What are your longest and shortest deployments?

SFC James Baber — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:13:52 -0500

What are your longest and shortest, and how many have you had in your career? So far for Active Duty and during your career for veterans.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 20 at 2013 11:18 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:18:10 -0500

6 Months Cuba

12 Months Iraq

2 Months Egypt

12 Months Kuwait (worst year of my life)

12 Months Afghanistan

6 Months Afghanistan

Response by CW2 Joseph Evans made Dec 20 at 2013 11:21 PM

CW2 Joseph Evans — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:21:01 -0500

2 months, Philippines;
4 Months, AF;
8 months, AF;
11 months, IQ;
11 months, AF;
2 months, Guantanamo;
3 days, Haiti.
1 trip to Korea... a couple TDYs... Its been good. :)

Response by SFC James Baber made Dec 20 at 2013 11:46 PM

SFC James Baber — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:46:51 -0500

Panama- less than 30 days

OIF III-13 months

9 combat tours-(Panama, Desert Shield/Storm, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, OIF I/III/V)

Also many deployments not combat related (Honduras, Columbia, Cuba, Turkey, Bahrain, Belgium, Panama)-many of these were 30-90 days.

Response by TSgt Candace Becker made Dec 21 at 2013 12:00 AM

TSgt Candace Becker — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 00:00:37 -0500

I was at BAF for 3 months last year, and I'm currently on my fifth month at KAF.

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 21 at 2013 4:18 AM

SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 04:18:12 -0500

4 Months -KAF

3 Months-KAF

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made Apr 17 at 2014 11:52 AM

SFC William Swartz Jr — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 11:52:41 -0400

8 months-OIF

12 months-OIF III

12 months-Kuwait for OND/OEF support

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2014 12:27 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:27:54 -0400

12 months was my shortest

14 Months for my first though

15 Months was my longest

Three all together totaling 41 Months.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2014 6:49 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:49:51 -0400

15 months - Iraq

12 months - Afghanistan

8 months - Afghanistan (felt like the longest deployment ever)

Response by SGT Alfred Cox made May 27 at 2014 10:28 PM

SGT Alfred Cox — Tue, 27 May 2014 22:28:28 -0400

13 months in Kuwait 2003-2004
13 months in Iraq 2005-2006
5 months in Afghanistan jan 2008 to may 2008
13 months in Afghanistan 2010-2011

while on active duty. as an engineer.

Response by SN Tommy Nix made Jun 16 at 2014 9:42 PM

SN Tommy Nix — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 21:42:51 -0400

Longest 7months
shortest 4 months

Response by Sgt Packy Flickinger made Oct 17 at 2014 6:29 AM

Sgt Packy Flickinger — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 06:29:42 -0400

Italy, 6 months
Japan 14 months.
Does TAD to Slovenia for 1 day count?

Response by CMSgt Gary Fichman made Jan 24 at 2017 9:22 AM

CMSgt Gary Fichman — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 09:22:20 -0500

Back in the day it was short tours and TDY (never called it deployment till Desert Storm/Shield). 15 month short tour to Clark and lots of TDYs. I had the privilege of being an Independent Duty Medical Tech (IDMT) & did site coverage a number of times.

Response by SPC Paul Sherwood made Jan 24 at 2017 10:02 AM

SPC Paul Sherwood — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 10:02:04 -0500

Cold warrior here, 2 three year tours in Germany, 1st with the 317th Combat Engineer Bn 130th Bde '76-'79, 2nd with the 1/41 Field Artillery (Pershing) '79-'82

Response by FN Charlie Spivey made Jan 24 at 2017 11:50 AM

FN Charlie Spivey — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:50:18 -0500

Being Coast Guard, I only did one, Vietnam. 6 months in country, but travel time added about 4 more ( long way from New York where we were home ported; teh a main engine blew up on the way home and slowed us down ).

Response by MSgt Mike (Lobo VNV Original) Morrow made Jan 24 at 2017 2:33 PM

MSgt Mike (Lobo VNV Original) Morrow — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:33:31 -0500

Longest 13 months shortest 3 days most were 90 days. Total in 20 years 15.

Response by PO1 Phillip Finch made Jan 24 at 2017 3:29 PM

PO1 Phillip Finch — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:29:55 -0500

34 months Vietnam Army

+Average 6 months for 6 sea tour deployments Navy

Response by SPC Johnny Velazquez, PhD made Jan 24 at 2017 5:16 PM

SPC Johnny Velazquez, PhD — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:16:33 -0500

Three years in Germany. Cold War Vet. Loved it.

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2017 7:21 PM

CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 19:21:18 -0500

Longest almost a year with back to back deployments. Shortest just two weeks.

Response by SGT David Petree made Jan 25 at 2017 3:37 AM

SGT David Petree — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 03:37:57 -0500

2 tours for 3 years each Germany 503 S&T Bn. 72, 75 CSC 2/87 Mech. Inf. 76,79.

Response by PO1 Harry Champagne made Jan 25 at 2017 9:40 AM

PO1 Harry Champagne — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 09:40:08 -0500

AS A FIRST TIME SAILOR 1966 MY FIRST SHIP OFF THE COAST OF VIET-NAM IT WAS JUST A 18 MONTH DEPLOYMENT.

Response by Sgt William Straub Jr. made Jan 25 at 2017 12:32 PM

Sgt William Straub Jr. — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 12:32:29 -0500

12 Months in SEA and 23 months in Germany

Response by TSgt Erica Claus-numsali made Jan 25 at 2017 6:03 PM

TSgt Erica Claus-numsali — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:03:37 -0500

Shortest was 45 days and longest was 179 days.

Response by SGT Matthew S. made Jan 25 at 2017 10:10 PM

SGT Matthew S. — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:10:56 -0500

Two 15 month tours, both in Iraq. Needless to say, by my second time around I was considered bad luck to be around when talk of extensions of any kind came up.

Response by SPC Javontae Eaddy made Aug 30 at 2018 2:45 PM

SPC Javontae Eaddy — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:45:24 -0400

12 months, FOB Speicher, Iraq
12 months, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan