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Not telling people what is good for them.  Just giving some perspective that some people don't think about carefully when considering going HAA.  Especially if they've never done 12 hr shift work.

Another bummer about nights when on 0800/2000 is that most of the time a late flight feels REALLY late and PAINFUL if going toward 14.  And you'll never see your kids in the morning ever on nights in that shift vs 0600 when you'll see them every morning AND every afternoon. 

If you're on 0600/1800 and you get a late flight it doesn't feel like a big deal.  Still feels like early morning; not LATE morning.  And if you're fully reversed out depending on the day of the hitch, those late flights feel so much worse on a 0800 morning vs a 0600 morning.  

The point of going HAA is quality of life.  This is a serious consideration when choosing a base (remember, you DO have choices).  "You're not in it for the pay if you went HAA"

EMS = Earn Money Sleeping (even if it's not a ton of money; it's a nice truth).