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

Don’t feel down, it can be helpful that you will bring some fresh ideas to the next fight. You’ll always have people from the last war with you, and they will still be trying to fight the last war, perhaps when next tech changes the whole equation. Instead of IEDs on the roadside you’ll likely be more eyes up watch for those drones with explosives and armor-piercing rounds. Learn new tech, don’t get set in your ways, don’t fight the last war, fight todays war.

No it''s not the individuals decision the military decides. However when training up for my deployment I met active Army E7, E8 and E9 who had never deployed and as National Guardsman on my second deployment that didn't make since.

Not at all. Every soldier has experience to bring to the table. Now if I knew for a fact that the soldier in question had dodged deployments (and I know a couple) my answer would be different. But overall the servant warrior class in America I’ve found yearns for opportunities to prove themselves

First of all deployment is part of the Job. Some people will do 20+ years and never deployed because they are unfortunate to to be in units that never does. That's why the army stop using deployment as promotion point. Also, there is no way you can know a deployment dodger, becuase some SM could have valid reasons to be undeplorable. I wish i can deploy soon...

I served from 97-2017- 10 years active and 10 years AGR. I saw reservists actively manipulate their assignments to avoid deployment. I’ve seen an active duty serviceman refuse to deploy and was chaptered.

Yes- I look down on those people. If you just never happened to be in a unit that got the call at the time, that isn’t on you.

My deployment was to the "Rose Garden," Nam Phong Thailand during Nam. Combat support ops. Not bad duty considering what was happening in country at the time. I, like most went where I was sent. I would never look down on anyone who voluntarily raised their right hand during that time; or for that matter on those who didn't head for Canada when they got their draft notice.

There were others who did head for Canada, both when they got their draft notice, and some already in when they got their orders. Those I have nothing but contempt for. Especially when the deserters were pardoned and allowed to finish up their time. So we had billets filled with lazy, worthless men just checking off their calendars, and we had to pick up the slack for them. For those my contempt borders on the psychotic.

No. Some jobs have it where deployment just isn't possible. There are even those in those jobs who WANT to deploy, but can't. The only people you need to look down on are those who can potentially deploy, but actively try not to because of petty reasons ("I don't feel like it." "I only signed up for the money." "I don't want to deploy there, it's scary.").

In My Humble Opinion, which don't really mean squat in life's BIG PICTURE!!: I Dont want to judge a person for whatever reason they didn't deploy, all that mattered was that those who did were operating at 100% mission focused, that is honestly all I'm concerned with, focussing on issue's not related to me frankly is just wasting time.

What do you mean? I was never deployed so I did not deploy. I was on leave when I got called back early over Kuwait. And we did some prep and packing...but we did not get sent. Then I got orders for one of the few duty stations that did not get canceled: Johnson Island. But even then our company did not go. (5th MP Co Ft Polk)

If it would have been sent I would have gone no question.

But anyone that could have gone was deployed and made up a reason to not go? Yeah, I would have an issue with that.

I agree with the latter statement there are those that dodge deployments any way they can, those I do look down on, because someone else is liable to get hurt, or even dead because of there coward-est.