If I enlist in the airforce, and get stationed oversease, how often do I get to fly back to see my family?

Question

If I enlist in the air force and get stationed overseas, (korea or Iraq or something) how often can I fly back to see my family? My family's in Florida.

Answer 1

Well Iraq, and Korea are different. Short tours. If you go to Korea, in the middle of your year there, you can take what is called a mid-tour and fly back on your own expense to see family, that's what I did. Some don't. Iraq is a deployment. The Air Force is there for shorter amounts of time than the Army or Marines, who serve year tours over there. So not time enough for you to have to fly back and see family. But if you get a regular overseas tour like say Germany or Italy or England, these are typically 3 years tours, typically. And depending on your job or command you can take as much leave as you have. I flew back 3 times when I was in England. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

How much leave do you have and how much money do you have. That will be your biggest obstacles. Then there is manpower issues and other things that can get in the way. For example its not unusual for Korea to go on Red Alert and you aren't going in or out period.

Answer 3

You can take 30 days leave each year (depending on your command's mission requirements) and you can go anyplace you want. If you want to pay to come to the states, that's up to you. However if you're in a WAR ZONE, then that's a different story.

Answer 4

Air force normally doesnt deploy more than 90 days a year, and as long as you arent deployed you get 30 days a year paid vacation.

Answer 5

It's up to you and your command. It's based on how much leave you have saved, how much money you have to afford flights and how often your command will let you take leave.

Answer 6

i believe that you get to go back home one a year for 30days.

Answer 7

once a year....maybe!!