How much time prior to your deployments were you informed about your imminent departures?

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 16:17:04 -0400

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 22 at 2019 4:43 PM

CSM Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 16:43:28 -0400

At least a year out

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 22 at 2019 4:55 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 16:55:47 -0400

In 2008 we got 2 months notice before the MOB training started. In 2012 we got a year (this is the way it is supposed to work).

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 22 at 2019 6:08 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:08:33 -0400

In 2002 i was told about a deployment on Friday afternoon. Sunday i was in Cuba. That was the worst one.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 22 at 2019 6:22 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:22:52 -0400

6 months for Iraq and 7 for Honduras

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jul 22 at 2019 6:24 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:24:06 -0400

Sometimes it depends on what kind of unit u r in.

Response by Lt Col Charlie Brown made Jul 22 at 2019 6:32 PM

Lt Col Charlie Brown — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:32:10 -0400

Anywhere from 3 months to 9 months

Response by Capt Michael Wilford made Jul 22 at 2019 6:33 PM

Capt Michael Wilford — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:33:49 -0400

Shortest, 96 hours, longest, 3 weeks.

Response by SPC Casey Ashfield made Jul 22 at 2019 8:02 PM

SPC Casey Ashfield — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 20:02:30 -0400

My unit was mobilized December 2009. We started getting preliminary orders for movement around September 2008.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 22 at 2019 8:06 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 20:06:18 -0400

My shortest was two weeks.

Response by CW4 Craig Urban made Jul 22 at 2019 9:33 PM

CW4 Craig Urban — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 21:33:02 -0400

Plenty of time.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Jul 22 at 2019 11:20 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:20:27 -0400

It'll vary from planned or cyclic deployments to maintaining two seabags on a C-Whatever pallet and next day go. I got to enjoy both methods and some in between. Nature of the beast. I will say the instant gos were to some interesting places.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 23 at 2019 1:39 AM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 01:39:56 -0400

2 weeks for Jordan. It’s not usually like this though.

Response by SMSgt Henry Kiester made Jul 23 at 2019 9:11 AM

SMSgt Henry Kiester — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 09:11:29 -0400

During Desert Shield, I was woken @ 0200, and told the C-130 was on the ramp, waiting for me...

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 23 at 2019 9:15 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 09:15:56 -0400

I had a fellow platoon leader that was given about 48 hours notice to a mobilization and deployment. We had a LT pull himself out of training by poor choices and poorer actions and he had to be replaced immediately.

Situation/Mission dictates.

Response by CH (LTC) Robert Leroe made Jul 23 at 2019 9:34 AM

CH (LTC) Robert Leroe — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 09:34:35 -0400

For Desert Storm, 5 days. Somehow I managed to do it!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 23 at 2019 2:26 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 14:26:18 -0400

I knew like 9 months out for both of my deployments

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 23 at 2019 8:48 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 20:48:20 -0400

It all depends on what kind of unit and mobilization you fall under. My first Civil Affairs deployment came 3 weeks after arriving on station ( not 3 weeks after inprocessing and getting settled ). In fact, I left before fully inprocessing the Battalion. They needed a Spanish speaker and I had a 3/3. They gave me a basic rundown, a few Video Conferences and a 1610

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 24 at 2019 3:28 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 03:28:22 -0400

A year.