How many times have you deployed?

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How many times have you been deployed?

Response by PO2 Corey Ferretti made Nov 16 at 2014 8:15 PM

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3 peace and one combat deployment

Response by SGT Kyle Taylor made Nov 16 at 2014 8:39 PM

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3 Combat Deployments

Response by CPT Jacob Swartout made Nov 16 at 2014 10:06 PM

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3 combat deployments for me.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 16 at 2014 10:45 PM

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Some short, some long, some longer. 3x to Middle East before OEF/OIF

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 16 at 2014 10:47 PM

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Quite a few.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 16 at 2014 10:59 PM

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afghanistan

Response by Maj Wayne Dahlke made Nov 16 at 2014 11:12 PM

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17+ years of active flying, so deployment does not mean the same thing it does to ground guys. For u,s a flying deployment is rarely longer than 120days, due to the pace of flight operations. We have to manage flying hours allowed per 90day period with the combat effectiveness and training pipelines for our units. From 1998 to 2012 I deployed an average of 2 times per year to a combat theater. When I was not deployed, I was still on the road for training and exercises for 3 out of the 6 months I was at home.

For example, I spent 1998-2003 at RAF Mildenhall, UK. During that time, I was physically on the island with my family for 754 days out of 1650. That is less than half of the time. The rest of the time I was on the road. Using "deployments" as an indicator of amount of time spent away from family is not a very good indicator of how much time you actually spend "away".

Response by SFC Melker Johansson made Nov 16 at 2014 11:10 PM

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Twice. 10 months in Afghanistan and 14 months in Iraq.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 16 at 2014 11:38 PM

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Sir,

Five Combat and a few others to Kosovo and Korea. Not a bad question.

V/R

1SG Haro

Response by CW2 Joseph Evans made Nov 17 at 2014 3:52 AM

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Had 6... plus Korea...

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 4:01 AM

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Can't get enough deployments? Go Civil Affairs. You'll get as many as they can dish out.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 6:46 AM

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I've got 3 (2xOIF and one to. OEF). If y'all have read though, the combat BDE in Korea is deactivating and it will be entire combat BDE's from state side on a 9 month deployment replacing them. First one to go is coming out of FT Hood. Although not necessarily combat, it will be time away from are families which is just as hard sometimes

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Nov 17 at 2014 6:55 AM

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3 - Somalia, GTMO, Iraq

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 7:04 AM

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4 for me 2 OIF and 2 OEF

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 7:47 AM

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Once and getting ready for the next one.

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Nov 17 at 2014 8:26 AM

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1 time as part of OIF, from Dec 07-Feb 09

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 8:27 AM

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3, more or less. We would go out and come back for a month a lot.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 8:40 AM

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Iraq
Iraq
Iraq
Kuwait

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 8:42 AM

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All to Afghanistan.

Response by SPC Christopher Smith made Nov 17 at 2014 9:15 AM

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Never unless Korea counts some how.

Response by SSG Keith Evans made Nov 17 at 2014 9:24 AM

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Just one, I've got ten more years to go so I may see another one yet.

Response by LTC Eric Coger made Nov 17 at 2014 9:52 AM

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But more importantly than the number of deployments is perhaps how long they were. I know Ranger deployments are intense for 3-4 months, but how does that stack up to the 15 month deployment, or the two 12 month deployments with less than 18 months dwell in between? How many total months have you been deployed?

Response by COL Jason Smallfield, PMP, CFM, CM made Nov 17 at 2014 10:11 AM

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Number of deployments is a good metric but total months deployed is another that needs to be looked at. For example eight three month deployments is the same as two twelve month deployments in terms of total time deployed.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 10:17 AM

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12 months deployed in OEF 11-12. I would gladly go on another one.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 10:19 AM

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OEF 11.2

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 11:36 AM

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Both in Afghanistan

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 12:34 PM

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If you consider sitting on an air base in Turkey watching movies and playing DnD for 27 days during GW1, then I have deployed once

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 3:07 PM

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2 Deployments, 1 Bad Vacation.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 6:07 PM

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Once and been dying to go back since!!!!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 7:53 PM

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Iraq 04-05
Iraq 08-09
Haiti 2010
Afghanistan 2011-2012

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 17 at 2014 8:13 PM

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Hungary (Operation Joint Forge Bosnia) - Jul - Oct 98
Hungary (Operation Joint Forge Bosnia) - Jan 01
OIF - April 03-April 04
OIF - Dec 04 - Nov 05
OIF - Jul 06 -Jul 07
OIF - Oct 08 - Oct 09

Response by SGT Kristin Wiley made Nov 17 at 2014 8:17 PM

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What are we counting as deployments here? Because if you ask the Marines on Hawaii they think Japan, Korea, Guam, etc are deployments. You might need to specifiy combat deployments (ie. Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, etc)

Response by SFC Boots Attaway made Nov 17 at 2014 10:30 PM

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Two if you are counting tours in Korea on the DMZ.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 18 at 2014 6:27 AM

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Total 24 months in Iraq, 12 in Afghanistan and 5 in Kuwait.

