[OldMissileer]

I am in my early 50s now and I can write that it was so nice when I was younger, only a couple of decades ago, that when I went home or one vacation I could actually be with my family and enjoy my time without the constant intrusion of having to work 24/7 via a stupid cell phone or laptop.

Taking a vacation without even having those things with you is so relaxing, and that is what a vacation is all about.

[headstamp 2]

Sing it brother.

[Alas Babylon!]

Well that also had repercussions. When I was overseas and a MSgt I tried to take a 30 day leave (wanted to visit a relatives in different parts of the country, and I was into a consecutive tour (Italy followed by Germany—was in my 5th year in Europe), and the LtCol I worked for said,

“If I let you go for 30 days that proves I can live without you for a month and that would prove I can live without you, period. Since I can't, leave is denied. Write it for a shorter period of time.”