Do you go every other year to Iraq or Afghanistan?
What if the war ends? Can you then stay at a base in the United States every year?
I’m considering joining through OCS as a 2nd Lt. and was reading that many officers drop out due to repeated tours to combat zones.
It really depends on the unit you get assigned to. Some units don’t do Afghanistan rotations (look for that to change in the very, very near future).
Some units rotate to both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Depending on who you end up with, you could hit a long dwell time (back here in the US) or not.
For example, let’s say you got put in the 4th Inf Division. They are currently in Iraq now. When they get back they SHOULD (but may not) get 12 months in the states. Then they are back in the mix again.
Some units, like the 82nd and 101st Airborne, send Brigade size units to both Iraq and Afghanistan, and the intervals and tour lengths vary.
Your likelihood of doing more than one combat tour is HIGH.
We’re at war…
It really depends on the unit you get assigned to. Some units don’t do Afghanistan rotations (look for that to change in the very, very near future).
Some units rotate to both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Depending on who you end up with, you could hit a long dwell time (back here in the US) or not.
For example, let’s say you got put in the 4th Inf Division. They are currently in Iraq now. When they get back they SHOULD (but may not) get 12 months in the states. Then they are back in the mix again.
Some units, like the 82nd and 101st Airborne, send Brigade size units to both Iraq and Afghanistan, and the intervals and tour lengths vary.
Your likelihood of doing more than one combat tour is HIGH.
We’re at war…
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Retired Army