Best way to catch a deployment?

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:01:34 -0400

I am an active duty 11B who is about to PCS. I am 6 months away from my potential PCS date and wanted to know the best route to take in order to get deployed. I want Afghanistan/Iraq. Does anyone have any adive for me?

Response by CSM Michael Chavaree made Aug 3 at 2020 5:10 PM

CSM Michael Chavaree — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:10:55 -0400

Check out RASP

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 3 at 2020 5:27 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:27:29 -0400

The best way is if you contact you're career manager & volunteer to go with a deploying unit. You might even volunteer for one of the Army's SFABs (Security Force Assistance Brigades) that are being stood up to deploy on as an advisory basis to Foreign militaries. It used to be guaranteed that they would deploy at some point, but I'm not sure of their deployment cycles now- but the Army still has these missions in CENTCOM & AFRICOM, and I believe eventually each Combatant Command will have an SFAB assigned to support them.

Response by MSG Dan Castaneda made Aug 3 at 2020 6:08 PM

MSG Dan Castaneda — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:08:54 -0400

Go to SFAS. Get. Selected. Graduated from the Q Course. Easy pizie.

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Aug 3 at 2020 6:15 PM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:15:59 -0400

You will deploy with your unit unless of course a sister unit that is deploying is short in your grade and MOS.

Response by MAJ Byron Oyler made Aug 3 at 2020 11:21 PM

MAJ Byron Oyler — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 23:21:03 -0400

Announce to the world you never want to deploy and cannot wait to live the Army. Karma will have you on a plane tomorrow...

Response by SFC James Cameron made Aug 4 at 2020 12:27 AM

SFC James Cameron — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 00:27:39 -0400

Brother, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the days of gunfighters chasing deployments are long gone. The only guys that have that kind of OPTEMPO are Tier 1 and their rotations are slowing down.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 4 at 2020 11:57 AM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 11:57:47 -0400

Want to deploy? Get assigned to the 82nd or 101st. You'll be deploying more than you can imagine.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 4 at 2020 3:59 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 15:59:32 -0400

I have some good advice for you; be careful in what you ask for. Don't volunteer to put yourself in harm's way unnecessarily, only when the nation call on you and your unit to serve. The only Soldiers I know that seek deployments into the hot zone are 1. Young Soldiers.. 2. Combat Patches/Badge chasers and 3. Soldiers that like the thrill of potentially being blown up or shot...........

Response by SSgt G Wingate made Aug 5 at 2020 12:57 AM

SSgt G Wingate — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 00:57:36 -0400

Raise your hand Raise your hand

Response by SPC Will L made Aug 5 at 2020 5:48 PM

SPC Will L — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 17:48:13 -0400

I'd look into getting into a secret squirrel unit, or re-classing into an MOS that the secret squirrel units need. I was a 19 year old PFC on my first deployment to iraq with 1st bn 160th soar. We rotated guys in/out constantly, and to the best of my knowledge still are. The unit has been deployed continuously since october 2001.

Response by Sgt Dale Briggs made Aug 10 at 2021 2:31 PM

Sgt Dale Briggs — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:31:37 -0400

Should have joined the Marines, but it seems to me the 10th Mountain lives on deployments.