Posted on Aug 11, 2014
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What is the rule on wearing the overseas bars on the right sleeve of the ASU i have multiple deployments overseas 2 to afghanistan and 1 to bosnia and that total time equal to 27 months BOG so how many bars should I have? Any help would be appricated
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Short answer is Bosnia does not count; Afghanistan does. Count partial months as whole months for the purposes of the month calculation.
Every six months counts as one bar. Fractions carry over towards subsequent bars, should you find yourself in a qualifying contingency operation in the future.

Long answer:
Reference is AR 670-1 para 21-29.
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CPT Aaron Kletzing
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Great knowledge here. Thanks to 1SG (Join to see), I just learned something new this morning!
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SSG William Norris
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Your time in Bosina won't count towards those bars. Only time in a combat theater.
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1 bar for every 6 months overseas
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