[Anti-Bubba182]

"..#3 - while he has served a 7 month tour, the total time he has been gone in almost 5 years is about 11 months and change. I bet he would not wish to compare that record to a lot of active duty soldiers, marines, sailors, and airman. He would hang his head in shame after about 3 minutes of comparative stories.."

So, "11 months and change" is his total for overseas deployment? That certainly puts the "Fifth Deployment" in perspective!

[dwhole2th]

He was deployed with the 160th SOAR. They typically deploy for a max of 90-120 days and if the mission requires it, much shorter. They are world wide deployable within 24 hours. That means they will be anywhere on the globe, combat ready within 24 hours. Always ready! Usually their mission is intense, more intense than the “big Army”, and that is the reason for shorter deployments.

Those soldiers do in three months what the regular Army soldiers do in 18 months.

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

the total time he has been gone in almost 5 years is about 11 months

Despite the fact that the individual days add up to 11 months, this on-again off-again deployment has been going on for 5 years. I can't fault him for wanting to move on with his life (he is married). He volunteered, he did his time, and now he should be allowed to move on. Four deployments, no matter how long they lasted, are still four deployments. No reason he should get a fifth.