Getting a Day-Off in the Military

There're 365 days in a year. We're entitled to 30 days of annual leave, and a 3-day pass every six-weeks ... which totals 56 days, and reduces the workload to 309. There are 16 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 15 days. Troop information, character guidance, lectures and counseling occupy another 26 days each year ... leaving only 22 days for duty. Paydays occupy 12 of the remainder, and no work is ever done on a payday. The average serviceman will spend 2 days a year in the dental clinic, and 7 days a year undergoing medical examinations or treatment. This leaves 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!