What army bases don't/rarely deploy?
My husband is on a 15 month tour in Iraq, and we are considering reenlistment. We get our choice of duty station, which ones don't deploy as much??Does anyone know anything about San Antonio? (Hes with 3rd ID, so they are always deploying!!) HOOAH!! thanks guys!!
31b military police mp army mos? good choice?
I'm a Retired Army MP. The job was great, I can only think of a few times people hated us, but it goes with the job and its not as bad a civilian Law Enforcement in that respect cause your dealing mostly with soldiers who are way above the average idiots that we have to deal with out here in the "World". Getting a good job after the military is a piece of cake, you basically have your choice of local, County, State or Federal Law Enforcement positions. No one ever "Beat us up" and they won't "Beat you up" either if you have an ounce of common sense and a good hard nightstick and 9mm on your side. The chances of getting deployed are excellent since MP's are the best at combat operations and battlefield circulation and control. They are highly armed and highly motivated and are sought after by other combat units to provide armed security, air cover and escorts. As a Soldier, you get a fair amount of S.H.I.T, but it goes with the job. Always has, at least when I was in it was that way.
Airforce job less likely to be deployed?
Being in the military your going to deploy one day. Regardless of the job. The AF is the least branch of all to deploy but you still will deploy. There are people who have been in for 20+ years that just got tasked to deploy for the first time. Then there are people who have been in for 8 yrs that deployed 3xs already. It doesnt depend on the job because you can deploy not in your field. You can get tasked to deploy doing something like escorting contractors who fix things on base. That will be your job for 6months. I have a huge flight and deployments are not even by the least. Some people haven't deployed while others are on their 3rd. You can get out of a deployment by having health issues or getting pregnate. But you signed up for the military so why would you expect all the benifits and not hold up your end. Your going to sign up to protect and defend our nation. It's a high cost but it is worth it trust me. You will have time for school when you are doing your regular job and you can even do school online when your deployed. Just one class though I believe. You are going to have so many benifits from the military being apart of something that defends your family and other families. There are many jobs to choose from but overseas there is a place for each job. So picking a job that doesn't deploy often is hard. I know for a fact that security forces (cops) deploy often. Very often and they burn out fast. My advice would be to talk to your recruiter and make the best choice for yourself. I know tons of people who let their recruiter take advantage of them and choose a job they didn't want. This is your choice, your life. Be smart and good luck.
Can you pick where you are stationed in the military?
It varies based on the needs of the military branch you are in. Sometimes, you will not get a choice at all.If my memory serves correctly, or at least how the Marine Corps did it back then, any infantry jobs was at the whim of the Marine Corps. Any Person Other than Grunt (POG) Marine, was allowed to have a “wish list”. On this wish list, you would put your preference of duty station choices. Mine was the following:WEST COAST (Who can complain about Southern California or Hawaii? Oh wait….there’s 29 Palms)EAST COAST (While I find nothing wrong with North Carolina, I absolutely detested my time at Camp Johnson)OVERSEAS (Hawaii can count as Overseas)On the day that we were receiving orders at MOS school, somewhere along the line, we were told that those called first will most likely get stationed overseas. Later on during class, my name was the first one called.“VU!” the Staff Sergeant boomed.I felt the hair on my head turn white. Of all places, Japan was last on my mind.“You are going to San Diego”The entire class began with snickering remarks along the lines of,“You lucky motherf****”“Must be nice!”Indeed I was lucky. Of all places, I was going back to San Diego when I could have been stationed somewhere else. Others in my class got stationed in 29 Palms. Needs of the Marine Corps I suppose.
After someone is in the military how do they get stationed to other countries?