Response by CSM Charles Turbeville made Nov 18 at 2014 6:26 AM

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Desert Shield/Storm 90-91

1 tour in Korea 84-85
1 tour in Germany 91-93

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 18 at 2014 7:03 AM

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I'm preparing for my first

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 18 at 2014 2:36 PM

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As a Sailor, this is a tricky one due to special circumstances. However, I can say 0 combat deployments, 4 confirmed deployments, but about 3.5 years on the open ocean

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 18 at 2014 3:37 PM

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Iraq 03-04
Afghanistan 12-13

Response by Col Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 18 at 2014 9:54 PM

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And I would gladly and eagerly go again if I wasn't profiled due to having open heart surgery at the young age of 37. I actually feel really guilty that I can't deploy, and that I am not doing my part. Especially when I see folks deploy many more times than I have.

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 19 at 2014 3:52 AM

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I think a deployment is different for each branch. For myself, I have done two Western Pacific Deployments, as well as two Eastern Pacific Deployments. My WestPacs were 6 months for one and 6 months for the other, while the EastPacs where about 2 months. Each has its own stressors that make them hard. My last west pac, out of the first 135 days, I spent a total of 17 of those on land and able to be in contact with my family period. We were out to sea and unable to communicate with the families for so long that it did become a big time stress for a lot of the sailors on board, especially when they had to tell their loved that they couldn't say where we were going to be once we left port.

Frankly, I don't think I could do a combat deployment like the other branches do. I have a huge amount of respect for the troops on the ground that are doing the dirty work that I don't think I could handle. That is why I hide in a big black tube.

Response by SGM Mike Bachini made Nov 19 at 2014 7:40 AM

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57 months total in the C block on ERB. 68 months total time

Response by SSG Everett Wilson made Dec 9 at 2014 4:45 AM

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All of my deployments were all volunteer, I was able to learn on each one. The sad thing was my former employer told me that I just took to many vacations.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 12 at 2014 8:11 PM

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I have been in for 4 years and I have deployed twice. Once to Kandahar, Afghanistan and the second time to Africa.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 12 at 2014 9:45 PM

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Three times (2×Iraq [2004-05, 2006-07] and Kuwait [March-September 2009]).

Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Dec 12 at 2014 9:50 PM

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Twice. OIF 1 and OIF 09-10.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 12 at 2014 10:13 PM

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I've only had 1 so far: OEF 12-13.

Now I'm in Korea and the units here don't deploy, so I guess it'll be at least a year before I have a chance to go again.

Response by 1SG Cameron M. Wesson made Dec 12 at 2014 10:44 PM

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4x Central America, 1x Korea on the with 3 rotations on the DMZ, 3x Balkans, 3x SWA.... Total time deployed in a 22 year career... Call it 7.5.... Unless you count 10 JRTC and 4 NTC rotations.... Then it's almost 9... ;-)

Response by SSG Peter Muse made Dec 12 at 2014 10:56 PM

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This is really an interesting Question. ODS for me but then I think of Troops in Germany during the cold war. Sitting on the East/West German border was a month long rotation done 4 times a year or even those stationed in Berlin inside the iron curtain and how just traveling there was a diplomatic adventure. Or what about troops on the DMZ. Maybe not considered deployments but truly on the line locked and loaded with ROE in full effect. USMC brothers and others have similar situations. Deployment is a term we probably need to look at a bit closer.

Response by SGT Michael Clayton made Dec 12 at 2014 11:08 PM

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3 deployments to Iraq. 04-05 , 06-07

Response by SGT Michael Clayton made Dec 12 at 2014 11:09 PM

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Iraq 04-05, 06-07, 08-09

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Dec 12 at 2014 11:11 PM

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I'm still in Iraq sometimes.

