Posted on Jun 12, 2018
If WW3 happens, does the time overseas count towards combat time? When you come back from war, does one retire or continue their career?
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If World war 3 were to happen. When we send 10’s of thousands of military member to do battle. Does the time spent overseas count towards combat time?
Also what does on do when and if you come back from war? Does one retire or continue your career?
Also what does on do when and if you come back from war? Does one retire or continue your career?
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By any means I’m not worried about them. I was just asking. Let’s say I join the military and BAM! We’re off for WW3. Now at the end of this war and we get to come home. Would all the same normal combat time rules still apply? 6 Months per strip?
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SFC (Join to see)
SGT (Join to see) - It would really depend. The rules that are in-place now might get re-written at the needs of the government. Stop-Loss, Stop-Move, tour extensions, etc. There's really no way to predict.
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SFC (Join to see) That is true. As I stated before I don’t wish a world war for anyone. Just wanted to have a general conversation about it. I appreciate your answer
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WWIII. Russia, China, and Iran against the rest of the major players in the free world/NATO. Areas of combat will be designed. If your in then you get combat credit. Once it’s over depending on your status at the time of the start you will return to that status. Medical retirement if required, otherwise you can stay in or get out but all the rules for retirement will stay the same unless changed by congress. There will likely be a surge then a drawdown like in every other major conflict we have even involved in.
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Combat is combat. If you're sitting in, let's say, France as a support guy...you're not going to be considered having "been in combat" any more than the POGs that spent their Iraq deployments sitting in a FOB.
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SGT Christopher Hayden
SGT (Join to see) - If it were to happen, everyone involved would also get campaign medals, and hopefully a WW3 victory medal. But our major enemies wouldn't be stupid enough to get into a global conflict with us, since it would ruin their economy and there would be no "end" to be gained like the traditional wars of the past.
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I don’t wish it for anyone, more of just general knowledge for myself. I do appreciate your answers tho
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