Are you authorized a SSI-FWTS if deployed to Israel?

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:35:22 -0400

I work in a J/G1 and all the information I have been given is yes. I am trying to see if anyone has been deployed to Israel and could provide me with more information. I am not being assigned to an embassy, from what I am tracking I will be near the southern tip of Israel. The mission is to maintain radar and provide early warning against TBM Threats.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 28 at 2019 12:44 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:44:58 -0400

AR 670-1, Paragraph 19-17, Subsections B14 and B15. You are authorized for Israel if you were deployed there ISO OIF (Mar 2003-August 2010) and OND (Sep 2010-Dec 2011). That's it.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 28 at 2019 1:33 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:33:57 -0400

There's probably a memo floating around in your shop or from higher HQ with the eligibility info.

Response by MSG Frank Kapaun made Mar 28 at 2019 4:04 PM

MSG Frank Kapaun — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:04:37 -0400

Only if you indulge in Israeli cuisine. The food there is almost as bad as in Britain.

Response by SSG Dave Johnston made Mar 28 at 2019 10:21 PM

SSG Dave Johnston — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 22:21:01 -0400

Not if your assigned to the MFO as a GSR operator; at least that's the way it was when I went there in '89; did a year there. Loved working with, Brits, French, Canadians, Dutch, New Zealanders, Uruguayans, Fijians, Columbians. Only dealt with "Yanks" during duty hours. If you're going to Israel to a Patriot ADA Battery maybe, but Israel has their own ADA don't they???

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 29 at 2019 7:51 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 07:51:49 -0400

No. Israel is not a qualifying country for a SSI-FWTS unless it was for OIF (2003-2010) and OND (2010-2011).

Reference:
AR 670-1 Chapter 19-17 Paragraph (b) subpara (14) (15)