A Day in the Life...
To describe a day in the life of a military member would be like saying describe a day in the life of an American! The military branches, and the many different jobs within each branch, are so diverse that it would impossible to make any generalization.

The young Navy sailor may live onboard ship and start his day early in the morning walking the short distance from the ship's berthing compartment to his place of duty. The young Army soldier may live in the barracks on an Army Fort and start her day riding her bicycle, or driving her car, to work on post. Or, perhaps, the young Marine may live in town, right outside the base, with his wife and young child, and starts his day by kissing his wife goodbye and driving to work on base.

All different, yet all the same, young men and women of the U.S. Military, doing their jobs each and every day. Prepared to go to work here, or abroad, ready to make sacrifices to keep this nation great! Sure, a day for an airman working on F-16s somewhere in the desert may be a lot different then a day for soldier guarding a gate at an Army post, or a day for sailor patrolling the ocean in a submarine, but in essence they all have the same job to do.

Not as Seen on TV
Military life is not always as depicted on TV. Everyone marching to-and-fro, living together in tents, held captive on a military base, and always in uniform.

For the most part military people are free to come and go as they please and wear their uniforms only when on duty. They live in comfortable dormitories or in their own apartment or houses off base. Sure some military people have to live in tents sometimes, or may be restricted to bases at times (especially when deployed abroad) but military members are also part of their community. They attend churches, belong to local clubs, and their children play soccer and football in the local leagues.

Typical Day
So, what is a typical day in the military like? As you've seen, a typical day in the military can be just like a typical day for the average American. But then again, how many average Americans go to work with 5,000 other people aboard a floating airplane runway, or jump out of airplanes for a living, or work on the world's best fighter planes?