What is the longest a deployment can be?

Deployments consist of personnel who leave their families and their homes with other service members (Airmen, Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers) and go to another country and earn combat pay. These deployments can last anywhere from 90 days to 15 months.

How long is a military tour in Afghanistan?

They were increased up to 15 months for tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. As of 2018, typical tours are 6-9 or even 12 months’ deployment depending upon the needs of the military and branch of service. Soldiers are eligible for two weeks of leave after six months of deployment.

How much time do you have between deployments?

The average length of deployments was 7.7 months—from an average of 4.5 months in the Air Force to an average of 9.4 months in the Army. The average cumulative length of deployments of multiple deployers was 16.9 months. The average dwell time between deployments was 21 months.

How many tours do soldiers have to do?

Army reserves can be called to active service anytime there is a need. In times of war, a soldier may be sent on a tour of duty up to three times. A person, once deployed, can get two weeks of vacation after six months of deployment.

How long is a 12 month deployment in the Army?

For the past ten years, dealing with the high operational tempo (OPTEMPO), the Army has gone from 18 month deployments, to 15 month deployments, to 12 month deployments, to 9 month deployments, to six month deployment cycles. Soldiers are eligible for two weeks leave after a six month period within a 12+ month deployment.

How many years does the US military stay in Afghanistan?

Expect 6 to 12 as your standard, no more than 18 though. As of 2018, their military presence in Afghanistan marked 17 years, starting since late 2001. The army goes for a year at a time, the marines 6–7months per rotation.

Why is the US deploying thousands of troops back into Afghanistan?

The U.S. on Thursday announced it is deploying thousands of troops back into Afghanistan and to nearby countries as a startlingly successful Taliban onslaught now threatens the capital, Kabul.

How long are tours in the US Army?

Also, possibly, when they deployed to Afghanistan. Army units currently serve 9 month tours with Division HQ elements and higher doing 12 month tours. However, earlier in the war, 12 month tours were the norm and for a couple years during the surge this rose to 15 month tours.