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In the Army, it's called the DA Form 6, the duty roster. It's based on a series of numbers assigned to soldiers on the roster, and it's how soldiers are assigned duties. It's as unbiased as you can get.
Soldiers who are stuck with duty on a holiday will offer to pay someone to pull the duty for them. It's a recognized practice, but even so, the soldier whose name is on the roster is ultimately responsible even if he or she got someone else to pull it for them.
Just a little dose or reality for those who don't know shit from shinola when it comes to how the military really works.
I beg to differ....it depends, several of my batt.s?...marrieds got lots of breaks, first ride back from the field, no advance parties etc etc..across 2 branches too.
The question I answered dealt with being assigned duty on holidays. It's subject to an IG inspection. No Top Stripe would risk getting in deep kimchi over that because you can't fudge the numbers without backing it up.
As for the things you mentioned, yeah, it existed but not as often as you would think. It was not a common standard. Then again, it depends on what type of unit you were assigned to and I suppose the time frame. When I was in, the saying was, "If the Army wanted you to have a wife, it would have issued you one."
Different times for different folks, I guess.