Prayer: Can skipping congregational prayer at military bases for non-urgent work be considered belittling prayer?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Can skipping congregational prayer at military bases for non-urgent work be considered belittling prayer?

English:

Question #550:

Because of the work they have at hand, some people do not attend the prayer which is held during working hours at the bases of the armed forces. Knowing that they can do that work later on or even the following day, can this action of them be classified as belittling the prayer?

Answer #550:

To acquire the merit of offering prayer early at its time and that of the congregational prayer, it is preferable to make a proper arrangement of office hours so that this divine duty could be performed in the form of congregational prayer in the shortest necessary period of time.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer