California deployment

[TonyKat]

I was told by a buddy of mine - who consequently got kicked out of the army but that's a side story - who told me there's a time table out there somewhere which shows when California soldiers will be up for deployment. Seeing as how I haven't even left for OSUT yet i don't know much and don't know if this is true or wildly false.

[dustoff31]

I've never heard of such a thing. You go when your unit goes, it doesn't matter where you came from.

DOD does put out schedules (often, not publicly) in advance of unit depoyments. Especially so for Reserve/NG units.

Policy is that a unit returning from deployment is given a certain amount of time at home before redeploying, so one would know, barring transfer to another unit, etc., when they could expect to redeploy.

[dwa]

timetable change so much i woudnt really let it worry you. when they give you a packing list then it might be serious

[anthonyca]

You are going to hear sooooo many rumors that after a few years you know which ones to even pay attention to and that is hardly any at all.

[goathead]

put it this way ...you will go soon or later

[docsmileyface]

CA sent out a bunch of people to Iraq and Kosovo for FY2009, but we're hearing rumors of Afghanistan deployments coming up big soon.

[goathead]

CA sent out a bunch of people to Iraq and Kosovo for FY2009, but we're hearing rumors of Afghanistan deployments coming up big soon.

i got some info on that too!!!!

[Manic Moran]

Wouldn't surprise me. There's a Sacramento unit in Afghanistan right now, actually.

No point in worrying about things which are out of your control. When you go, you go.

NTM

[mattman]

The national guard also seems to coble together units with people from all over who haven't deployed yet. Its really done allot different from the regular army.

[45DAVID1]

Hurry up and wait!