Why do military service men have to deploy right away when they just got back from a deployment?
88748
IT IS THEIR JOBS AND THEY HAVE TOO
898119
Deployment is what we do. If you join the Army and don't think you will deploy you are wrong. You will but don't worry so much about it. I am in the Infantry and I love it. We are doing something that less than 2% of the American population ever will do. We are the elite whether you are Infantry or a cook. You are an important asset to the military and you services are needed where the fight is. I wish people would realize that we must deploy. If we didn't our wars would be fought at home and our children would be subject to unimaginable things. You should be proud of the choice you have made and relish the thouht of deployment. Yes it is dangerous but that is what we do. It's the Army. Close with and destroy the enemy.
1065869
Usually not.  Despite popular belief, getting pregnant no longer gets you out of the service.  After 60 days maternity leave after birth, you are back on the job.  And if you are overseas, you get to come home for the birth, and then sent back to fulfill your time on deployment.  This was done to prevent female getting pregnant on purpose to get out of hard duty.\n\nShe signed a contract which works both ways - she can't leave and they can't fire her.  So she has to stay, and regardless of mission needs, they have to pay her to do a job, even if they have too many people.
1069420
Your time in the Armed Forces has taken away time you would have normally spent doing your regular job like working in the office or in a laboratory. Sure, you've developed skills being in the Armed Forces but those skills aren't needed in times when you're not on active duty. What you know is probably good for wartime but in times when there's no one to fight it doesn't make sense to use it.\n\nIt's just another thing that Stupid forgot about when sending you over there.
781702
The soldiers at Fort Campbell have actually been coming home now since July. There are a LOT of people here so it has been a huge ordeal. It takes a lot of time, manpower, and patience to get 20,000+ soldiers home from Iraq. While they are in the process of redeployment they stay very busy and it's hard to get in touch with people. When my husband was on his way home I didn't hear from him much the last week or so - he called from Maine to let me know what was going on with his flights. I know that from the time he got to Kuwait to when his flight landed at Fort Campbell was about 4 days (it was the same both times he was deployed). It is not unusual for it to have been a week since you heard from him. Also, several incoming flights this week were delayed by a few days. I don't know how that affected everyone else, but it may have backed up everyone by a few days.\n\nOnce he gets to Fort Campbell, he will have a mandatory 7-day reintegration period. This is a post-wide requirement, everyone who comes home must go through it. If his flight lands after 6 pm, he may have the next day off (at the commander's discretion) - otherwise, reintegration starts the next day. The 7 days are half days, and the rest of the day he should have off. At the end of those 7 days, he will get a 4-day weekend, then back to work for normal work days. Once a certain percentage of the brigade has gone through reintegration (I think it was 75% for my husband's unit), they will release them for up to 30 days leave. My husband got home at the end of July and didn't get leave until September 18th, so it may be a while. (It shouldn't be that long for the guys who are coming home right now though.) \n\nPlease keep in mind that he will be very busy in the next few weeks. They have a lot to do when they get home, and even after leave is over they will still be dealing with post-deployment things. I am sure he will contact you when he gets a chance, you just need to be patient.
88750
Within 30 days of completing AIT so your unit can update there battle roster. If over 30 days you might be considred awol. You will lose all benifets including bonus'. So as soon as you get back go see your Unit Adminstrator ASAP.
394305
whoa... Leave is a right not a privledge even if you are flagged you are entitled to your leave. Leave is something you earn and therefore can take whenever YOUR command authorizes it. Go back to your command if your commander is approachable and tell him/her the facts. \n\n1. You requested leave before the cut off date to submit leave\n\n2. The reasons why you are requesting it.\n\n3. The unit gave you a for the record pt test while you should have been on recovery for your profile. You should have been given two days for every one day you where on profile not to exceed 90 days. If your profile did not exclude you from an aerobic event then you could have taken an approved alternate event if there is one.
313001
It's been a while since I have prepared for a deployment, so I forget the exact term used for this situation.\n\nBasically if a soldier were either a) an only child or b) the last person in his family to carry the family name (i.e only son), then that person can opt-out of a deployment.\n\nIf you or your child might fall under the above situation, then he should speak with his chain of command to get specific guidance.
