I have an interesting situation and I would like to see if any knowledgeable people can provide me with a legislation showing the current rules.
I just got back from the middle east on a deployment.
The catch? I volunteered to go with this unit.
I didn't know when my home unit was deploying again.
Now, I don't want to give a date we are getting mobilized due to OPSEC. But I will say, it will be less than 1 year from when I got home. And definitely a shorter period of time being back, than I was gone.
So with these 3 things.
1. I just got back from a Volunteer deployment recently..
2. My home unit is deploying less than a year from when I got home.
3. This time period being home is shorter than the time to the next deployment.
with this information my question is:
Am I required to go with my unit on their next deployment.
2007-09-03 05:30:39 · 10 answers · asked by zackan2002 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Yes! If you volunteer to deploy with another unit, when you get back and your unit is deploying again, guess what? off you go to yet another deployment!
2007-09-03 05:37:07 · answer #1 · answered by momofukuando 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately yes, you still have to so long as you are deployable. It used to be that you had to be given a year back on station but two years ago congress declared that only two weeks of R&R were require. Our unit has been getting back to back deployment since. In fact my boyfriend has been deployed three times in the past three years and his first two deployments were extended while he was over there. Fortunately this time he is getting a one year recovery unti he deploys again next year. The worst part about it is about a year ago congress stopped approving short-tours in certain locations so any money you would have recieved durin a short tour may not be provided to you. Personally I think they are abusing their man power. If you have good troops that are willing to stay in and get some experience why don't they give them a longer recovery time or deploy them for a shorter amount of time. My unit has even started one year deployments about 1 1/2 years ago. No one wants to be away from their family for that long and that frequently. That's why so many people are getting out and deployments are getting longer and longer and more frequent.
2007-09-03 06:09:17 · answer #2 · answered by al l 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here's an interesting acronym for you... BOHICA (Bend Over, Here It Comes Again). That's beauty of volunteering within the military. You take that extra step and it goes unappreciated. You volunteered to deploy, which is great, but guess what? They're gonna deploy you again. That's just how it works. It sucks, but it's all part of the program. I volunteered to work with SOF on my first deployment, and guess what? I saw some of the nastiest things imaginable and came back with PTSD. It sucks that it happened, but at least I was able to tell myself that I had the balls to step up and fight the good fight. It may not mean anything to the military, which no valid effort ever really does, but when you get out, you'll know that what you did was a damn good thing and that it was something that few would have the courage to do. This may sound familiar and a bit cliche, but suck it up and keep on trucking. Survive it, and you'll have the rest of your life to look back on it.
2007-09-03 16:57:29 · answer #3 · answered by Rodney 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thought once you volunteered with a unit, you stay with that unit afterwards. My hubby came home from a deployment, and his current unit needed volunteers, so he volunteered. He was home 4 months before he was shipped out again. When he gets back, his original unit will be in Iraq. He's now part of the new unit, not the original.
2007-09-03 06:09:57 · answer #4 · answered by .. 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes the Key here is you volunteered and now your back and the rest are going under normal rotation your part of that unit you get the opportunity of going again. When you enlisted didn't anyone tell you to never volunteer if not well i'm telling you now never volunteer unless your willin to take what is in store. Good luck
2007-09-03 05:39:53 · answer #5 · answered by ASmiles1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yea you are required to go because you voluntered for the other deployment. Talk to your chain of command about your situation and see what they can possible do for you. The sooner the better.
2007-09-03 06:52:01 · answer #6 · answered by Chrissy A 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-09 21:12:14 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a word.. maybe. Your command may require you to go, especially if they are undermanned. or you could get lucky and get left behind as rear Det. But I wouldn't count on it.
the fact that you volunteered has no bearing on the fact that the unit you are officially assigned to has been tapped.
2007-09-03 05:42:33 · answer #8 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yep i had a family situation and a friend volunteered to take my husbands place in jan 06 and returned in sept, he then shipped out with his own unit in oct 06 for a year.....if you volunteer that doesnt excuse you from mobilizing with your own unit.
2007-09-03 07:20:42 · answer #9 · answered by CRmac 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sucks but you are going to have to do it. You volunteered to go...and now you are given orders to go. You are attached to your unit, and you go with your unit. Even if its to hell and back... and you go however many times they want you to. Best of luck. God bless.
2007-09-03 05:39:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