Hi,is it true that in Army reserves they can deploy u 3 months after u come back?I just got back.Plan2fincoleg
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I am a Full Time Staff Operations and Training Specialist for and Army Reserve Engineer Battalion as well as a SSG on the Reserve side.  NO, they cannot deploy you for the same operation three months after you get back.  The NG recruiter is trying to get his quota.  The only way they can deploy you that soon is to change the Operation all together or change the Title of the deployment, which doesn't look like either are going to happen anytime soon.  The reserves works like the guard and it is 24 months in a 5 year time period.  You are most likely safe until your 5 yr anniversary of the day you went on orders.
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One of our local National Guard units is getting ready for their third deployment to Iraq.  This unit has not volunteered for redeployment...they have been ordered.  I think if you do some research, you will find that Guard and Reserve units are being ordered back to the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan more than once, and they aren't raising their hands saying, "Send me, send me".  These are men with jobs and families, and they didn't sign up to be permanent active duty.
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It is possible. But it will be very difficult. Start by talking to a recruiter. There are a number of hoops to jump through to re-enlist when you have an RE3 Discharge. First and formost will be to demonstrate a real desire to serve and NOT commit the same offense again.
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Wow! I cannot believe the answers of these people who don't know what in the heck they are talking about here!!\n\nEVERY first enlistment into the Army is for EIGHT YEARS. Those 8 years are usually split into two categories - active duty years and individual ready reserve years.\n\nMy first enlistment was for 4 years. What this means is that I am required by contract to stay in the Army on "active duty" status for 4 years. Once those 4 years are up, I am placed on "individual ready reserve" status for the remaining 4 years. This means that although I have completed my 4 year active duty requirement, I am placed in a pool that can be recalled to active duty for the length of the individual ready reserve status.\n\n* If you initially enlist for 2 years active duty, you spend 6 years in individual ready reserve status.\n* If you initially enlist for 3 years active duty, you spend 5 years in individual ready reserve status.\n* And so on, and so on...
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Crap!  I love these answers.\n\nHe is National Guard.  After AIT, he will return home.  He will be required to do his one weekend a month, and his two weeks a year (normally in the summer).\n\nIF his unit is activated, then he will be required to do the mission.  If the unit is activated to go to Iraq or Afganistan, then that is where he will go.  If his unit is activated to perform a mission for the state, then that is what he will do.\n\nIn any case, he will return home after AIT.  You need to find out from him THEN if his unit is to be activated.
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Yes, and by many means. Just make sure you do so BEFORE they are scheduled to deploy anywhere, or it will be a lot harder. The easiest way is to simply stop going to drills. yes you can get all sorts of hell for it it, but recruitment and retention in guard is SO low right now, they try NOT to give you a discharge that would prevent you from getting back in at a future point. The easiest way beside that, and perhaps the safest, is get an address at least 50 miles from your unit, were they dont have a unit availible with your MOS. The guard must offer to give you another job, but if its not your MOS, it, you can legallly refuse and its a discharge.If you havent done basic yet, or your schooling, when you go to meps, just tell them you have ashma and your recruiter told you to lie about it. They will instantly belive you and discharge you on the spot.
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They pretty much work with you and what you want as much as they can.  However, you shouldn't need a "break" from BCT.  It's only 9 weeks and it's better to get it over with.  You'd be better off to try to work it so you can go to BCT, have Christmas at home and then start AIT.  Honestly, you don't want to be forced into taking Christmas exodus.  I don't know if it's changed, but exodus used to count toward your leave.  Kinda like mandatory leave.  If you take exodus that soon after joining, you'll be in the hole for leave days.  I know, because this happened to my hubby.  Then, when he came down on orders for Germany directly after AIT, we had no time together because he had no leave saved.  He went strait overseas and it took me 6 months to get there.  Just something for you to think about.  Ask the recruiter if exodus counts toward leave because if it does, you don't want to start in the hole.  \n\nAlso, in all honesty, you and your family need to learn to spend time apart.  Especially holidays.  I know you don't want to hear this and some will think I'm mean, but it's the Army life.  Our daughter is 9 and hubby has been home or able to help for 2 Halloweens.  He's been gone about half of her Christmas' and in our 18 years, I can't even tell you how many missed holidays or special days.  It takes a special and strong family to be a military family.  I hope you and yours are prepared for the lifestyle.  It's a hard life, but it's a good life.\n\nGood luck and thanks for your willingness to serve!!
