I was wondering the average tour length for a soldier in the middle east and the average number of tours the soldiers are serving?
2006-09-14 08:46:54 · 21 answers · asked by dprut 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Tour length depends on what branch you're in.
Marines & Army: 12 - 18 months.
Air Force: 4-6 months. Air Force personnel imbedded with the Army sometimes stay for a year.
Tours can be lengthened at a moment's notice, too, based on mission and personnel requirements.
The normal cycle is 15 months off between tours, but it can be less than that nowadays due to the war on terrorism.
2006-09-14 09:08:58 · answer #1 · answered by Johhny Drama 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When my husband left on his first tour he was told it would be 6-12 months. He was gone 15. His second tour he was told 12-18 months, and he was gone 10. The average army tour is 12 months, the other services go for shorter times. The Marines I think do 6 months and the Air Force does about 4. These are the tours in Iraq, I think to Afghanistan it may be different.
Most active duty soldiers who have been in the military for the entire war are on their 2nd or 3rd year-long tour in the middle east.
2006-09-15 11:51:00 · answer #2 · answered by Cloth on Bum, Breastmilk in Tum! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Army: 12-18 months
Marine Corps: 7 months
Navy: 7 months
Air Force: 4 months
Kind of surprising is that those in the Air Force are most likely to do a second tour into a combat zone. While the Marine Corps is the least likely to go back for a 2nd tour. Which is probably the complete opposite of what people think. Don't laugh, look it up.
2006-09-14 16:25:51 · answer #3 · answered by Curt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-15 10:34:09 · answer #4 · answered by Peiper 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It definately does vary depending on the branch of service. My son is a Marine and they are not supposed to be deployed longer than 7 months. Our city here has major Air Force base and a large number of Army National Guard and Reserves. The Army goes for 12-18 months and many of the Air Force deployments last about 3 weeks.
2006-09-15 18:11:10 · answer #5 · answered by shortredneck 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My husband is over now and this is his 3rd time in 4 years. He's Airforce and their tours are usually 6 months now. Army and most other branches are longer... 12-18 months. I think you go over as many times as your needed... especially if the base you are has a high deployment rate.
2006-09-15 15:53:23 · answer #6 · answered by Krystal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Length can be 6 months to a year and half at this point... and most soldiers are I think up to 3 now that it's comming to 5 years...
2006-09-14 18:02:56 · answer #7 · answered by A_Soldiers_Wife 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends. My friend was there (Iraq) when it first started for 1 year. Then he was state side for almost a year and then he was back over there for 6 months. After that he was home for a year and now he's out.
I think it depends on the branch of the military and even the division and where they're stationed.
2006-09-14 15:56:09 · answer #8 · answered by Christina 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
USAF = 4 month deployments.
This is promoted through our AEF cycles. Extended is 6 months and a 12 month deployment is highly unlikely, but it has occurred. It is usually associated with a committment to a career field that isn't the norm. i.e. Special Forces.
2006-09-14 19:22:00 · answer #9 · answered by lumpytool 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the branch. Air Force only deploys their troops for 120 days at a time, I know the army is more like 180 days, and I am not sure about the Marines and Navy.
2006-09-14 16:51:06 · answer #10 · answered by Phil My Crack In 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