Paradigm shifts.

Man this time off thing has people up in arms. They don't know what to do about it. There are those saying that we should be working shifts have an A.M. and P.M. shift. Well let me go ahead and put this out there. The other services are not even working on Friday anymore. For the most part they are on a 4 day work week. That right there should tell you something. (Somebody made mission) I have heard we have. But hey we have to build up for FY10 right? Back on subject these old heads kill me though. They are trying to figure a way around this policy. That shows me right there they don't know how to accomplish this mission or get things done before or around 1700. This is where we are going to find the resistance. I have heard of things like well if that is the case then we need to come in at 0630. (Are you kidding me? You feel like that we should be working 12 hour days or close to it? Goodness)

People this policy has been put out there for a reason. Deal with it. I have often heard hey you are pacing yourself. (Well uh yeah I am going to be here until 2000-2100 anyhow so why the hell not. Why should I race around for that long during the day, come home all stressed out from working late and doing the speed of light. Anyone ever wonder why mistakes are made? Hell people are tired as hell that's why. GOV's get wrecked? Ding Ding Ding for the most part people are tired. When you are working on the average of 60-80 hours a week and all you have is one day off and then sometimes you are working that day too. Damn man people get burned out and burned out quick. I mean hell after 1800 you are operating on something else. I think it is just pure muscle memory or something. You know you are doing something but what you don't know. People walking around like zombies, or on the phones like robots. This is what happens when you are working those hours for that long week in week out month after month and doing that for 3 years. Or better yet doing it for life if you convert. No wonder people at the Operations look happy has hell. They are happy to tell you where you are screwing up, or even show you in a report. But see their job has an end, do this report....done. Move on to something else. But not down here in the foxhole. There is no end in sight. Rewarding yes. But no end to it.) But back to the episode at hand. This time off thing gives these guys that hope that they are going to be off, for the most part, around 1700 everyday. They will be happier, less stressed, spouses are going to be happier, kids are going to be happier. Know when you recruit the best? When you look all rested and relaxed. That is kind of hard to do when you are sitting there with bags under your eyes, and you look all stressed. One thing they don't teach these guys in the school house is people can read you, they feed off of your emotion, it is hard to be excited when you are tired and pissed off. That goes anywhere in the Army. But especially out here. Hey if these people really want to join they will find a way to get in here before 1700 to do so. Now does corporate America stay past 1700 to hire people? Hell no. You find a way to be at the job interview before 1700, especially if you want that job. That is the paradigm shift that needs to happen.