Response by TSgt Kristin Parsons made Dec 12 at 2014 11:26 PM

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2 combat, 1 humanitarian

Response by MSgt Darrin Ulmer made Dec 13 at 2014 12:16 AM

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Twice to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, once to Iraq and United Arab Emirates.

Response by Sgt Packy Flickinger made Dec 13 at 2014 3:13 AM

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2 for 20 months. Luckily it was never on a boat but it was close. I was almost on the USS America CV66

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 13 at 2014 4:03 AM

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On the third. I am sure I will break five by the time it is all said and done.

Response by SSG Tim Everett made Dec 13 at 2014 9:30 AM

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Over four, that's just the ones in uniform. Over seven if we count civilian "contractor" and civilian-clothes deployments.

Response by SMSgt Judy Hickman made Dec 20 at 2014 10:07 PM

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I've deployed 3 times in my career and would gladly go again to serve my country. My first deployment, I had been at my first duty station for less than 6 months. My last deployment, I saw my third son walk for the first time on Skype. It amazes me how much technology has changed from my first to last deployment.

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 21 at 2014 12:35 AM

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I'm out on one right now!

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 21 at 2014 11:12 AM

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OIF 04-05
OIF 08-09
West Africa on a state department mission-3 weeks in 11

Response by 1SG Michael Blount made Dec 21 at 2014 5:02 PM

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2 each to Iraq and Afghanistan. Wouldn't mind another before I hang up this uniform for the last time.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 21 at 2014 7:55 PM

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Operation Joint Endeavor 95-96
OIF 05-06

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 21 at 2014 7:54 PM

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Two with the Navy. Be interesting to see how many I do with the Air Guard.

Response by LTC Damon LaCour made Dec 22 at 2014 11:22 AM

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OIF 04-05

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 22 at 2014 11:34 AM

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I've only deployed once. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I kept an open mind about it. The hardest part was being away from my daughter, which in reality is no different than others who deploy. When I deployed I made sure I didn't complain because there were people I met on a daily basis who had deployed several times. Very humbling experience and made me appreciate my time with family more.

Response by SFC Aaron G. made Dec 22 at 2014 1:01 PM

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Iraq 05-06 (12 months)
Afghanistan 10-11 (12 months)
Afghanistan 14-15 (9 months)

Response by CMSgt Mark Lewis made Dec 22 at 2014 1:44 PM

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Operations DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM 1990-1991 (7 months)
OIF 2004-2005 (6 1/2 months)
OIF/OEF 2009-2010 (7 1/2 months)
OEF 2011 (7 1/2 months)
EUCOM 2013 (6 months)

Response by SSG John Erny made Dec 22 at 2014 6:28 PM

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OIF 1 & Panama invasion

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 22 at 2014 9:25 PM

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I am wondering if the reason more people have deployed 4 plus times is due to short tours or due to the amount of time people serviced.

Response by PO1 Scott Morton made Dec 23 at 2014 8:47 AM

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I was active duty Navy 1986 - 1984 and completed only ONE deployment. I was headed for my second ship, but after getting married decided not to reenlist. Eight years, 18 months overseas, three stateside and two ships of which one was a combatant.... it was time to pull chalks!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 23 at 2014 8:49 AM

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I've deployed to OIF twice and OEF once for a total of 44 months.

Response by SPC William Taylor made Dec 23 at 2014 1:31 PM

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I deployed to desert shield which became Desert Storm in August 1990 with the 2/229th Aviation Regiment out of Fort Rucker Alabama

Response by SGM Gregory Tarancon IV made Dec 29 at 2014 9:57 PM

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Since 9/11, participated in more than eleven contingency operations: (including, but not limited to:

4 x Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) combat tours
2 x Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) combat tours
2 x OEF-Horn of Africa (HOA) tours
3 x OEF Caribbean Central America (CCA) tours within Central and South America.

Response by Sgt Jennifer Mohler made Dec 30 at 2014 9:24 PM

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Only twice. If I had known that my second enlistment would have been spent 100% stateside I would have never in a million years signed up again. I didn't join to sit on my ass and do nothing. Can you tell I am still bitter? Lol.

Response by SPC William Taylor made Dec 31 at 2014 1:22 PM

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1 time during Desert Storm. The worst part was having 5 buddies KIA and 3 taken POW. 2/229th Aviation Regiment

Response by 1LT Nick Kidwell made Dec 31 at 2014 4:38 PM

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Once, not counting having to go back into theater to testify in a court-martial.

Without my assigned weapon, I might add. I now know why....

