Army Says All Soldiers Should Deploy
By Katie • May 20th, 2009 • Category: Combat Stress, In the Press
Paul has been deployed 5 times over his 14 year military career (I was only around for one deployment – the rest were before me) and there are lots of guys he works with that have never been overseas.
While I wouldn’t wish deployment on anyone…. I do think it’s fair to have everyone share the burden.
Army Seeks ‘Deployment Equality’
by Bryan Mitchell
Recruiters, drill sergeants and instructors without a combat patch listen up: get ready for a trip downrange.
In a move aimed at spreading the deployment burden, the Army has instituted a new set of policies that will make it more difficult for soldiers in non-deployable jobs to remain out of the combat zone.
Read the rest of this article at Military.com
Katie is of the opinion that re-deployment is harder than deployment itself. The year Paul and I spent apart was tough, but nothing could have prepared me for trying to come back together again. Homecoming was full of challenges I never expected - no matter how many books I read!
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