Hello everyone! I just wanted to ask you all a question if I may. I work around a lot of men and woman that were once or still are in the Military. I have this friend that has been telling me that they'll be deployed for a total of two years which is something that I've never heard of. When I asked the Military young men and women that I work with they said that at the most has deployed young men and woman for no more than a year and a few months. But when I asked her again she still stuck to her story of two years. Is she lying?
2007-07-17 18:51:56 · 9 answers · asked by aliciasmith2@verizon.net 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Reservists can very well be mobilized for 2 years: 12-15 months in the sandbox, with a few months before hand to train and a few weeks afterwards to demobilize. total time could easily be 24 months or more.
2007-07-18 01:24:13 · answer #1 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok i think the army deploys for one year at a time. Ive never heard of 2 year deployments. If someone were to deploy for that long the gov't would have to pay them some good amounts of money. Im a Marine. the longest ive deployed was 8 months cuz of the "surge". Ive known people who have extended 3 months with the replacing unit, then returned back to our unit once those 3 months were up. She might have spent 2 years in Iraq during her whole career, but i doubt it was one single deployment.
2007-07-17 18:58:32 · answer #2 · answered by Tango 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was deployed in 1990, it was for 6 months (originally), but was extended 6 more months after wards.
I've heard of people doing up to a year and a half now days.
2007-07-18 06:51:29 · answer #3 · answered by Rawbert 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm surprised that noone has picked up the Stars and Stripes. You friend has to be Army. They have upped their deployment to 15 months now. With the upcoming election though, commanders are planning on staying in country at least 18 months. The outcome of the election has everything to do with it.
So she's not lying at all.
2007-07-17 19:15:03 · answer #4 · answered by Gilla 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First let me just say that different specialties are needed in support of the Armed Services overseas.
That being said, some specialties are needed more then others and depending on the specialty you could be sent to Iraq for 3 or more months. Some units are on a different cycle because of the job that they do.
Hope that helps.
2007-07-18 02:41:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, our current deployment cycle is at 15 months, but that is not uncommon to be extended to 18 months in theater. If she's counting pre deployment training done possibly at NTC in cali, and/or more training done on an active duty base, it could total to 24 months, but like I said, that all won't be spent in theater.
2007-07-17 19:05:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they are reservists it could work like this: 1 year in country
with time before deployment, training, equipping, and preparing for deployment. Then several months after deployment spend redeploying and getting all their stuff taken care of.
Basically, they could be under orders for 2 years, but only spend one in country
2007-07-17 18:58:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's true about the year and some months.My boyfriend is deployed for 15 months.It is also true that you can get deployed for 2 years.It may be every other year for her deployment.It could be back to back.
2007-07-17 19:14:57 · answer #8 · answered by purposeborn_08 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Your friend is lying.
Maximum is 1 year, unless layed over towards end of deployment.
Minimum is 4 to 6 months in the sand box or on a boat.
Every one has to do it.
2007-07-17 18:59:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