Yes there is an "18" day Rest and Recuperation, but 15 months is a really long time, and its really hard to keep faith, am I the only one who feels 15 month deployments are endless pits? Please do not respond if you are just going to bash the military, I will report you and laugh as others do the same as you (or at least your answer) is deleted. Thank you :o)
2007-12-18 15:31:16 · 7 answers · asked by This girl 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Yes, I agree that 15 months is way too long..My hubby just returned 2 weeks ago from a 15 mo tour in Iraq. The 18 R&R is just a quick visit that goes by way too fast. There is not enough time at all to reconnect with family.
The worst part about this is his unit is up for another rotation in about a yr and a half. They told them even before they came home!! We now have that hanging over our heads. I think that info could have waited a bit...
It sounds really crazy now but the time will go by fast for the most part...Keep the faith, sometimes that is all we have...You didnt say whether you were a spouse or a family member..Remember that we military families are a strong bunch..not a job for the weak...
Best of luck to you and yours!!
Proud Army Wife!! HOOAH!!
2007-12-19 11:46:50 · answer #1 · answered by armywife 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-04 00:28:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did four deployments. Each lasted a year. My favorite commentary on this was said by an unnamed Marine at an Enlisted club in Okinawa in the mid-1960s. The leader of the band that was entertaining at the club asked the Marine how long he had left on his tour. His reply was "One day, a wake-up and a half a cup of coffee". The band leader wrote a jazz number by that name and it became an instant hit everywhere the band played on the island.
2007-12-18 15:48:19 · answer #3 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
15 months away AND directly involved in combat ops is TOO long for any human to return and be "normal". I highly respect my brothers and sisters in arms. I think they are gone for far too long and it is mainly because the military shrunk in the 1990's. If we had more combat brigades this would have not been an issue. I wonder who got rid of some of those brigades to "save money"?
2007-12-18 16:24:23 · answer #4 · answered by badbender001 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm just here for nine months this time, so no R&R for me this time, just a week of training in Kuwait in a couple months. My next tour in 09 will be for the full 12-15.
Keep your head down and your chin up. This time of the year is the hardest for all of us.
2007-12-18 16:24:29 · answer #5 · answered by Unrepentant Fenian Bastard 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know it stinks. Just remember it will be over and you have ourlove and gratitude.
2007-12-19 04:03:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well judging by how the Americans have tortured the Iraqi people over the past 4 years I am more inclined to have concerns about their safety under your occupation than your inconvenient workload.
2007-12-18 15:36:20 · answer #7 · answered by Gambler 1 · 1⤊ 10⤋