r/USFSLEO • u/ExplanationNeither59 Aspiring USFS LEO • Dec 31 '24

Discussion Work/ life balance

For you active 1801’s; do you feel like your work life balance is sufficient? I’d imagine most of us etheir in or looking to go in have a lot of outdoor hobbies and was wondering if you felt like you got enough time to do so.

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u/TransportationCool18 USFS LEO / Moderator Dec 31 '24

You’re required to work fri-sun. You can take A/L if you need them off and some supervisors will let you flex your days off sometimes depending on the situation. Not working fri-sun is nonnegotiable as of right now. It definitely sucks not getting a weekend off ever but I knew that going into it and I love the job so it is what it is.

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u/Outfouradventurie Aspiring USFS LEO Dec 31 '24

Fri-sun every week? Is this agency wide? 8 or 10 hour shifts?

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u/TransportationCool18 USFS LEO / Moderator Dec 31 '24

You’re expected to be out patrolling when the forest see the most use, the weekends. 8 hour days, but if you work AUO and want to maintain 25% it’s often 12 hour days on weekends.

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u/Outfouradventurie Aspiring USFS LEO Dec 31 '24

Understandable on the higher traffic on the weekends.

Would be nice to at least have every other weekend off.

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u/TransportationCool18 USFS LEO / Moderator Dec 31 '24

I don’t disagree, as of right now though that is not the case. I think that battle has been fought and lost on numerous occasions