Do Infantry officer often go overseas?

Cadet 2LT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:22:49 -0400

I'm trying to be an infantry officer and would like to know more

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 19 at 2021 3:56 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 03:56:40 -0400

Depends on if we're fighting or not and depends on how often your unit goes overseas. I've met 11B's that have never deployed and I've met cooks with eight under their belt.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Jun 19 at 2021 4:51 PM

SGM Bill Frazer — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 16:51:49 -0400

It all depends on the unit you are assigned too- not your branch nor your rank. SOCOM, Rangers, 82nd, 101st are deployed constantly. Heavy units much less frequently due to costs, etc.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 19 at 2021 8:55 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 20:55:43 -0400

A lot of it is dependent on the current situation of the times. War time infantry offices were deploy a lot more but currently the Employments are pretty much limited to peacekeeping actions. I currently train infantry officers and I always let them know that there is always a chance of deploying but combat deployments are not in the near future.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Jun 20 at 2021 10:35 AM

LTC Jason Mackay — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 10:35:16 -0400

Well the Army doesn’t play home games. Kind of the point of our National Defense Strategy…FISH. Fight in someone else’s house.

You can expect to serve at least one OCONUS PCS over 20 years. Operational deployments in support of theater engagement is pretty normal like rotations to Europe , Korea and the Pacific. Deployments will be what ever they are. I went almost half mg career without a deployment then had three. I did two oconus PCS moves: Korea and Germany. I never got an operational deployment (not combat) to Bosnia, Sinai, or others.