How often do you see your friends and family from home?

Tori C.

Regimental Medical Officer

Hello,

This is very variable, and will depend on where home is, where you are based and what exercises/deployments you are going on.

Most regiments will often allow soldiers to leave at lunchtime on Friday, and some will allow soldiers a late start on Monday, allowing you enough time to travel if your family live far away. When I am in the UK, I often have time to travel to see family, and we get a generous annual leave allowance that helps with this. If you are live on base but your family home is elsewhere, you can also claim a bit of money each month to help pay for your travel expenses home.

Some years I have been very busy with exercises abroad and have missed christmas/birthdays/weddings, and other years I have been less busy and seen friends and family frequently.

Friday, April 9, 2021

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