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 1 at 2015 7:45 AM

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OIF: 12 months; OIF: 15 months; OIF: 10 months; Saudi Arabia: 12 months; Kuwait: 5 months; Total time: 54 months away from home and family. But hey, I will get my first Thanksgiving and Christmas home in three years in 2015...hopefully.

Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 2 at 2015 4:50 PM

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5 for me. Of course they are Af deployments where the average stay was around 75 days. The Shortest being 63 and the longest being 130. I think I have a year and a few months total time in the AOR.

Response by SGT Michael Glenn made Jan 14 at 2015 9:28 PM

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I had 4 .

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 14 at 2015 11:12 PM

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3 combat OEF plus one to Korea. and its looking like I'll be heading back to Afghanistan as a contractor here soon if accepted.

Response by SSgt Dan Montague made Jan 17 at 2015 10:51 AM

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I managed 6 deployments and 3 work-ups in addition to the 6.
11th Meu
31st Meu
31st Meu
3 yr combat tour on recruiting duty. You recruiters understand
26th Meu
RCT 2 Iraq
26th Meu

Response by SGT Jim Z. made Feb 9 at 2015 3:54 PM

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All my deployments were "Peacekeeping" i.e. The Clinton Balkan Vacation Package

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2015 5:45 PM

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Zero deployments, but 2 mobilizations for a total of 24 months ("23" on title 10, the rest I was ADVON with Annual Training orders that abutted the mob orders).
v/r,
CPT Butler

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Feb 21 at 2015 5:46 PM

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#8 in July... Hopefully the last one...

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 22 at 2015 12:29 AM

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Never... and I cannot tell you how many times I wish I did.

I often feel like I didnt contribute enough because of not deploying... Went TDY plenty of times. Got to spend 30 days with the Navy on the Essex and the Kitty Hawk, but never deployed to AFG or Iraq.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 22 at 2015 8:38 AM

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twice Iraq, once Afghanistan.

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Mar 11 at 2015 8:43 AM

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I did one 15-month deployment to Iraq. MND-B.

Response by LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow made Mar 12 at 2015 1:29 AM

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Navy deployments of many lengths. 7 months the longest...

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 12 at 2015 1:54 AM

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Currently on my first.
Afghanistan; Operation Enduring Freedom/Freedom's Sentinel (Resolute Support).

Response by 1SG Michael Blount made Mar 12 at 2015 4:12 PM

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Four, and I'd do another in a heartbeat. When do we lift?

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 12 at 2015 4:35 PM

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They say to give it a few deployments so that's what i am going to do.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 12 at 2015 4:53 PM

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Three deployments totalling 40 months. It's already been said, I'm sure, but you can't scale deployments by number of times sent. If I had been lucky enough to get the three month deployments, but deployed the same amount of actual time, I would be on my fourteenth deployment right now.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 13 at 2015 12:25 PM

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I have 3 deployments to Iraq and one tour in Korea.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 13 at 2015 12:46 PM

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I was in West Germany Bamberg Warner barracks 1st battalion 52nd infantry during the Cold War I want to thank all of you guys serve during your deployments in battle it's one thing shooting rounds down range but it's totally different when when there's somebody shooting back at you thank you guys for doing a great job

Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 14 at 2015 11:24 AM

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Three six-month tours, gearing up for number four in the next few weeks.

Response by SSgt Stevan Auldridge made Mar 14 at 2015 12:45 PM

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4 if I remember correctly.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 14 at 2015 1:28 PM

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Zero. My unit is supposedly gearing up to deploy this year, but ETS is coming up, so no deployment for me! :D

Response by COL Jon Thompson made Mar 23 at 2015 12:40 PM

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4 deployments with a total of 32 months overseas and one CONUS mobilization (not sure I should count that while it was a PCS, it was only 53 miles from where I was living.). All but the first deployments were as an Individual Augmentee going out and back through CRC at Fort Benning.

Response by SFC Ronnie Merrell made Mar 23 at 2015 5:44 PM

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One day we were setting around the barracks bragging on how many jumps we had, and I was proud of 276. But my fellow airborne buddy said he had only one. One that counts. The one that he jumped into combat. Point taken? So to me, traing deployments do NOT count and I'm sure that the original question meant that.

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 23 at 2015 10:29 PM

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Three to the sandbox (preparing for fourth) (One combat) and one other to Germany.

Response by CW4 Craig Urban made May 7 at 2019 11:07 AM

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Once. South korre. 3 times as a GS 12.