How many deployments could a person have in an 8 year term for the army?  just an estimation?
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It all depends on their job, rank, and where they are stationed. In the Air Force we all deploy on a schedule, but it can change. They try to make it organized like that so you know when ur going. However....I have a friend who has been in for almost their entire 4 year enlistment and has never been deployed or on a TDY. It all depends. Things like that cann't be predicted.\n\nA job like being a military cop can keep you deployed for a year at a time!
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Army Basic training is 9 weeks long then you have AIT that varies per MOS
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i was given choices before i went to basic. i chose overseas. then i had a choice of korea germany or alaska. i went to germany. korea or alaska were 1 yr. tours. germany was 2 yrs. i extended my fts and was there 3.5 yrs.  with things the way they are now there are no gurantees. theyll send you wherever they want to.
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After having served in the Air Force, I'm kind of partial, but I know that in my 4 years of being in, I was deployed only one time and that was one I volunteered for.  If you are trying to raise a family, the AF is the way to go.  With the Navy, you are out to sea too much of the year.  With the Army, you are more deployable than the AF.  With the Marines, if they wanted you to have a wife and family, they would have issued it to you in boot camp.
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Why would he want to cheat the system?\n\nThat would be wrong, let him do his time like everyone else does. When he signed up, he knew deployment was a possibility. Support him and be proud of him because he is doing what he promised he would.\n\nIf he stays there for a year, he would be able to come home for 15 days without counting travel time.\nOnly way he would get to come early would be after an injury that would prevent him from doing his job (loss of a limb, trigger finger, mental problems, etc) and trust me, you don't want that.\n\nWish the best for him. I was there for a year too, trust  me it is not that bad.
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Yes, my grandpa was in the army, my uncle was in the army, my dad was in the army 27 years and now my hubby is in the army has been for four years so far...
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At this time their are about 1.4 million people who could be considered on active duty.  This number includes ALL of our armed forces.  This does not include reserves, or guard.  That is a mighty small number when you think about our commitments.
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12 years active duty. I would have to say I agree for the most part... But I also want to add "my 2 cents" If a country brings the fight to us we should by ALL means, hunt them down and if that means fighting in Iraq, Cuba, Mexico or Mars then lets get it on!!
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Guaranteed, you will deploy to Iraq as SF.  You will mainly escort convoys, guard the base perimeter, and maybe do a sweep of a local area if necessary.  Everyone is being deployed so I really wouldn't worry about going, but the deployments are about 6 months at a time.  It is not as bad as people make it out to be, I have some friends in the Marines that are over there and they said that it's really not bad at all.
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I have never heard of a four-year university offering guaranteed job placement.  I suppose if you join the military and choose an aerospace-related specialization that you can earn your college degree while you get trained.
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The minimum amount of time you can extend it 2 years. You may be able to work something out with your monitor, admin section and career planner to accommodate your situation. Talk to your command also.
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I'm not a fan of the draft, but I do like the part of his bill about a mandatory 2 year service period for everyone.  According to his proposal, you could do your two years in the military, mentoring youth, and stuff like that.  That's actually a pretty good idea, but it'll never pass.
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It is a very long four years and then you have a five year commitment.  It will be a very good education for you.  Unterstand what you want.  Most people are not used to working in the same employer for five years.  With your service commitment, you will be working/serving the Navy for five years.  College is tough, but imagine all the added physical training on top.  It will take someone with a lot of commitment to get through it.  If this is you, go for it.
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hope this helps some http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlistedjobs/a/89b.htm
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Sorry, four years is the shortest for those branches (and that's active, you then have 4 years inactive reserve).  You can take college courses in the service and they pay for everything.  (Your GI Bill is saved for when you get out).  It wouldn't make sense to have a two year contract.  Lets take the Marines for example.  You have boot camp and after graduation you have MCT (Marine Combat Training), then you have A-school.  That's almost a year right there depending on your job and how long it took to class up in school.  They spend all that money and you serve for a year?  That's not going to happen.  Trust me, the time flies by!  If you're going to do, just bite the bullet and sign.
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minimum commitemnt for anyone entering any branch of the military is eight years.  This can be divided in to Active Duty, Reserves,  Guard and Inactive Ready Reserve.\n\nThe Navy currently has Perform to Serve, which I believe is 15-24 months of AD service; the remainder followed by IRR time.  Other enlistment contracts start at 4-6 years Active Duty, depending on the rate and time required for instruction.  \n\nThey start kicking you out at any time past 20 years, although several people have gone 30 years or more, but they MUST retire by the time they are 65, regardless.  Only ADM Grace Hopper was allowed to serve past 65.
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6 and then your residency which is a year. so 7.  i think.