My friend just got back from Iraq tuesday of this week and he does intelligence. I talked to another soldier and they said they get to go home one day after they land at thier base. But it is already saturday and he hasnt been able to leave yet cause of briefings and meetings. Is this normal for them? How come the one soldier i talked to left a day when he got back but my friend is still on the base doing all these meetings. Is it cause of his higher rank? All i wanna know what is the basic thing a soldier does when he gets back. Thats all i need help with. Thanks
2006-09-23 03:56:21 · 11 answers · asked by jonsantarlas 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You turn in weapons, account for radios and sensitive items. Do gear and equipment inventories, go to several classes, the don't spend all your money in one place, don't beat your wife, and don't drink yourself to death classes. Completion of leave forms and travel itinerary, and thats about it, sometimes all this can take up to several days.
2006-09-23 04:02:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the unit. When my husband got back from his first deployment, they had to go in for formation the next morning for like 10 minutes, then they got a four day weekend, then they started their briefings. This time he deployed with a different unit, and they started their briefings and classes at 6 am the next morning and went 7 days straight before they had any time off. They do a lot of classes and briefings to be sure that the soldier is ready to reintegrate into civilian society (it is for the soldier's own safety) and also to get pay and medical issues sorted out. Rank would have nothing to do with who gets to leave early, because they all have to go through the same basic classes. The likely difference is that the first soldier is with a different unit, and the installation does not have a standard redeployment procedure, so his unit let him have some time off. As soon as your friend is done with the required classes, I am sure they'll give him some time off.
2006-09-23 06:20:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is debriefing his superiors as to what he saw in Iraq from an intelligence perspective. Some of these debriefings could take days, even weeks, depending on how much intel he stored in his brain or other documentation.
Many soldiers who return from Iraq are also screened for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other health issues. Many soldiers have sadly killed their spouses in the weeks after returning from the battlefield due to the gruesome things they encountered over there.
2006-09-23 04:03:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a veteran. Many times they put you through de-briefing before you come home. After that you are expected to leave the war, being shot at, shooting the enemy, trying to stay alive while you're there and then return home to a "normal" life. It's difficult to do that. I know I was a crew chief on F-16's and stealth bombers in the Air Force. It's been 9 years and I still have nightmares about my war experience. God Bless your friend for serving our country.
2006-09-23 05:02:35 · answer #4 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw a programs last night, some marine officer and Donald misfield was taking questions from people. One thing the marine officer said was that he wanted soldiers return back to their own communities to be good well speakers, to tell about the good things they are doing there.
It sounded to me that he was saying only to relay the positive side of Iraq. The news media is already portraying the negative side.
2006-09-23 04:29:38 · answer #5 · answered by timer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend in Intelligence might have more info for his superiors . THAT might be the reason he didn't come home right away.It's possible he has to pass on this info to others whop might be going to Iraq for the first time and this peice of info might help them in getting their jobs done. Have you checked with the Chaplains Office? Maybe they can help you.
2006-09-23 04:08:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I spent 3 weeks in debreefings before I was even allowed off base.
All depends on a persons job.
One of my best friends was a SR71 crew chief,,, he didn't think he was ever going to get to go home.
2006-09-23 04:39:48 · answer #7 · answered by tom l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gang wars, eventually some would gain skill enough to be worth recruiting by those who have charisma enough to gain followers. They would battle it out until there is one group per locality with power enough to suppress everyone else, then they would form totalitarian regimes, eventually governments and official armies.
2016-03-27 04:25:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least these guys aren't being spit on & called baby killers like we were. Funny , ain't it. They're all heroes & we were all scum. I guess we were born too soon.
2006-09-23 11:40:20 · answer #9 · answered by preacher55 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the unit
2006-09-23 04:33:22 · answer #10 · answered by Peiper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