Air Force Reserves / National Guard

[USP45FAN]

Okay, I will try to simplify the deployemnt issue. One of our street department workers is in the Air Guard. He deployed to Iraq after I did, and he's already at home. One of the county deputies is a Marine Reservist, also deployed after me, will be home before me. I deployed first out of all of us, and I am in the Army Guard. However, the Army does year long deployments, so I have 4 months left. The quality of life in the Air Force is way better than it is in the Army or Marine Corps. In the Air Force, you will not be out greeting the locals on patrol. In fact, the Air Guard guy never left the FOB, so only indirect fire was his main concern.

It's your choice, you have to make it and live with it. The military builds a lot of good traits that are useful in law enforcement, such as uniforms neatness, punctuality, and so on. It's a good experience, but once you sign that contract you have to uphold it. The PD has been excellent with my deployment, and if a department is not going to hire you because you are in the military, they're not worth working for. The Deputy joined the Marine Reserves, after a couple of years with the SO, not all employers will try to screw you.

Deployment legnths as a general rule not always these lengths.
Army=12
Marine=7
Air Force= 4 to 6

[Dons]

If you don't want to deploy, don't go in the military. Period.

That said, deployments are a good experience and going with the Air Force is not that bad. They tend to have good quality of life.

I would not mind deploying at all if I could guarentee getting through college. My only concern is getting deployed so often that I can not finish any classes over the next six years.

I was also told, over the 6 year air guard enlistment, the maximum total deployment time can not exceed 2 years, is this true?

Thanks again for all of the input. Some recruters here tend to beat around the bush alot and I find myself not getting the answers I need.

[mosetti]

I would not mind deploying at all if I could guarentee getting through college. My only concern is getting deployed so often that I can not finish any classes over the next six years.

I was also told, over the 6 year air guard enlistment, the maximum total deployment time can not exceed 2 years, is this true?

Thanks again for all of the input. Some recruters here tend to beat around the bush alot and I find myself not getting the answers I need.

You certainly won't be deployed for 6 full years. I cannot say whether the 2 year max is true, as I was active duty. Typically the amount of time deployed depends on the needs of the individual service and the mission of your unit. The Army has been relying more heavily on thier reserve force than other branches, hence the deployment lengths listed by USP45FAN.