Would you look down on someone who hasn't deployed?

I understand that some people never got to draw the short straw for reasons outside their control (unit not selected, critical position in the rear, injuries they were still overcoming, etc) and I try not to hold that against a person. What gets under my skin though, and will cause me to look down upon THAT person, is when they start trying to tell me how to do my job, and then downplay the deployed time. I remember one NCO who was a Drill during Desert Storm, telling me and a few other NCO's to "Forget the crap you did in war, and get back to doing things the RIGHT way." When the "right" way almost got people killed over in Saudi. He would also then go on to rub his Drill patch and tell us that we did not know what stress really is. People like him, loose all respect from me, but again, it is through their own actions and words.

No,I think everyone deploys when they take the Oath,where your deployment is of no great matter,you can be called upon at any time to put you life on the line for our Country.

Your in the reserve that is not that uncommon to not have deployed.

No. There are plenty of things that go on that could keep someone from deploying. But also keep in mind that it doesn't look favorably in terms of promotion and advancement in the military.

There are two ends to an arrow. The sharp pointy end and the feathered end. Both are absolutely necessary. No, I don't look down on those who have not deployed. I sought assignments where I would be deployed to assure I would be - and I was. There may be a few who seek out no deployment assignments in an effort to avoid deployment. Most do their duty regardless, deployed or not. Now there is another aspect to the relationship. Someone who has not deployed will never know the camaraderie of those who have. When you face danger with a group of warriors you grow closer together. In other assignments not so much - not the same. Hay seek out a deployment, I think you will benefit from it in many ways. Thanks for asking this question. It shows me you really do want to deploy!

I try to remind myself that the only time I should be looking down on one of my brethren is when I am extending a hand to help them up

In my time, Viet Nam era, I requested and got duty in-country. 2 year duration-of-enlistment tour. I did what I thought was right. You never know (what you're made of) if you don't go. Yes, I was young and unmarried so I was pretty sure I was bullet proof. Bottom line, if you enlisted you made a promise to put it all on the line some day.

It all depends on the military specialty

Why? It's only a matter of time before that other soldier gets to deploy

I will never look down on any soldier who hasn't deployed. Everyone who hasn't deployed is a dodger. I almost went my entire first enlistment without deploying but it was not my choice. I was a HR specialist af the time. Being in that MOS I know that soldiers don't control who are deployed forward or not so if one never was given the opportunity to deploy, oh well. I eventually deployed forward but it wasn't too much of a hostile environment (SOCCENT-Qatar)