The work hours are brutal too. When I was in we averaged about 13+ hours a day in garrison. Up by 4:30 to get prepped and then get to work (you had to show up early, being less than 30 minutes early meant you were late), usually not let off work until 6. During autumn and the winter we would regularly wake up and go to work when it was dark and then wouldn't get off until it was dark. And again this was while in garrison, not even speaking of deployments when you're literally on duty 24/7/365