Recruiting changes a person. We had Sat-Tues off for Christmas and have Sat-Tues off for New Years as well. And I am so grateful. We've needed a bit of a break. It used to be that I would take my time off and not think any more about work. But I've changed. Now I think about how much momentum I'm going to lose by being out of the office for those extra days. For me, missing a day feels like it sets me back a week. I'm really looking forward to getting back to the regular Air Force. However, I know that this kind of change will stick with me, and I will always be more attached to my job now, as opposed to before I came to recruiting. That's probably the biggest thing on my mind when it comes to thinking about transitioning out of recruiting and into a regular unit. The tempo will be so much more relaxed, and there are two temptations: One, losing all of the inner drive I've developed and get lazy, Two, being overly aggressive and put others out by overworking them, carrying a high pressure approach over from recruiting. I know that somehow I'll find a balance. I also know that I'll be forever changed.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
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Just sell your soul like me and you won't have to worry about it.
I think that's the same with my husband. He had to take RnR last October otherwize he could not use those days anymore, and still he went back to work to update his records and all that in the mornings,...the SC had to kick him out,...lolz. Even when he had his toncillectomy, he managed to wanting to update his records. He could not drive cuz of the medicine he took to ease the pain, so I had to drive him in. This work really gets attached to him. You can't really leave it behind, and you can't leave something behind unfinished or it will be there the next time you get to work with another pile of work stacked on top of it.
Wishing you, your wife, and the children a Happy and enjoyable New Years, and all the best in 2007!
Did I just read that you are the Recruiter, haha, I had thought it was the husband that was writing this, OMG! I am so having a blonde moment!
I (Daniel) am the recruiter. We just both post to the blog, so when you're reading, it could be either one of us that wrote the post. Andrea just forgets to log in sometimes.
I hope that you will find the happy medium when you get back to the regular air force. I'm sure it will take some time, but things always have a way of working out. Good luck and Happy New Year!
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