troops who were starting to come back from lunch late a lot. So, I broke the LUNCH HOUR down to a LUNCH HALF HOUR (and broke up some 'teams' so they weren't at lunch at the same time). Two went crying to the Div Off. He called me in, in front of them. Asked what was going on. I explained the problem and my solution. He looked at the two cry babies and said, "What Petty Officer A....has implemented works for me, too. Dismissed," and
within the week, everyone was back on time. We then went back to the LUNCH HOUR.

Answer 3

there are no regulations. they are entitled to no guarantees whatsoever when it comes to meals or rest room breaks. The military is not like the civilian work force where mandatory breaks are established such as 15 minutes for every 4 hours worked or anything like that.

in other words, yes, he can be forced to work 12 or more hours without a break or with no chance to grab a bite to eat.

Answer 4

the real question here is:
you were late getting back from lunch because normally you have a hour and a half lunch break but you NCO's told you you would only have 45 min that day and you took the whole hour and a half anyway. now you got a counseling satement for it and your trying to find some army reg to get out of it and back up your case.

sorry bud ... your screwed!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The only time breaks are ever regulated, as far as I know, are when a female is pregnant... and even then unit COs have a lot of room to wiggle.

Answer 7

There are policies, but not in Army Regulations. They are at a smaller level, either in MACOM or Division level.

Answer 8

The military is exempt from standard labor laws.

Answer 9

in the fine print, when you enlist in the marine corps, you are guranteed three meals and onr half hour of sleep per day

Answer 10

not really. only if you have certain specialties that require crew rest (crewmembers for aircraft, air traffic control) then whatever the unit policy is then that's what it is.