Posted on Nov 3, 2018
How likely are you to deploy as dual military in the National Guard?
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My fiance and I are both in the Guard and commissioning soon. I'm trying to branch Aviation with a backup of Armor, and he's in Armor. We both want to deploy quickly after BOLC and are wondering what the chances are of deploying together. How does your dual military status help you in that regard? Is there anything we could do (besides being in the same unit) that can increase the chances?
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2LT (Join to see) If you are in the same BCT, very likely. Same Battalion, extremely likely(like 99%). Same Company, definitely. If you are both Lieutenants on your first assignment and not in the same branch, it's likely you won't as he'll be in a Combined Arms Battalion or a RSTA Squadron, and you won't unless you are Armor too.
Edit: is your state's ARNG on the patch chart to deploy? That's the long pole.
Edit: is your state's ARNG on the patch chart to deploy? That's the long pole.
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Thank you, Sir. We’re trying to keep the majority of our Army lives separate, we just thought it would be fun/easier to deploy together!
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LTC Jason Mackay
2LT (Join to see) - to each their own. If you are staying in the Guard, and you're going to finish BOLC at tha same time, and there happens to be a deployment order for units in your state, and the mission is to the same theater....
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LTC Jason Mackay summed it up pretty well. I'm an armor officer in the guard. If you end up branching armor, shoot me a message!
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If you are in the same unit, you could possibly deploy together, but there is another way (especially if you are in separate units)… look for a Tour of Duty at the same deployed location. That way you won't have to wait for a unit deployment. The only risk is that one of you gets selected and the other doesn't.
By the way, I don't know the specific rules of being married and in the same unit, but it could be bad for a couple of reasons:
- If you have kids, one of you will likely have to stay home in the event of a Mobilization. That would cause both a loss to the unit and resentment over who gets to go and who doesn't.
- If you are both in the same field, you would be competing against each other for promotions, top-block ratings from your superior officer, etc. May cause some unneeded stress.
- As much as you love each other right now, seeing each other 24/7 can wear any relationship down.
If you were active duty, it would help you to PCS together, but that is about it. Best of luck and congratulations!
By the way, I don't know the specific rules of being married and in the same unit, but it could be bad for a couple of reasons:
- If you have kids, one of you will likely have to stay home in the event of a Mobilization. That would cause both a loss to the unit and resentment over who gets to go and who doesn't.
- If you are both in the same field, you would be competing against each other for promotions, top-block ratings from your superior officer, etc. May cause some unneeded stress.
- As much as you love each other right now, seeing each other 24/7 can wear any relationship down.
If you were active duty, it would help you to PCS together, but that is about it. Best of luck and congratulations!
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