659438
Ive been in the Military for over 19 years. 3 of those in the Army National Guard.  Most recruiters wont sign a person for less than 3 years.  The training  alone can take up to 1 year in some military specialties...  The chance of being deployed anywhere is "good".  If your husband is prior service then he might only be sent to school to learn his primary job.  If he isn't prior service then he will be sent to boot camp to learn to be a soldier, then posibly sent right away to his School.  After all of that he has a very good chance of being deployed at least for 2 weeks durring his normal drill year (1 weekend a month and 2 weeks durring the summer) he also will have a good chance of relieving one of the units currently over seas... If you have a problem with this Im sorry. But being deployed is always a part of being employed with the Army, Marines, Navy, or Air Force or their reserve components to include the Guard... Good Luck.
380226
Every body deploys.  Training isn't easy for any of 'em. If you can't hack it, don't waste the military's time.
8484
We had two airmen who left during basic from my flight for being gay.  Typically, the Air Force has so little invested in you at that stage of your career that it makes no sense for them to do anything other than give you an administrative discharge and send you on your way.  You could also simply fail the physical requirements, or a number of other tests they give you.  "Failure to adapt to military life" is a valid reason for discharge as well.
1071914
All of that is true.  But colocation is not guaranteed.  And if you are dual military and children are involved, you are required to sign a dependent care form in case both of you are called to sea (it can and DOES happen).  That means you sign your kids away to someone else so that you're free to deploy.  When my husband and I were both due to roll to sea, we made the decision that he was promoting faster than I was so I got out at my 6-year mark so that our kids would have one parent around.
969463
Maybe, but perhaps it should be like some other countries, where everyone who meets the physical requirements should serve in at least some fashion. If not the military, then some other form of public service. If they attend college, then that service would be delayed until after college.\n\n  I served in the Army National Guard, the Air Force, and the Air National Guard, and don't regret it one bit. I left for medical reasons, but served a total of about 6 years, with 4 of them active. Those who don't serve have no idea of the mindset of a soldier. We are the last to wish a conflict, as we know that we will be doing the fighting. On the other hand, we know that without us, our country would be defenseless.\n\n  A single tour is really enough, and we would have plenty of troops to fulfill our missions. It would be a great educational opportunity for everyone, and they certainly would better appreciate this land we live in, just as you mentioned.
604175
You know people who are actually already in the service are capable of crossing over to other branches, it happens all the time in the reserves. So I don't think you should have a problem doing so. The Marine recruiter will make it difficult no doubt but you should be able to...I'll be back. I'm gonna check something for ya...
1173771
Well a few things can happen. Alot of it actually depends on the military unit they went AWOL from. First off, as soon as we change thier duty status to AWOL, we hold all pay and allowances... we inventory all property they leave behind within 24 hours. The Army has a group of military police called "AWOL Apprehension" that are informed and a notice goes thru NCIC to all law enforcement agency's. After 10 days we send thier parents a letter explaining that they are AWOL and explaining duty and honor. At the 31 day mark, we begin processing the paperwork to drop them from the military rolls and seperate them from the Army for desertion. They are given a seperation code on thier official records and DD214 that codes them as a dessertor.  With that code, it is difficult for them to apply to any college, they will be turned down for all state and federal jobs and they cannot recieve alot of different loans... to include alot of consumer loans.  Life at that point kinda sucks for them... and usually so does thier pay.  McDonalds and Burger King have even started denying them employment. If you can't get a job at Burger King... well that rests on it's own merits....lol.
46051
If you want to join the military just to relax in some "safe-haven" area, then don't waste your time. All military personnel are subject to being in a war. You are probably one of those idiots that join the weekend warriors for the benefits and then, when it is time to do your job you are paid for, you wimp out. Do everyone, including yourself, a favor. Do NOT re-enlist...get the hell out...military don't want you anyway with this attitude...also, learn to spell...
1106734
After a war, the winning country leaves service members there in ensure that the conditions of the surrender and other agreements are met and maintained.  We stay due to strategic location (Germany/England/Italy during the Cold War), and because the countries want us there.  We, the US Gov't, supply a ready job market for local nationals, and this assists the economy of the foreign government.\n\nWe do not have foreign military bases in the US, because 1) We have not lost a battle with a foreign military on our soil, and 2) because we have the world's strongest military.  While we don't have their bases, we DO host/train their soldier, sailors and airmen.