My husband is in the Army and he is deployed right now. His contract with the Army ends in April of 2008. Can he re-enlist to be a recruiter so that he doesn't get deployed again. Is there any guarantee if he re-enlists that he would not be deployed again?
2006-12-13 14:45:59 · 8 answers · asked by His Angel 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
He is deployed NOW and does not want to do it again, especially since we will have a child by the time he gets out. I think that is reasonable
2006-12-13 18:36:08 · update #1
Being an army wife of 9 years and having my husband gone 7 out of those 9 unless you re-enlist with specifics of him taking a recruiter slot that is the only way. GET IT IN WRITING!!! But let me tell you about recruiting, yes he may not be deployed but he will be working 10 times harder then he ever has, because it is not just weekdays, its 24/7. Its like being a babysitter for 100+ kids. They don't get the 3 day weekends and stuff like that. They work overtime, and family dinners are pretty much out. Good new he will be home most evening but sometimes not until 2 AM. Has he considered Drill? Non-deploy able but better job.
2006-12-13 14:57:02 · answer #1 · answered by txemt372 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hope this helps. I've been a Navy recruiter for almost 3 years now. There are a number of things you want to think about. First, him deploying again depends on how long he re-enlist for. For example, recruiting is usually a 3 year tour, if he re-enlists for say 4,5, or 6, years, he may have a chance of deploying again after his recruting tour is done. Second, while a tour of recruiting is rewarding in that you get to help other people, it is not an easy job. Like I said, I'm a Navy recruiter whose done very well, however, I work some very long hours. The Army has it tougher because more of them go to war than the Navy folks and kids know this so it's harder for them to enlist recruits. You husband will have quotas to meet every month and his career will depend on him meeting those goals. It's a tough job, very tough, especially on the family. So I'm talking about you seeing him when your ready to go to sleep. This is something you both have to sit down and talk about. Hope this helped.
2006-12-13 15:11:22 · answer #2 · answered by esco 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If he re-enlists to go to USAREC, he is stupid. Recruiting is a 3 year deployment. If he does not want to deploy then he should get out. Recruiting is not the answer. Recruiting is not candy land like some people think it is. It is long *** hours and if you do not do well then life sucks even more.
2006-12-13 15:47:10 · answer #3 · answered by chkibo2000 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If he doesn't want to deploy, he shouldn't have joined the army, or the military at all, for that matter. It's what we do.
2006-12-13 17:06:44 · answer #4 · answered by DOOM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as a guarantee when it comes to the military. They put you where they need you. The needs of the service is priority ONE.
2006-12-13 23:59:12 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if he is a recruiter he is undeployable.
at the end of his stint they asked him and all the others i know of in his station/battalion when their time was up to extend, with a big fat resign bonus. he chose not to extend and is now in kuwait. he decided he wanted to something else and left.the others extended and are still at home with their families.my friend is cool with deployment, but you as a wife wants your husband home. understandable.
2006-12-13 14:52:07 · answer #6 · answered by Something Other Than Else 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he can ask for that assignment, often if it offered, they offered it to my son twice, he turned it down each time, and asked to go back to the middle east instead. For him, he said that is where the army mission was and that is where he wanted to be.
2006-12-13 14:49:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
There is no guarantee, a strong possibility but no guarantee.
2006-12-13 14:54:53 · answer #8 · answered by k3s793 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