Posted on May 7, 2015
Why is Germany not a RallyPoint deployment site? Should it be?
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Like many others since WWII, I received reassignment orders in 1981 for Germany. I served there during the Cold War.
Even though the Cold War ended decades ago, tensions between east and west have been building over the past couple years. Military service members are still being reassigned to Germany and points east.
I noticed that Belgium, Greece, Guantanamo Bay, Italy, Japan, Philippines, Portugal, Poland, Spain, and United Kingdom are all listed as Deployment locations in RallyPoint. However, Germany is not listed as Deployment location in RallyPoint.
Even though the Cold War ended decades ago, tensions between east and west have been building over the past couple years. Military service members are still being reassigned to Germany and points east.
I noticed that Belgium, Greece, Guantanamo Bay, Italy, Japan, Philippines, Portugal, Poland, Spain, and United Kingdom are all listed as Deployment locations in RallyPoint. However, Germany is not listed as Deployment location in RallyPoint.
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If Germany, Italy and everywhere else (besides CONUS) are listed as deployment sites, then my career has been 11 years deployed, 7 years not-deployed. I should be locked in safe until I want to retire, regardless of how long I want to stay in.
On a separate note, it really burns me up when other Soldiers (NCOs (?)) claim x number of deployments, then start listing NTC, JRTC, Korea and other non-conflict areas as their "deployments".
On a separate note, it really burns me up when other Soldiers (NCOs (?)) claim x number of deployments, then start listing NTC, JRTC, Korea and other non-conflict areas as their "deployments".
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SGT Rodger Armstrong
Damn I'd rather deploy then do ntc over again. 3 times in a year and a half was brutal. Two time with one unit. Then pcs and got to go back to that beautiful desert.
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If Belgium, Italy, Japan, Spain, and United Kingdom are all listed as Deployment locations, Germany should be listed?
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LTC Stephen F.
MSG Sand, thank you for answering the question I posed. This question is focused on the RallyPoint definition of Deployed locations not DoD's definition.
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MSG Brad Sand
LTC Stephen F.
I would think there were more people deployed to Germany then the others combined? I was thinking that it might be that people were stationed in Germany, but this does not make sense either because people were stationed at all the other too?
I would think there were more people deployed to Germany then the others combined? I was thinking that it might be that people were stationed in Germany, but this does not make sense either because people were stationed at all the other too?
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I have been lobbying RallyPoint to include many of the duty stations and units that served during the Cold War but were deactivated or stood down after that. My question at the top is part of my effort to include Germany and the units that were stationed there during the Cold War. One Infantry Battalion I requested is in the queue - 1/52 Infantry Battalion at warner Barracks, Bamberg, West Germany.
For anybody else who served during the Cold War like CPT Bruce Beattie, if your unit is not included in RallyPoint I suggest you submit a request to add it. I have a couple templates that RallyPoint support sent me.
SFC Jeff Gurchinoff
MSG Tom Earley
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SGM Erik Marquez
SPC Daniel Bowen
SSG Trevor S.
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SPC Michael Clark
Earlier I had tried to give you credit by listing you in my responses. I finally learned how to do it successfully. Thank you for your thoughtful and well-reasoned posts.
For anybody else who served during the Cold War like CPT Bruce Beattie, if your unit is not included in RallyPoint I suggest you submit a request to add it. I have a couple templates that RallyPoint support sent me.
SFC Jeff Gurchinoff
MSG Tom Earley
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SGM Erik Marquez
SPC Daniel Bowen
SSG Trevor S.
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SPC Michael Clark
Earlier I had tried to give you credit by listing you in my responses. I finally learned how to do it successfully. Thank you for your thoughtful and well-reasoned posts.
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COL Thomas Fosnacht
Come on guys - get real. Any duty location where you can take dependents is not a deployment. This term used to have two parts - combat deployment. Otherwise, one was sent on a PCS or extended tdy. For a long time, a posting to the DMz in Korea qualified for a right sleeve patch, and even the CIB when things got hot. Any now we're removing many of the obstacles along the DMZ. i've been retired 14 years now, and since then you active duty (and RC) troops have been though enough real deployments into combat zones so that just any OCONUS posting does not need to be termed a "deployment". Maybe we should go back to Nam era terminology. Anyone remember what a "tour of duty" was?
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LTC Stephen F.
Thank you for sharing your perspective COL Thomas Fosnacht.
During the Cold War, Germany, Turkey, Korea, etc were places to be deployed to according our orders. Sometime we were shot at and other times bombs were placed ...
During the Cold War, Germany, Turkey, Korea, etc were places to be deployed to according our orders. Sometime we were shot at and other times bombs were placed ...
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