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Old 05-24-2023 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Snake1234
I just don’t get this “can’t watch kids grow up, never home bs”. If you can’t either work the system or bid appropriately to get 15-18 days off a month and make at least 75 hours, then you are an outlier. It’s not hard. Why does wanting to be pizzzaid mean you can’t keep finances in order? The lost decade was real. 18 year FO was real. And now, 2.5 year upgrades are real. The wank fest between you and Imsopuss is draaining.
I agree. Been doing sub 10% long-call for months. I've averaged about 4-6 nights away from home with maybe 10-11 days being used. I see my kids more now than I did when I was full time military.