Each year, all active-duty service members earn
30 days
of leave. Normally at the end of each fiscal year, any unused leave exceeding 60 days is lost.
0700 to 1600 but most commands operate 24 hours a
day 5 days a week
but when deployed to work 12 hours on and 12 hours off 7 days a week for the most part. 9.5 hours per day with alternate Fridays off. You work on average 10-12 hours on watch and when you’re not on watch you could work a regular 8 hour day.
Sailors and Officers are eligible for
up to 30 days of paid
vacation, accumulative up to 60 days.
No unless on shore duty
. Next to no days off while out to sea.
Specific underway schedules can vary widely. Normally ships will go to sea for 10 days to 2 weeks each month for training operations in preparation for deployment. Extended operations away from home port can last up to 6 to 9 months, and ships typically deploy
once every 18-24 months
.
Do you go to jail if you quit the military?
Punishment for Going AWOL
Besides, the maximum punishment according to the law is
death or life in prison if desertion
is carried out to avoid war. In fact, the vast majority of AWOL and desertion cases are disposed of with an administrative discharge.
If you went through all the motions of signing up for a military service only to decide it is not right for you and you have NOT been to the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) and have NOT taken an Oath of Enlistment,
you are free to quit the process at any time
.
Do you work 7 days a week in the military?
Being on active duty is similar to working a full-time job. In the Army, for instance,
its active duty soldiers serve 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the length of their service commitment
(that’s not to say that each soldier works a 24-hour shift, just that there are always soldiers on duty).
America’s Navy offers several travel and recreational opportunities, as well as generous
vacation
time. … With as many as 30 paid vacation days each year, you can use this time to relax, visit your family or venture to new places. Downtime here isn’t much different than in the civilian sector.
Do sailors get days off?
In the Merchant Navy operating on a 3-watch system,
there are no days off at sea
. However in port Junior Engineers (in the days that we had them) could stand a “generator watch” providing the duty engineer was on call to help out if necessary. That would give the senior watch-keepers time off in port to go ashore.
The U.S. Navy is
outfitting its ships with unclassified wireless networks
that will allow sailors and marines to move around a vessel with laptops and personal digital assistants. … The wireless networks also will permit deployed Marine and Army units to maintain connectivity while in transit.
Hitting the Sack: Lights Out. In all the branches’ basic training programs, bedtime is
usually 2100, or 9 p.m.
, except during times of special events, such as night exercises.
Do you get weekends off in basic training?
Do you get weekends off in basic training?
No it is not true
. During BCT you do get a “break” on Sunday just long enough to go to church and do laundry. However, you cannot take a weekend pass during BCT.
If you’re looking for a career that provides stable income, the
military
is a great option. Pay is determined by a set scale based on rank and time in service. Additional financial incentives, such as skill-based or retention bonuses and hazardous duty pay may also be available.
The Navy will offer a two-year active duty enlistment
, but they couple it with a two or four-year active (drilling) Navy Reserve commitment. The minimum active duty enlistment periods offered by the Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps are four years.
- It involves frequent and long deployments. …
- It requires a lot of time to be spent at sea, which is bad if you are seasick. …
- It involves trainings that are too rigorous and challenging for an individual. …
- It can put you in cramped quarters. …
- It places lives at risk.
