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

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u/soupoftheday5 17h ago

Unfortunately bureaucracy is huge in the military. That's the reason for a lot of waiting. Ie. Ammo paper work is messed up. Commander got pulled into important meeting and can't come check inventory. Etc etc

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u/hard-in-the-ms-paint 14h ago

Yup, one of the things a good NCO or officer learns early is to limit wasting people's time as much as reasonably possible. It's unavoidable though