I am now down to travel twice a month - either internationally or domestically… pre covid it was every week.
You work out how to manage it (all domestic can be done in 24 hours if you plan correctly) and I can now get Singapore done with only one day away a week if you manage the flights correctly (fly overnight each way)…
gone are the days of sightseeing so its all business meetings and functions… I now don’t go anywhere i cannot get everything into one carry on bag and not be wanting for anything.
My role is changing next year, I think, and looks like it’ll be all domestic aside from a quarterly trip to the states so that’ll make life easier
Going to sea and being deployed were the best part of being in the Navy.
I much preferred 6 months in the Gulf, 3 month deployments and spending 1 1/2 months straight at sea for Frank Bainimarama’s Fijian coup in 2006 all over again rather than going home every night. I could never understand the people who actively dodged sea postings. Why would you sign up for the job if you wanted to stay on land the entire time?
But I mean joining any branch of the armed forces, the expectation is you’re going to be away for a long time. You can’t go into it thinking its just a regular 9-5. Especially in times of war.
I get missing family and friends, but that’s kinda what you sign up for. Surely people don’t sign up to the military and when they get deployed think “Oh, this is going to be inconvenient”.
I have no doubt every service member misses family and friends when they’re deployed, but thats the sacrifice you make.
There has been several drownings that have made the news of migrant Indian families over the last couple of years. Probably needs to be some shit in the citizenship or migration packs for swimming lessons. One incident in Victoria had four people from the same family die.
Completely different mindsets, though. Navy attracts a whole lot more normal people, a lot due to the international travel opportunities. The personalities and political leanings between grey/blue and green is quite stark at times.
My old man does a lot of work on military bases on medical equipment, and even he sees the differences between services. “People actually smile on Navy ships!”
Come on it’s that NOT had to learn to swim. My sister’s first swimming lesson was being thrown into the small pool at Bondi Icebergs by my Dad and that didn’t affect her at all. #70sparenting.
Yeah - that’s what I’m saying. Just give them some info and maybe sort a discount with some group to provide some water safety info and swimming lessons. People often have no clue when they come out here.
