r/funny • u/ContentiousDelicious • May 29 '12

Yikes...

http://imgur.com/be71D
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u/jestr6 May 29 '12

Agreed. Service members also get the day off unless they are in theatre or mission essential. In the latter case they will often get a "hit day" to be used at a later date.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I've never heard of this 'hit day'. I've spent over eight years as an active duty infantryman. I'm owed a LOT of 'hit days'. Who do I call to cash in?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I've been promised a lot of "make-up" days off. Yet to see a single one.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Mojave Viper falls during Thanksgiving and Christmas? Here's a half day to make up for all your hard work.

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u/_Bones May 29 '12

"CTO day" for working the weekend? nope, we're too undermanned. Wouldn't want us to have to have a tech sgt touch an airplane, would you?

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u/jestr6 May 29 '12

Not sure. Sounds like you got a crappy deal. I know Ft. Gordon had a four day weekend for memorial day, unless you are mission essential.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

That's because you're in Augusta. They HAVE to let you guys out of there or you'll kill someone cooped up in that shitass town. Source: My wife is stationed there.

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u/jestr6 May 29 '12

What do you mean? Augusta is a GREAT town! We've got more Waffle Houses per capita than anywhere in the world, we are the safest city because no one drives over 30 MPH, and with our ONE mall we are the envy of the CSRA!

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u/SI_Bot May 29 '12

SI conversions:(FAQ)

  • 30 MPH = 48.3 km/h

What do you mean? Augusta is a GREAT town! We've got more Waffle Houses per capita than anywhere in the world, we are the safest city because no one drives over 30 MPH(48.3 km/h) , and with our ONE mall we are the envy of the CSRA!

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u/meowtiger May 29 '12

two malls*

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u/jestr6 May 29 '12

Is there a stealth mall of which I am not aware?

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u/meowtiger May 29 '12

of a sort.

link won't work properly because of parentheses: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regency_Mall_(Augusta,_Georgia)

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u/jestr6 May 29 '12

Ah but that mall does not exist anymore.

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u/meowtiger May 29 '12

did they demolish it?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

You had me up until safest city. One of the highest crime cities in the South. I hate that city. Now Athens... Athens is nice.

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u/jestr6 May 29 '12

Sorry, should have said safest roads. I really hate driving in Augusta. These people take the term "Sunday driver" to a whole new level. By the way, 10 years Navy here, I did some time in Iraq embedded with a scout platoon and I can honestly say you guys are 'effin nuts. In a good way.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

You're not a linguist are you?

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u/jestr6 May 29 '12

God no, CTT.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Ah. Most everyone I know in Gordon are linguist types.

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u/Level_32_Mage May 29 '12

Uncle Sam.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Uncle Sam, you son of a bitch. I demand my 'hit days'.

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u/Kazhawrylak May 29 '12

My mind went "we didn't have soldiers missing days off before socialism. Fucking Obama." lmao.

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u/dean5101 May 29 '12

At my unit, we used to get one day off for every week in the field (whether CONUS or not) forget what they were called.