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A Typical Day

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We would drive around the AOR we call it, Area of Responsibility. A typical day on duty is not like being in Canada. When you are overseas, a typical day is 24/7. You could start at two o'clock in the morning, you could start at eight o'clock in the morning and you could go right through for 24 hours, 48 hours. There is no set time on your duty. You're on call 24/7. There is no, “Okay, you did enough today,” or anything like that there. Yes, you do have your down time. I mean you can't work yourself to death, no, but I mean there is no set time per se or schedule.
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Mr. Hennessey explains that a days’ schedule could vary greatly.

Allan Hennessey

Corporal Hennessey was born December 21, 1963 in Newcastle, New Brunswick. At age 17, he decided to join the Canadian Forces and chose the army as his branch of service. He initially joined up with The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment. Cpl. Hennessey received much of his basic training through the reserves and later became part of the regular force. As part of infantry, Cpl. Hennessey took on the occupation of vehicle technician and rifleman. During his service, Cpl. Hennessey was part of Roto O in Afghanistan and did a tour in Kandahar in 2006-07. Cpl. Hennessey is part of the RSS (Reserve Support Staff).

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Medium:
Video
Owner:
Veterans Affairs Canada
Recorded:
February 19, 2009
Duration:
0:50
Person Interviewed:
Allan Hennessey
War, Conflict or Mission:
Canadian Armed Forces
Location/Theatre:
Afghanistan
Branch:
Army
Units/Ship:
Royal Canadian Regiment
Rank:
Corporal
Occupation:
Infantry

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