HOW TO BALANCE ARMY LIFE AND PERSONAL LIFE | How I maintain a work life balance in the military

Hey everybody, it's Army Princess here and welcome back to the channel. I'm Army Princess, U.S. Army Soldier, and I've been in the military for over 10 years now. And I love to share my experiences with you all so you all can become the best service members you can be. So that's why I'm dedicating this video to my Gen Zers. Yes, my Gen Zers is that population of people that are thinking about joining the military but may have a few questions about what the work-life balance is like. So in this video, I'm going to talk to you all about work-life balance, what it means to me, what it looks like to me, how I'm able to get things done and still be able to maintain and function as a mom, a wife, a soldier in the U.S. Army. The U.S. Army has provided a lot of new benefits and resources that allow service members to be able to have that balance, to be able to function, to be able to know that their family life and their home life is taken care of while they serve our country. So if you're interested in finding out what I do to be able to balance my life, then keep on watching. Hey, so if you're liking what you see so far and you feel like I'm providing value, go ahead and hit that subscribe button. It really does help out my channel and if you want to see the inside scoop, the behind the scenes of my everyday life, make sure you're following me on Instagram. So for me, balancing and maintaining a steady, healthy lifestyle while I am able to do my job and serve the Army has been something that has been very important to me and like I said, it's important to the Gen Zers and any population of people that are thinking about joining the military and the Army has noticed that. They have understood that and they are making strides and changes in order to create that balance and maintain that balance for their soldiers. And so balance is a thing that people always ask me about. How do you do it? People even ask me, do I even get to see my kids? So that is a question that a lot of people have, but people don't know the answer to it. So there are a few things for me that I do and I'm going to talk about that later in the video, but there are a few things that I do to ensure that I'm able to have and maintain that balance. So many of you know me as that military mom, wife, soldier, and entrepreneur. And while I have been able to maintain all those roles and move through those roles rather fluently, I did have to realize that there is a work-life balance that has to be created in order to maintain that balance. Being a leader in the Army, I've learned that there are things that have to get done. The mission will always come first, but in order to achieve those goals, in order to execute that mission, you have to plan and you have to schedule. And so I try to incorporate those things in my personal life as well. I plan, prioritize, and schedule because I realize that if I don't plan and schedule, then things that are important to me may fall to the wayside and that is not what you want to happen. So in order to maintain that work-life balance, I've learned that I have to plan out all the things that I want to do, all the things that the kids need to do, all the things that our family needs to get done, and then I have to make it a priority to schedule those things in so that I can actually accomplish that goal. I believe that balance is the one thing that everybody tries to achieve throughout their career. The Army is known for this place where you have soldiers deploying or people going TDY very often. So finding balance is that one thing that helps soldiers have that long and prosperous career, especially when it comes to the family life. For me, there are two things that I've incorporated in my life that help me maintain the balance. One is prioritizing and number two is scheduling. Part of what I was talking about earlier with creating that work-life balance is making sure you maintain an outside life outside of work. So what we do and what I do as far as prioritizing work-life balance is have family time and then a subset of family time is date nights, which is my favorite. And he's going to explain a little bit of why it's so important. So it's important to plan and prioritize the time with your family members, your spouses, your loved ones, because when we're at work, we're going 100 miles per hour, especially in the military. In the Army, you may have a high op tempo and you're pushing 100 miles per hour five days a week. So it's very important for your emotional and mental stability and wellness and health to decompress and spend time with those that are supporting you, your spouses, your loved ones, your kids that are supporting you for you to be able to accomplish the mission. Mark's complete. And I'm really a big advocate for the work-life balance, like you said, because you do need that time to decompress and it also helps just create a more well-rounded soldier. So make sure you schedule in family time and personal time to create that balance. The Army, in particular, has made a lot of new changes in the last few years, all of which are moving towards this holistic, stable lifestyle for the career soldier. They realize that there are certain things that have to become a priority in a person's life in order for them to maintain this full, well-rounded 20-year career. If you're interested in joining the Army, I challenge you to look into those changes. See what resources benefit you and what changes will allow you to create the lifestyle you and your family desire. If you're interested in more content like this, make sure you click the subscribe button and let us know below what changes you're interested in seeing. Until next time, I'll see you all in the next one. Bye. 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