To deploy or not to deploy, that is the ?

[The KSB]

How much time in service do you have?

Counting my reserve time I'm on year number nine.

I would hold out for your preferred duty station. Does having a deployment hold alot of weight for promotion in the Army? In the AF, deployment in your record mean alot to field grade officer promotion's. I was in the sandbox for all of 2004, I missed my family a helluva lot! The wife & I decided that I needed to get it over with. Because, she's an active duty nurse & she's been out of the country more than I have. We kept in touch with phone calls, e-mails, care packages!

I guess once you start looking towards getting your O-5 and above it can play a role. But up to O-4 it's pretty much automatic, just so long as you keep your record clean. They tell me that even 0-5 selection rates are above 90% and should remain there for a while.

 

[SanAntonioBuck]

I guess once you start looking towards getting your O-5 and above it can play a role. But up to O-4 it's pretty much automatic, just so long as you keep your record clean. They tell me that even 0-5 selection rates are above 90% and should remain there for a while.

Man, looks like you got it made! Once you get all the required courses & training out of the way, you shouldn't have a problem getting to LTC. I made O-6, in 21 years service. I'm staying in as long as they will have me. Also, a deployment is an easy decoration for you!

 

[bucks4me]

Definitely check with the wife first but while discussing it, show her all the reasons why you think a move will be good for you AND the family. Show her the things that would make this beneficial for her too.

 

[Piney]

O-6? dang... that is some nice coin. FYI - I work with DFAS where we process all the retired pay accounts.

 

[Steve19]

I think I would stick with Lewis and put the family first right now.