Spiritual Minded Military Missouri Army Reserve: How to Balance Army Reserve and Civilian Job—The Three-Front Protocol

 

YOUR BOSS DOES NOT CARE ABOUT DRILL WEEKEND

The report is required for your civilian boss. There are 47 unread messages in your email inbox. Your co-worker was absent due to illness. Your job doubled! Plus, it's drill weekend in three days.

Your reserve unit doesn't care either. You are expected to be at drill with your unit. You are expected to be trained in your unit. Your unit is expecting you to be ready for deployment. Your unit is not concerned about your 60 hours worked this week.

Your family? They want to be first. They are not used to your tiredness. They're fed up with the weekend that you're gone. Because the Monday morning zombie comes home.

You're battling in three fronts. The enemy is not there in Afghanistan. The enemy is in your calendar!

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens." — Ecclesiastes 3:1

THE THREE-FRONT PROTOCOL

Kill the Guilt at Your Civilian Job

Stop apologizing for your service. Stop saying, "I am sorry, but I have a drill. " You are not sorry. You are serving your country. Your employer is protected by federal law. USERRA is not a suggestion. USERRA is the law.

Print the USERRA fact sheet. Hand it to your boss. Hand it to HR. Tell them, "I serve in the Army Reserve. I have rights. You have obligations. Read this."

Your employer cannot fire you for drill weekend. Your employer cannot demote you for deployment. Your employer cannot discriminate against you for your service.

Take Control of Your Reserve Duty

Not every drill is equally important. Not every training is equally critical. Talk to your leadership. Ask what is mandatory. Ask what can be made up. Ask what can be postponed.

Your leadership is not the enemy. Your leadership is also struggling to balance. Your leadership will help you if you ask.

Reclaim Your Family

Your family does not need you to be perfect. Your family needs you to be present. One hour. No phone. No TV. No distractions. One hour of being fully with your family.

The hour does not have to be special. The hour does not have to be planned. The hour just has to be.

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THE MISSOURI MILE

Fort Leonard Wood is in the middle of nowhere. The drive from St. Louis is two and a half hours. The drive from Kansas City is three hours. The drive from Springfield is an hour and a half.

You lose a day to travel. You lose another day to recovery. Your civilian job does not care. Your family does not understand. Your unit does not compensate you for the miles.

The enemy loves the Missouri highway. The enemy attacks when you are alone in the truck. The enemy attacks when the radio is static and the thoughts are loud.

The Three-Front Protocol is not a suggestion. The Three-Front Protocol is a weapon. Use it.

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THE TRANSITION RITUAL THAT SAVES YOUR MARRIAGE

The most dangerous moment is not drill weekend. The most dangerous moment is the transition between your fronts.

You leave the reserve center. You drive three hours. You walk in the door. Your spouse asks about dinner. You snap. The enemy ambushed the transition.

You need a transition ritual. Build it now.

Step One: Before you leave the reserve center, drink Cellular Hydrate. One scoop. Sixteen ounces of water. The electrolytes tell your nervous system, "We are safe. We are not in training. We are home."

Step Two: Sit in your car for five minutes. No phone. No radio. Just silence. Say out loud, "I am leaving the soldier at the gate." "I am bringing the soldier home."

Step Three: Before you walk into your house, touch the doorframe. Three deep breaths. Say out loud, "I am home." "The workday is over. The drill weekend is over. I am present."

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WHAT FORT LEONARD WOOD DID NOT TEACH YOU

You're a soldier, and that's what Fort Leonard Wood taught you. Fort Leonard Wood cannot make you a soldier who is accustomed to a civilian career. Fort Leonard Wood wasn't created to turn you into a military family man. Fort Leonard Wood did not educate you to be a soldier who sleeps eight hours and pays a mortgage and coaches soccer.

The Three-Front Protocol is teaching.

Not a suggestion. Not a theory. A weapon. Use it on your civilian job. Apply to reserve duty. Try it on your family.

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Conclusion

Missouri Army Reserve, you asked, "How do I balance Army Reserve and a civilian job?"

The answer is the Three-Front Protocol.

Kill the guilt at work. Take control of your reserve duty. Reclaim your family. Build the transition ritual. Kill the three lies.

The enemy attacks the seams. The Three-Front Protocol seals the seams. You serve two masters. The protocol is how you serve both without losing yourself.

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." — Philippians 4:13

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This is the Spiritual Minded Military Three-Front Protocol for the Missouri Army Reserve. The enemy attacks the seams. The protocol seals them. Fall in.

The Remnant does not transition. The Remnant re-enlists.

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