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Bonuses are paid for enlisting in a certain rate.  Not all rates have bonuses, and not all bonuses are the same amount of money.  Being Reserves makes it that much more difficult, as there may actually BE a bonus, for say IS, but of the closest reserve base to you doesn't HAVE a need for ISs, than, no, you won't get a bonus.\n\nYou can either talk to your nearest Reserves recruiter and see what's available , or you can go Active and see if you qualify(and would be interested in) any of the current rates that are offering bonuses.\n\nThat being said.. don't enlist just for the money.  It's the wrong way to go.  You will committing  up to 8 years or more to something that you may end being totally miserable in, just for a few bucks.
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To join the military is a big adjustment period.  Let alone with a child already.  First you have to realize that there isn't one job in the Army where you can say 100% that you will not deploy.  Now deploying means anywhere from Kosovo to Iraq.  I have two children of my own.  I didn't have any when I joined.  Due to training, Temporary Duty in places where I'm not stationed, and Deployments I have missed both child births, both first steps, and both first words.  Is it hard?  Of course.  Is it worth it?  I believe it is.  Now also realize I'm an Active Duty soldier.  When I deploy it involves a lot of training before hand which means weeks away from home and long hours before I'm gone for a year.  For NG and Reservists deploying means "mobing" at an Army base for up to 6 months followed by a year long deployment.  As far as the push ups and the climbing goes. Ask your boyfriends father to teach you the correct push up form and start working on it before hand.  The minimum you have to reach by the end of training is 40 pushups, I believe, for the age group you're in.  Basic Training is hard but not impossible.  When things get hard just remember that you aren't the first female to go through it and you won't be the last.  I'm also an Army Brat.  My dad served two tours in Vietnam as well as Panama, Somalia, Bosnia, and the first gulf war.  I'm extremely proud of him and he helps me in my current carrier when I have leadership challenges.  Your boyfriends dad may or may not tell you what you want to hear.  He has a tough job though and I couldn't really blame him.  However my recruiter worked for my dad at one point so I got straight answers.  Ask him and when he tells you see how it makes you feel.  This is a decision you have to make for yourself.  You are responsible for raising your child and if this is the best way you can then go for it.  Is it better for a child to have a homeless family who's there all the time or a taken care of home who's parents are gone for periods at a time?  Granted that there are in betweens but I hope this kinda puts things in perspective.
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well my husband and i are one deployment hold and ive been told that if we werent we'd be 156 on the list. husband is stationed at fort drum deployed to afghanistan... it really all depends on your rank... email me at armywifes3lb@yahoo.com
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I feel very strongly and joined the Air Force in 2002.  This is a great country and this is a very important time in history.  There is nothing wrong with the reserves. I have friends in the Air force reserve and they do a lot for this country. Go for it and be proud.
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Unfortunately nowadays...it is VERY difficult for them to let go. I got a General Discharge under Honorable conditions while being activated under the Army reserves. My best advice is to get out if you are not deployed. Fail PT tests or gain weight. If you are deployed it will be that much harder...It will take time, but if you don't mind it is possible. Seek for a medical discharge or you have to file a claim against their beleifs...something like you are against war and can not be in the Army beacuse of your religion. It will take time, but it will be worth it. GOOD LUCK!\n...FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO CLUE, IT IS NEVER TO LATE TO CHANGE YOUR MIND, AND SOMETIMES YOU ARE NOT TOLD THE TRUTH, NOT JUST ABOUT THE MONEY, BUT TIME TO GO TO SCHOOL, HELP WITH SCHOOL, AND THE ACTUAL JOB YOU WOULD BE DOING. I SIGNED UP TO BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST, AND I ENDED UP BEING DEPLOYED FOR POSTAL WORK IN SOME INFANTRY UNIT RIGHT IN THE HEART OF IRAQ. I HAD NO TIME FOR SCHOOL, WHEN I APPLIED FOR VA ASSISTANCE I WAS DENIED, AND MOST OF ALL WHEN I WAS SICK THEY PRETTY MUCH SAID 'WELL YOU LOOK PHYSICALLY OKAY, SO O WELL.' THEY FINALLY LET ME GO, WHEN I SHOWED THEM PROOF OF MY REGUALR DR. AND SAW THAT I WAS NOT OKAY!
