Military..Families..Holidays...

[Elessar]

I am not sure about others, but when I was single, I would regularly take
Holiday duty or watches from the married folk that had a wife and little ones.

If where I was stationed and the facility closed, I would take emergency recall
notifications from the married folk.

Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and Easter are special to a family.
So, when single, I would call the ones scheduled those days and tell
them to stay home and I would cover.

When I got married and with a kid, I laid off of that.

But when Neil got older, I would do it again to release the ones with
family, explaining to him we could celebrate a day or so after,
that it was the thought of a holiday that counted, not just 'The Day'.

That makes a huge impact on the brotherhood we had as Military members,
and they were all willing to stand for me if I was in a tight situation at home.

Bless One and All Vets, and Family.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

I was a long way from home myself while I was enlisted, and the vast majority of it spent single, so I too never minded working. I rarely took leave to go home. Besides, the AF chow halls always had great chow for holidays. One New Years Eve we got STEAK AND TAIL at Nellis AFB.

[CSM]

Yes, I did the same. After I got married, we would invite the single guys over for the holiday.... they loved it and so did we.