So we all work for money right? I’m guessing some of y’all had to do extra work that wasn’t compensated and was met with “you serve out of the goodness of your heart”. So why is unpaid labor normalized and defended. I hate how working for money has become stigmatized. So I’m prior service, I served in the army for 3 years and one of the common lies I heard was “it’s a 9-5 job”. Even though we had to show up at 0630 to do some workout and then something needs to be done so we end up working past 5. On top of that, we even work on weekends sometimes and holidays with no guaranteed compensation. The moment we complain we’re told we’re getting too “soft” or “you signed the contract and you do it for your country”. So you’re basically paying me 9-5 and then add extra work I’m not getting compensated for. Unpaid labor. The crazy thing there’s higher ups that don’t really contribute to our unit other than enact stupid policies and get to go home early. Why is working more for less defending with ideologies?