Getting a Day-Off in the Military

There're 365 days in a year. We're entitled to thirty days of annual leave, and a three-day pass every six-weeks ... which totals 56 days, and reduces the workload to 309. There are sixteen national holidays observed, and 104 weekend days ... which combine to reduce the total to 189. We're off-duty for eight-hours of sleep each day, so another 126 days must be subtracted ... leaving 63 working days for Uncle Sam.

If we consume an hour every day with coffee and incidentals, then the total must be reduced by another fifteen days. Troop information, character guidance, lectures and counseling occupy another 26 days each year ... leaving only 22 days for duty. Paydays occupy twelve of the remainder, and no work is ever done on a payday. The average serviceman will spend two days a year in the dental clinic, and seven days a year undergoing medical examinations or treatment. This leaves only one day to serve each year!

If you aren't resourceful enough to get this one working day off each year then you probably aren't well suited to the military, and you shouldn't reenlist! We've never had it so good!

So You'd Like to Have the Day Off?

There are 365-days per year available for work.

There are 52-weeks per year in which you already have the two-day weekend off ... leaving 261-days still available for work.

Since you spend 16-hours each day away from work, you have used an additional 170-days off ... leaving only 91-days available.

you spend 30-minutes each day on coffee-break, which accounts for 23-days annually ... leaving only 68-days available for work.

With a one-hour lunch period each day, you've consumed another 46-days ... leaving only 22-days for work.

You normally spend 2-days each year on sick-leave ... reducing you to only 20-days for work.

We observe 5-holidays each year ... leaving only 15-days available for work.

You enjoy a generous 14-day vacation period annually ... which leaves only 1-day to accomplish all our work each year!

With only ONE DAY OF WORK left, you CANNOT take THAT DAY OFF too!!