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Individuals who dedicate their lives to any public service organization/department, will not feel satisfied until they have seen the good, the bad and the ugly parts of their perform duties. A firefighter will feel unfulfilled until he/she has put out a fire, a cop will feel the same, till he/she makes her first arrest. Many soldiers feel incomplete without having experienced first-hand what it is like to serve overseas. NTC, only does so much as mock scenarios go and it is great training, but a deployment fully immersed in nothing but soldiers getting in the field and getting their feet wet in all-hazard training. With all the hullabaloo, about slick sleeves and veterans, why not have a continuous cycle of personnel on overseas duty stations, minimum 6 mos. at a time for reservists and National Guard soldiers. With the campaigns winding down and the Army becoming smaller, these soldiers will have less and less opportunities to serve. I am aware that state and federal budgeting is a conflict and our country's trillion dollar debt crisis is definitely an impediment but if it were possible? Should it be done?
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i would have loved that but i only got to go on Reforgder 85 we took all of our equipment to Germany for war games but it was only 26 or 28 day's just 2 day's short for overseas veteran status and the GI Bill you have to do 30 day's for that we did get a Ribbon for it the Army Reserve overseas Training Ribbon it was the closest i came to real combat. it was a show of force to the Russian's by Reagan a few years after the wall came down and we won the Cold War i have my certificate of Recognition DD FORM 2774, 1 JUL 2001 sign by the Secretary OF Defense i had to send in my paper work to get it. so my Veteran status is the Cold War Victory.
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Sp4 Byron Skinner. Yes, all members of the military should be deployable, no exceptions. This is an all volunteer military, the job of the military is to kill those in the civilian and military chain of command designate. If a person is non deployable they should as in times past be released from their military service. The excuse of to many deployments to soon together is just that an excuse. Tonight as I write this there are over 200,000 US military deployed overseas out of a military of only about 1.1 million. The politicians are already wanting more deployments and at the same time shrinking the military. If you are in the military and can't deal with the tempo of deployment you are in the wrong vocation.
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Nope. Just because you are a soldier doesn't mean you should deploy. To be deployed should require soldiers who were trained in certain areas/jobs that are required when being deployed.
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I think it is a matter of when your called up to do your duty, otherwise you can spend your entire military career in the states. Not every soldier deploys and not every unit is deployable.
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I remember, back in the mid 80's there were a few Vietnam Vets in my unit, 4/8 INF (M) in Mannhein, FRG. And me and a friend of mine thought it would be so cool to have a "Combat Patch", That right sleeve seemed so empty. Well about 4 years later I was earning mine in DS/DS and realized that a "Combat Patch" was not "Cool", it was so much more, it was a symbol of honor for me, it was an honor to serve my country when my name was called. The truth is that yeah it does make you feel complete, like the firefighter and the police officer afet their first fire or arrest (did some of those to as an MP). That being said its not for everybody, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be called up. You're a soldier, when you signed up you knew there was a possibility of combat. After saying all of that yes they should be deployed, not saying they all should do patrols, but deploy? Yes
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Every solider should be able to deployed or we wont have a force we need. Even with that
there will be some who cannot deployed
there will be some who cannot deployed
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I agree that every soldier should do at least one tour. In talking with a few current active veterans it appears that they have put in the back of their mind that they signed up to serve and defend. This would be a reminder to all that armed forces is about doing our part globally in a military manner.
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I ve never agreed to every one deploy, I think it should be by the MOS that is needed It is more cost effective to have the right person in place for the job that is needed. Having a clerk when you need a forward observer just creates personnel shortages and having to fill voids by field training (OJT) and that is sometimes effective other times it is not and becomes ineffective
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the USN is hiring professional men and women in uniform to get the best contract price for new ships etc. as in any service there are those who don't fight.
they support the men and women at the sharp end of the stick. ONR and other org such as DARPA don't fight they supply the tools for those that do.
This BULLSHIT, if you haven't been at the sharp end of the stick you are less than those that have. I say again for those that are hard of hearing and only see selectively BULLSHIT.
they support the men and women at the sharp end of the stick. ONR and other org such as DARPA don't fight they supply the tools for those that do.
This BULLSHIT, if you haven't been at the sharp end of the stick you are less than those that have. I say again for those that are hard of hearing and only see selectively BULLSHIT.
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Deploy where? For what? Although there is a lot going on in the world, none of it requires large US troop numbers as there is no war.
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