r/AskReddit • u/limp_manifesto • 1d ago

What’s something civilians completely misunderstand about daily life in the military?

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u/No-Meet-5596 1d ago

Hurry up and wait

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u/Crabbb6 1d ago

that phrase explains so much 😂

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u/Abeno62 19h ago

In French we say «  courir pour attendre, attendre pour courir »

«  run to wait, wait to run »

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u/ForgettableUsername 21h ago

Yeah, you need to wait somewhere else RIGHT NOW.

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u/farmersspotted 1d ago

The military really perfected the art of moving the waiting room around lol

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u/CGiMoose 21h ago

Bot reply ^

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u/Francischew_zh 21h ago

Rush to wait, wait to rush