It seems only wuming78 understand what i am trying to drive
across..... yes.. he's right... I AM NOT COMPLAINING!!!
I am just saying, there is something wrong in the system. Because
our commanders may just get carried away and make us book in
earlier and earlier.
To give you a clearer picture, I am not a whiny, always-book out,
always ask for offs, always att c or come out with weird reasons
kind of person.
But I am amongst a few of these people. It seems that whenever, we
are asked to book in early they are never around (will bring up all
kinds of reasons). But when there is toned-down training on any
particular days, they are the first to ask to clear offs. Leaving
us left being to do their work.
End result, we seldom have sufficient break from army. But it has
come to a point that in consecutive 2 months i only meet my family
on sundays the few hours after booking out sunday morning and
booking in early evening. worst, i last met my girlfriend early
march.
Why things are like that is because we have a sucky training
schedule as my current unit had to suddenly adapt to the NS-cut and
all training facilities were previously booked solid by other
units. hence only slots open are on weekends to our unit.
K, i know there are enough people in the army who chao keng their
way thru to the point i believe some of you stereotype me as
one.
But in actual fact, i am just saying, "i am kinda getting tired and
i see no rest ahead". so it makes me come to wonder if there is a
directive letting us be out of camp at certain ours and if our
commanders are given the "power" to distrub us during this
time.
because as i said, our commanders can simply make us bookout
saturday 3pm and book in sunday 12pm. they will get too carried
away.
IN SIMPLER terms.... lets look at the at employment outside SAF. A
TYPICAL office worker WILL NOT be disturbed on sundays and PHs. But
if they are, they will be compensated duly. An overworked worker
will be given 1.5x to 2x wages after certain hours, an accumulated
hours exceeding certain hours will be compensated with a day off
AND transport subsidy.
A worker will start work 0830 (or as stated in contract) and end
1730 Mondays to Fridays.
To bring back to SAF context, though there is guideline saying any
training on Rest days will be compensated.
BUT it has no guideline WHAT TIME the service personnel should book
in on that day. And unreasonable OC will just say, ok you all will
book in at 1500 hours.
to end off this long note, please avoid personal attacks on my
mindset or on my way of thinking. It's not that i am offended, i
just think we are not being constructive here.
