Once again, I can't find any decent information on the internet. The internet has just become one giant mass of contridictions and its now more confusing than helpful. All I want to know is if a U.S. Army soldier returns from overseas, like serving in a hostile area l ike South Korea, for a year, then is there a minimum amout of time he has to stay stateside (on U.S. soil) before he deploys for another overseas duty in another hostile area like Iraq. Thank you.
2006-10-21 10:24:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Korea, not being considered a combat theatre at the moment, doesn't count. (Yes, much of the area is considered a hardship tour-my husband spent a year at Gary Owen, but there are still families down around Seoul.)
Last I heard, officially, they were trying to do year on, year off rotations for units who were being deployed to OEF/OIF locations. Because they're so overextended, that doesn't always work out. And yes, if you come home and then PCS to another base about to deploy, you could get sent with the new unit. We had more than a couple guys come here from Ft. Hood after getting home with 4ID and then turning around and going back with the unit here. We had a little over 18 mo's between when my husband came home and when he left again, but he was on orders on standby for several months prior to that.
2006-10-21 11:11:57 · answer #1 · answered by desiderio 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son's platoon is in the 10th Mountain Division of Army.
They just got back after 12 months in Afghanistan & will
return to Afghanistan in 12 months. He says the rotation is 1 year here & 1 year there.
2006-10-21 11:12:04 · answer #2 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the job they do, could be any where from 6 months to a year.
My fiance is a part of the 10th Mountain Division, currently in Afghanistan and will return in early 2007. They are a rapid deploying division, and usually go every other year. He is slotted to go again in 2008.
But it all depends on the base, and their job.
2006-10-21 13:43:59 · answer #3 · answered by kez74 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we are based at fort stewart. the division began its last deployment in january of 2005 and will begin its next deployment about that time. the division we are replacing is from germany and they were extended till january so that our soldiers would have one year stabilization between deployments. most of us get a year in between. other units deploy more frequently but they usually don't spend an entire year. they go for a few months, come back and return again for another few months.
2006-10-21 12:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by haikuhi2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-18 22:34:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you come back from a war and your in the army you usually stay from six months to year. Lets say you went to Iraq and went to war. When you come back, generals are required to inform you about the new tactics the enemy is using, thus updating you fightinf tactics and making you a better soldier.
2006-10-21 10:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by The Truth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
90 days is the standard time. if the soldier stays in the same unit, the chances of re deploying really soon after returning from over seas are very unlikely. if they move to another unit however, which is what happens in most cases, they have a good chance of going right back over seas.
2006-10-21 10:52:06 · answer #7 · answered by krystal 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My daughter was home for 30 days (leave) between flying out of Ramstein and now flying out of Kadena. (she will start her third deployment to Balad (Iraq) the first of the year)
2006-10-21 10:29:32 · answer #8 · answered by tom l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