What percentage of your career did/ have you spent overseas (over 40% for me)?

I'm currently serving my first overseas tour. Upon completion, I will have done 3 years overseas out of 8.5 years of service. So, 35%. I'm a homebody though, so I plan on spending the rest of my career in the States.

50%
9 Y Germany 5Y Friedberg , 4Y Grafenwoehr
2 Y Korea 1Y C Stanyel , 1Y C Casey
Never liked stateside duty, 5 Y Ft Stewart, 6 Y Ft Sill. it was all spitshine and pollish, got stuck fielding TACFIRE and MLRS in Stewart then the Paladin at Sill.

Out of my 13 years of active duty I spent all of it stateside. One duty station was considered overseas ( Alaska ). I spent 4 years in Alaska, 14 months at Ft. Richardson and the rest at Ft. Wainwright. 33%

60% when I was on active duty service. 2 years Korea, 3 1/2 years Germany (6 months in Middle East for Desert Shield/Storm), 2 years Ft Fort McClellan Ala, 2 years Ft Devens Ma.

As far as overseas duty goes I liked Korea best of all.

1 Year Korea
3 Years Germany - 2.5 months in Macedonia
2 Years Iraq
2.5 Years Afghanistan
42%

54% of the time I was deployed somewhere 14 out of 26 years.

I spent nearly all of my time in Germany 5 years 9 months of my 7 years and 1 month in the service.

When I originally was stationed in Wiesbaden I had a DEROS of 2 years and then I requested an extension. I enjoyed my station and enjoyed the mission. Then in the interest of cost cutting they offered an INDEF DEROS. This meant that you were indefinitely stationed there at the convenience of the US Air Force.

I got out during a force reduction in 1988. They called us into the base theater and gave us 48 hours to make up our mind reenlist or get out. I had 13 more months to go and I might have stayed if that ultimatum has not been served. 90 days later I was discharged at McGuire AFB, NJ.

For me, this is a difficult question. Do I calculate this based on my Active Duty years or do I base this on total calendar years (I have a number of guard/reserve years). SO, if based on a compression of my years into active duty, I would be at about 38-40%. (Germany x2, Saudi, Iraq, Afghanistan)
If based on total calendar years I would be at approximately: 27%

About 40%, not including deployments. I know some will agree but not sure how many, but my REAL answer is "not enough"! Soldiers who enjoy overseas assignments seem to be drawn to a Region which they perfer as well. Some perfer Europe, some perfer the Pacific, be it Korea or Hawaii. I was of the "Back to Europe" group. 2 tours in Fulda, Germany (1/11th ACR), 74-77 & 79-82, almost 7 yrs; 2 tours to Korea, 2nd Infantry Div, 2/61 ADA, Camp Stanley and Camp Stanton, 1985; 2nd tour was was with 8th Army, E Btry (1SG) 1/43 ADA, Kunsan Air Base 95-96. Now that was a dream assignment, 2 Army units on a Air Force Base, 250 miles from the Battalion Headquarters. You always knew when the Commander/CSM was coming to visit. Always tried like hell to get back to Germany, however, when you are jumping out of planes at Fort Bragg, NC, We tended to spend a good deal of time there! Besides, there was always one deployment or another that kept you somewhere other than Ft. Bragg.

RESPECT! LTC Paul Heinlein Thank you for your continued service. I can't imagine 40% overseas. I'm all used up with only 2 deployments. My poor neighbor was a scout and he was on his 8th (and 3rd wife). Please tell us you are home for awhile.