How I can get deployed straight out of AIT?

2017-10-30T17:11:50-04:00

I’m national guard, young, low ranking, but desperately want to deploy immediately, before College. Thank you!

Response by SGT Cynthia Barnard made Oct 30 at 2017 5:12 PM

2017-10-30T17:12:59-04:00

When you get back to your home unit there four deploymentsComing up ask your readiness NCO to put you on the list

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 30 at 2017 5:13 PM

2017-10-30T17:13:09-04:00

I've been in the Indiana Guard for 7 years... good luck

Response by SSG Trevor S. made Oct 30 at 2017 5:24 PM

2017-10-30T17:24:37-04:00

Don't think of it as "before college". I completed most of my degree while deployed. The answer to your question about deployments has to do with your unit's OPTEMPO and their deployment schedule.

Response by PO3 Phyllis Maynard made Oct 30 at 2017 5:29 PM

2017-10-30T17:29:21-04:00

Somebody refresh my recall, doesn't the National Guardsmen deploy only when DOD activated the unit? If that is the case, I believe as I have seen on the trend posts you may have to research the procedure to transfer to active duty. And you may need to verify if your guard training equals actual bootcamp training. I wish you well with your desire and decision PV2 Private RallyPoint Member

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 30 at 2017 5:33 PM

2017-10-30T17:33:57-04:00

Tour of Duty. MOBCOP. Get with your Chain to ask your S3 if there are MOB opportunities asking for your MOS and rank. Also, you can change your Volunteer Status in your HRC profile.

Response by GySgt Charles O'Connell made Oct 30 at 2017 5:37 PM

2017-10-30T17:37:18-04:00

I don't know, "What's war like if you're afraid of getting shot"? Bravery is overcoming fear. Overcome it!

Response by CW5 Jack Cardwell made Oct 30 at 2017 6:20 PM

2017-10-30T18:20:11-04:00

National Guard Bureau has a web site called Tour of Duty. It will show units in the Guard that need fillers by rank and MOS. http://arng.ng.mil/resources/Soldier-Resources/Pages/Guard-Tours.aspx

Guard-Tours.aspx

Response by SGT Joseph Gunderson made Oct 30 at 2017 7:27 PM

2017-10-30T19:27:43-04:00

Why is everyone in such a rush to deploy? I fear that too many of our young service members have a romantic or skewed idea of what deploying means and entails and what they really get out of the experience (If they get out of it at all). What is wrong with do I g your job as expected and working on other areas of your career? I'm sure you can postpone the deployment stuff until you are more familiar with the military and sufficiently prepared, both physically and mentally, for the rigors of a deployment.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 30 at 2017 7:55 PM

2017-10-30T19:55:31-04:00

It'll most likely happen with no effort. I deployed 6 months out of AIT with no effort put forth.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 30 at 2017 8:00 PM

2017-10-30T20:00:50-04:00

Take a look at mobcop

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 31 at 2017 1:40 AM

2017-10-31T01:40:01-04:00

Are you 74D CBRN? You will always be needed.

Response by SFC Christopher Taggart made Oct 31 at 2017 10:21 AM

2017-10-31T10:21:18-04:00

It's funny how life works. Unfortunately, deployments don't work around your schedule, you work around there's. As soon as you begin college...YOU'LL get called up for a deployment, as soon as you get married, YOU'LL spend your first year of marriage overseas, without your husband, etc. You signed up to defend our country, not for the college money...even though that's a great perk. Relax and continue on with your life's plans, in defending our country and in your civilian life.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 31 at 2017 10:27 AM

2017-10-31T10:27:21-04:00

Have you checked Tour of Duty? You can search for deployment vacancies with other units and apply, given you meet prerequisites like rank, MOS, etc..
https://mobcop.army.mil/MobcopPortal/UI/Login.aspx

Mobcop Suite

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 31 at 2017 10:30 AM

2017-10-31T10:30:39-04:00

Highly unlikely as a 74D, unless DPRK goes sideways. Then all bets are off.
OPTEMPO is not terribly high right now, unless you are in an MOS field that is in demand.
CA, Cyber, UAV...
After that it is kind of luck of the draw, unless you can hook onto a tour through Tour of Duty.

For perspective, my CA battalion has supported 14 company-sized and a dozen smaller missions since 9/11, and we have more on the horizon. The Chemical Recon unit in the same building hasn't deployed ever. It isn't their fault, it is just what the mission set has been.

Response by SSG Kasius McCall made Oct 31 at 2017 8:45 PM

2017-10-31T20:45:23-04:00

Shoulda went active then.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 1 at 2017 9:38 AM

2017-11-01T09:38:36-04:00

yea good luck. its not that easy.

Response by SrA Jack Love made Nov 2 at 2017 10:51 PM

2017-11-02T22:51:53-04:00

Well i got tired of working 12 to 17 hour long days, 6 or 7 days a week as a global hawk imagery mission supervisor, so i put in for Korea and was on a plane 2 weeks later.

Response by SGT Dan Theman made Nov 2 at 2020 4:05 PM

2020-11-02T16:05:20-05:00

Ask for it