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When a military has a objective, it makes all the necessary to perform it

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Initially it is difficult to adapt to a new environment and rhythm of work, especially if individual and collective responsibility as well as a sense of belonging are not achieved as part of the work
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Cecilia: Your comment is very well expressed. But, I suggest that you review the meaning of "over-extend yourself" here https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overextend%20oneself and re-interpret the man's message.

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In military life you don´t know what time the job ends, you know at what time the work begins but not when it ends, in the military life there is what is called 24/7

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Doing in civilian life what you did 20 years ago in military life is difficult.

Not know if in civil life they have the same values ​​causes uncertainty.

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And so when you come in there and try to just go gangbusters on something, it doesn’t always fly.

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And so when you come in there and try to just go gangbusters on something, it doesn’t always fly.

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So that was kind of hard getting used to it first. But as long as you can incorporate that, you’ll be all right.

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So that was kind of hard getting used to it first. But as long as you can incorporate that, you’ll be all right.

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I remember some days where my guys would be working 24, 36, 48 hours straight when we were out in the field. And if a tank went down, they worked until they fixed it. If it was 30 below zero, they were out there working and doing it. If it was 120 degrees, I was stationed at Fort Irwin in California for three years, those guys were still out there working on the tanks, doing what they had to do to get the job done.

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I remember some days where my guys would be working 24, 36, 48 hours straight when we were out in the field. And if a tank went down, they worked until they fixed it. If it was 30 below zero, they were out there working and doing it. If it was 120 degrees, I was stationed at Fort Irwin in California for three years, those guys were still out there working on the tanks, doing what they had to do to get the job done.

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And when you get into the civilian life, you’re kind of punching a clock in a lot of areas.

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And when you get into the civilian life, you’re kind of punching a clock in a lot of areas.

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Now there are some jobs, of course, where you have that work ethic, and the timelines, and the suspenses, and that you have to get them done no matter what.

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Now there are some jobs, of course, where you have that work ethic, and the timelines, and the suspenses, and that you have to get them done no matter what.

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But for the majority of the civilian life, you come in at 8:00 and you leave at 4:30, and most of the people are leaving. 

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But for the majority of the civilian life, you come in at 8:00 and you leave at 4:30, and most of the people are leaving. 

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And I find that probably a lot of the military people are sitting there by themselves in their office finishing whatever needed to be done that day. 

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And I find that probably a lot of the military people are sitting there by themselves in their office finishing whatever needed to be done that day. 

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So I did find that there was kind of sometimes in some professions a work ethic that was punch the clock 9:00 to 5:00 and you were gone. So you have to kind of ease into that. 

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So I did find that there was kind of sometimes in some professions a work ethic that was punch the clock 9:00 to 5:00 and you were gone. So you have to kind of ease into that. 

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And to tell you the truth, the first couple of years I was a workaholic. And especially working in the Pentagon where you’re working 12, 13 hours a day, 6, 7 days a week, to come back and only work 8 hours a day was different, to say the least. When I was going home at 4:30, I’m like jeez, shouldn’t I be working another two or three hours? 

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And to tell you the truth, the first couple of years I was a workaholic. And especially working in the Pentagon where you’re working 12, 13 hours a day, 6, 7 days a week, to come back and only work 8 hours a day was different, to say the least. When I was going home at 4:30, I’m like jeez, shouldn’t I be working another two or three hours? 

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So it takes some time getting used to. So you could almost overextend yourself, I think, when you first get out and you have that commitment to the job that maybe not everybody else has. 

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So it takes some time getting used to. So you could almost overextend yourself, I think, when you first get out and you have that commitment to the job that maybe not everybody else has. 

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Civilian life is different from military life.

Civilian life is not the same as military life.

Civilian and military life are two different things.

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But you have to also realize that civilian life is not military life.

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But you have to also realize that civilian life is not military life.

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As well as being an armor officer, there’s not many tanks out in the real world. So I was like, well what the heck am I going to do?

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As well as being an armor officer, there’s not many tanks out in the real world. So I was like, well what the heck am I going to do?

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And so when you get out after 20 years of doing that, and you get into the society where they may not have the work ethic or the work values that you are accustomed to, it can be very frustrating. 

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And so when you get out after 20 years of doing that, and you get into the society where they may not have the work ethic or the work values that you are accustomed to, it can be very frustrating. 

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And you know what kind of policies you have to follow, what kind of uniform you have to wear, and a whole different speak.

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And you know what kind of policies you have to follow, what kind of uniform you have to wear, and a whole different speak.

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Military life can be predictable.

Retirement for military can be troublesome.

Military life is very different from civilian life.

Retiring from military life can cause anxiety because you are leaving a well-regulated life.

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When I got out and retired, it’s a lot of apprehension because you’re living a life that is so structured, it’s so routine. 

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When I got out and retired, it’s a lot of apprehension because you’re living a life that is so structured, it’s so routine. 