2
2
0
My platoon was on a mission in 2017-2018 in turkey for a couple of months very much past the specific longitude line into the designated combat zone. It took us about a year to receive our GWOTEM from our unit. While there we received the IDP/HDP, tax exclusion, carried our live rounds and such but saw no actual combat. I've read the regulation but no one is entirely sure.
Posted 7 y ago
Responses: 7
2
2
0
So I got confirmation the 173rd approved combat patches for this deployment. Has anyone been able to contact their S1 or HRC to get approval now that this is officially a thing?
(2)
(0)
SSG (Join to see)
I’ve had multiple people tell me it was authorized, but also had people say the exact opposite. I was there a few years back with one of my old Platoons also. I recently saw some of the 2-503rd guys get patches for being on the same deployment though. Just didn’t know if it meant everyone that’s been there could wear one or not.
(0)
(0)
1
1
0
Has anyone figured this out? I deployed there twice between 2014-2015 and had to fight to get a GOTEM.
(1)
(0)
0
0
0
11th MDB is authorized them. Army G1 said that an exception to policy can be granted by the first GO in your chain of command.
(0)
(0)
SFC (Join to see)
That's what I gathered from the reg aswell. To clarify, you're stating that an ETP from the 1GO would allow an SM to rock their home station MOHC instead of the one listed in the photo, correct? And that this memo grants the ticket to ride, so to speak.
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Did this ever get figured out? I think I am on this same deployment. The S1 here says we should be good for all that stuff but our home station s1 said no.
(0)
(0)
SPC (Join to see)
Was it Site Kilo? I got dragged along for med coverage for engineers and the E7 says none of us deserve a patch while rocking a Kuwait patch
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
0
0
0
There's got to be SOMEONE in your unit that is smart enough to interpret AR 670-1 21-17, right? It makes it pretty clear in there what areas and time periods are authorized for SSI-FWTS. And if not covered, what it states as far as "future conflicts".
(0)
(0)
SGT (Join to see)
when we got back our BN had no idea, we only knew about the GWOTEM and got it because a buddy from a different division went to same place and received it and a deployment patch. Our bn and S1 wasnt sure what to do so they put it on our ERBs as operational and left it at just that.
(0)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google