Posted on Nov 23, 2015
How do you volunteer for a deployment on active duty?
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I have heard of IA (individual augmentee) positions for certain deployments, but from my understanding that is when a unit requests someone (not specific) from a specialized unit to come on the deployment. Is it possible for active duty soldiers to volunteer to deploy? I know around Fort Bragg specifically there is a lot of trading that can take place prior to a deployment. Is there an official way to make yourself available or is it all just who you know at the right time? ***EDIT*** I am active duty, so the programs for the Guard and Reserve will most likely not help.
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Deployment Professional Development 35F-Enlisted: Intelligence Analyst Fort Bragg Volunteering
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Talk to your S1 about a WIAS or Worldwide Individual Augmentee System tasker
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SSG (Join to see)
COL (Join to see) That sounds like a great recommendation, sir. I've never heard of that particular program. The problem I keep running into is most of the programs that allow people to volunteer for deployments are reserve programs.
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Go onto the Guard and Reserves Tour of Duty website and submit your application with a resume, pics of certificates and others. With your rank you have avery good chance.
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SSG (Join to see)
Thank you for the response, COL Randy Alicea . Will this still work if I am in active duty?
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COL Randy Alicea , those guys get all the fun. I have a friend in the Guard who is on his third deployment and we've been in for almost the same amount of time. He jumps in with deploying units from all around the state whenever there is an opening.
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COL Randy Alicea
What you need to do is talk to your Squad Leader and PLT Sgt of your eagerness to deploy. They might help you. Good luck buddy and god bless.
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I'd say bring it up to your chain of command and S1 'cause there may be a need for your MOS in some of the deploying units within Bragg. If no luck then request Korea, which is the closest tour to a deployment. Good luck
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CW4 Angel C. , good advice. That is exactly where I am headed next time I reenlist if I don't get picked up for the Physician Assistant program.
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Contact your branch manager. If I were you I'd try to get assigned to a unit stateside who needs you for deployment. You are more likely to be successful long term than make a short knowledge/career gain as a COADOS/IA
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Interesting proposal. I hear 101st and 82nd are swapping out who stays in Iraq for a while, so I might be able to jump over to the 82nd and wait for the next RIP since the 101st just got in there. SFC (Join to see)
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I am about to leave 82nd for another assignment and can confirm that we are swapping people in and out, but the rotations are slim currently since they are almost done with the swaps. Can't speak for 101st.
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SSG (Join to see)
That makes moving over to the 82nd a risky proposal then. 3rd Group is always sending people somewhere across the world. That's one of the other units I was thinking about. They still have people going to Afghanistan, the Gulf, and across Africa, plus the professional development there might be a little better since they are constantly running kinetic operations. (No offense to Division.)
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SFC (Join to see)
Don't leave it up to a unit to "professionally develop". Be a forward thinker, and grow yourself. However, I do see what you are saying to some extent; they have funding which allows for more training opportunities.
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