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I'm sure this differs a lot between Active and Reserve Components. For years, I've heard or seen people say "I have 8 deployments. " Just saw the article about the young girl who tried to join ISIS (different topic). Her dad was in the military and it said ...and has 21 deployments.
My question is... What do you consider a deployment? I've never deployed for any training missions for an extended period of times. I have three 12 month combat deployments, and therefore say I have three deployments. What are these people with 8, 10, 21 deployments considering deployements?
My question is... What do you consider a deployment? I've never deployed for any training missions for an extended period of times. I have three 12 month combat deployments, and therefore say I have three deployments. What are these people with 8, 10, 21 deployments considering deployements?
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In the Marine Corps it only counts if you are operationally OIF, OEF) or forward deployed (MEU, UDP), and typically they are at least 6 month tours, through you per regulations 3 months is the minimum for you to technically be deployed (i.e. sea service deployment ribbon).
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I have seen some joke deployments during my time. I have known some officers go down to Tampa and work at USCENTCOM or USSOCOM as a deployment. But, the ones I laughed at the most were when I was at NSA, Ft Meade. Several officers, got deployments to USCYBERCOM and literally walked a 50 yards down the hall to another desk.
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I look at a deployment as being forward deployed somewhere for an extended (~6 months or more) period of time and you probably have some sort of deployment ribbon. If I saw someone 21 awards on their Sea Service Deployment Ribbon or Overseas Service Ribbon (or our sister service equivalent) I would call them out. If someone told me they had 21 deployments I would call them out. Sound like BS to me.
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