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Ive been in the Military for over 19 years. 3 of those in the Army National Guard.  Most recruiters wont sign a person for less than 3 years.  The training  alone can take up to 1 year in some military specialties...  The chance of being deployed anywhere is "good".  If your husband is prior service then he might only be sent to school to learn his primary job.  If he isn't prior service then he will be sent to boot camp to learn to be a soldier, then posibly sent right away to his School.  After all of that he has a very good chance of being deployed at least for 2 weeks durring his normal drill year (1 weekend a month and 2 weeks durring the summer) he also will have a good chance of relieving one of the units currently over seas... If you have a problem with this Im sorry. But being deployed is always a part of being employed with the Army, Marines, Navy, or Air Force or their reserve components to include the Guard... Good Luck.
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There is a big double standard between the Reserve and Active component in the Army but we are working on that.\n\nThe red cross is not part of the government so they make their own rules so I don't know why they couldn't help you.\n\nThat is the main down side to the reserve component, once you are back from deployment you have to get a job, but that is kinda the point of the reserves.
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There's room for anyone in good shape.  I was in recently but was medically discharged before I could go to Iraq unfortunately.\n\nFirst of all, when you talk to the recruiter, ask him about something called the "trail blazer" during basic training.  They change the name occasionally.  It basically involves being able to max out the AIT PT test at day 1.  You want to do that.\n\nSince you're married, you'll probably want to get a non-combat MOS.  (Although I took a combat MOS because I'm married) Try for something along the lines of supply clerk, mechanic, or something of the like.  Don't worry if you aren't trained, they'll teach you everything.  Mortician is a messy and unpleasant job, but if you can handle, it usually has a great signing bonus.  DO NOT GO 88M!  Those are truck drivers.  They have the highest mortality rate in Iraq and they need everyone they can get.  It sound good and easy, but it's not cool.\n\nSigning bonuses are paid after AIT, as much as 6 months later depending on the MOS.  Married people should stay away from counter intelligence since that could keep you away 10 months out of the year, but it's my number one suggestion for single people.\n\nJust so you know, Basic Training is all about messing with your mind.  When you get on base, just turn your personality off for about 3 or 4 months.\n\nInjuries in the Army.  The Army is mean on this one.  If you get injured during anytime you get handed your orders and taken to the airport and the end of AIT, THEY WILL TRY to pass it off as a prior injury, no matter how stupid.  I saw guys getting general discharge on collapsed arches.  Not a pleasant thing, but I did see an honorable on a hernia.\n\nWell, the first few months are hell, after that, it's sweet.  It's good job, you're taken care of, and if you learn well, you have plenty of potential.  If you go to Iraq, you can still get free college there.  And you should take every opportunity for college credits possible.  A degree means eligibility for officer training and a good position in the army.\n\nAnd finally, make sure you fill out the paper work correctly.  Take your time, especially when calculating income.  Being married, I made more than the lieutenant as a PVT.\n\nIt's a good life, but it is the Army and the Army is about war.  For some reason a bunch of kids these days forget that when they sign the papers.  They think about travel and college and easy money and forget that it's about fighting.\n\nWell, I encourage it and wish you luck.
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If he is a reservist that is going on permanent active duty, then he may, but it depends on his rank and type of unit. The fact is, reservists are promoted at an accelerated pace compared to regular army soldiers, as a means of retention. At my reserve unit, there are about 3X as many sergeants as there are privates, which leads to issues of having NCOs with no responsibilities.\n\nDepending upon the unit, his MOS, and current rank, he may, but it isn't always the case. If he is looking to go to the RA, have him speak with his BC, who normally has some experience with sending soldiers to active duty.
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no dont desert..it WILL ruin your life.  If you reenlisted 5 years ago you shouldnt have much left on your current contract...just stick it out and then ETS.