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Hi, my fiance is leaving for BMT for the Air Force in January. I hear about a lot of soldiers and marines in Iraq, but are there a lot of airmen there, too? I am just wondering what the chances of him being sent to Iraq and how long Air Force deployments last? Thank you very much.
Hi Mary,
There are hundreds of Air Force personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and other areas in the Gulf Region (such As Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, etc.). Other possible deployment areas include Kosovo and Bosnia.
His deployment chances depend a lot on what job he has. Some Air Force jobs deploy more than other Air Force jobs. Most Air Force deployments to the Gulf area last between 4 and 5 months, but some deployments last as much as 12 months.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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