When you sign up you are asked were you would like to be stationed. You put the country that you want to be stationed at first or most preferred. Were you get to choice depends on the service you go into. If you join the Navy then there aren't that many places besides Guam, Japan, and Italy, I think as you are more likely to be stationed no a ship than a land base depending on MOS (Mission Orientated Service) or specialty you plan to excel in. In the Air Force there are most likely more choices such as Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. But if I remember right the US Air Force has closed most of it's UK bases and only Germany and Japan have air bases besides the states of course. If you go into the Army you can choose between Germany, Korea, and when I went in Panama. You also get to choose states side bases were you would prefer to go. As for the Marines your choices are most likely limited to state side or Guam, Okinawa, or possibly Japan and Korea. Check the websites for each of the services and see which has the most places to choose from before just signing up. You might get lucky and get your station overseas with your first deployment or you might be unlucky and be states side all 2, 3, or 4 years which ever you sign up for. If stationed overseas you are usually sent over for 2 years and then sent back state side and finish your time in service here. I happened to get lucky when I went in and was stationed in Germany which was on my dream sheet. I wanted to stay longer but instead was sent back state side to Fort Polk, Louissiana. I look back 20 years later and wonder if maybe I should have stayed state side first and then gone to Germany but that is now the past and over.
Can you choose what base you get stationed to in the US army?
Listen, I'm no expert on how the Army chooses where to send its personnel, but let me tell you a story. My husband and I are both retired Air Force. Three months after we got married, the Air Force told me to pack my bags I was going to Saudi Arabia for four months. I was upset. I didn't want to leave my new husband, but that's the way it goes. You do what you're told. However, as luck would have it, my husband's work center always had someone going to Saudi Arabia, everyone took a turn. They allowed my husband to swap with the person whose turn it was, so now we were both going to Saudi Arabia. But that's not all. At this particular base, they had what were called Suites, four rooms with a seating area and kitchen. We were given one of the rooms to share. So, now not only we were not separated, but we were even housed together.Now, one day, I'm at the pool and I get to talking to an Army guy who tells me his wife is in Saudi Arabia too. However, the Army sent her, on purpose, to a different base just so they wouldn't be together--to protect morale. Whose morale? This guy said he was getting out as soon as his enlistment was up, while we stayed another ten years.The Air Force cares very, very much about keeping its personnel for as long as possible. So they care deeply about what they call, "Quality of Life"The other branches tease us, but I don't care and never have. I got paid the same amount they did, but I was treated really well as long as I did my job well--and I did, because why not, I was happy.
If you're in the army reserve can you choose to deploy at any given time?
Yes and No. You can always volunteer to cross-level if your unit is not deploying. However, you may not be selected. An example: my unit was in Reset, so we were not deploying for at least a few more years. I had a volunteer roster that was 60 names long. We had a sister unit that needed 26 Soldiers for a deployment. We could not afford to cut our manning by 26 Soldiers to support them. We provided 18. So, of my list of 60, I was able to provide 18. The leadership of the unit discussed who we would send. We sent some of our best, but also some of our Soldiers who needed a little development. We did not send a single poor performer. We had to still ensure that we were mission capable but did not want to have a negative impact on their mission. I have seen many Soldiers deploy by cross-leveling. You can also volunteer in other ways, such as looking for tours on Tour of Duty. You will have to have your chain of command's support, since they would have to endorse you to deploy. If you are a poor performer, or have issues (flags for PT failure, medical issues, etc) then you will not deploy. When I deployed, I was selected by HRC to fill a WIAS Tasker. This took some coordination and my O-6 had to sign a memo stating that he understood that I would not be backfilled. Thankfully, he supported me and I got to deploy.
Does it cost a US army soldier anything to take leave while deployed?
Let me guess: You, or someone close to you, is romantically engaged with someone who contacted you/your friend online. This person is claiming to be serving with the US Army somewhere, and wants to go on leave to visit you/your friend, but need you to cover costs associated with getting leave, possibly also travel costs back to the “normal world”. You’ve never actually met this guy face to face, but you may have spoken on the phone. Did he perhaps already ask you to cover phone/Internet costs from where he is deployed?Sorry to have break this to you, but it’s a scam.Leave processing is free. Paperwork associated with military travel is free. Travel to and from deployment areas is also free.This is sadly a scam that is becoming all to common.
Can I request to be stationed at a specific Army base?
You can request, but don't count on it. You must consider if the base you'd like to get offers your MOS. The odds are in favor of being sent to one of the major installations, Campbell, Bragg, Hood, Drum, Lewis. If one of these is your choice, you have a good shot of getting it. Anything else is slim By the way, I enlisted for 2 years active (as a 92G) I was told the same thing they told you about not getting sent overseas, guess where I spend the remainder of my Army career? South Korea. Do not think you won't go overseas!