More Important: Multiple Deployments or College Degree?

Multiple deployments happen to a many of US Soldiers and that should be expected because You are expected to be deployable so after your time in Service, start/ complete that degree.

Multiple deployments will be my priority. I will find the time in between to work on my education.

You need both to be a ‘renaisance man’

College gives more promo points for sure... I did Argosy University Twin Cities: gives life experience credits, takes JSTs, accepts VA benefits, and gives 20% deal for active, reserve, or vets. Has accredited 100% online too! Associates-Doctoral.

That's almost as loaded a question as TDA vs. TO&E experience. I would give a slight nod to deployments, as our primary responsibility is accomplishment of the mission followed only by ensuring the welfare of Soldiers. To be relevant as deployment opportunities decrease, we must be able to provide effective leadership to our Soldiers in both deployed and garrison environs, as such, a college degree does have value to a non-commissioned officer.

it was a good idea about the combat tours for promotion potential, but as the wars are winding down, maybe the senior leadership needs to re-evaluate the process.

Your comparing apples and oranges. You have to look at the total person. No one thing on your resume/record is more important than the other (leadership skill, duty performance in peace and war, MOS skills, physical fitness, military/civilian education, etc.) Also deployments depend on timing. Anybody in the military service is supposed to be preparing to deploy. Although you can volunteer, still no guarantee you would go; most deployments are based on needs of soldiers with particular skills at particular time. It would not be fair to deny promotion because a soldier wasn't called up.

I feel that both are more important than NCOES, but the semi-centralized promotion system doesn't feel that same way. Real life experience and education is always more beneficial than simulated leadership training.

I think that both are important; however I feel that education has a slight advantage during peacetime.

both are important however i learned more from each of my combat deployments than i have in my masters program so i would have to vote for deployments.