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Elijah
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Do new people in the army have to fight in the war or sit out
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Jacob Schwarber, CPA
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Hi, Elijah,
To give some background about me before I answer your question, I was an Army Infantry Officer for four years and deployed to Afghanistan. The Soldiers in my platoon had a variety of experience, ranging from six months to 18 years of service. When you enter the Army (or any branch of the military) you are required to complete a basic training course and then a course that is specific to your military occupational specialty (MOS - i.e. the job you choose to do in the military) prior to joining the unit to which you are assigned. Once you have completed that initial training and join your unit, you could be deployed to support a variety of peace and war-time missions.
Hopefully that answers your question - feel free to add a comment if you have any follow-up inquiries. Good luck!
To give some background about me before I answer your question, I was an Army Infantry Officer for four years and deployed to Afghanistan. The Soldiers in my platoon had a variety of experience, ranging from six months to 18 years of service. When you enter the Army (or any branch of the military) you are required to complete a basic training course and then a course that is specific to your military occupational specialty (MOS - i.e. the job you choose to do in the military) prior to joining the unit to which you are assigned. Once you have completed that initial training and join your unit, you could be deployed to support a variety of peace and war-time missions.
Hopefully that answers your question - feel free to add a comment if you have any follow-up inquiries. Good luck!
Brian Woitte
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Brian’s Answer
Hi Elijah!
The quick answer is no. Not right away. The first thing you do is attend training, Uncle Sam wouldn't want to send you to a combat zone without knowing what you were doing first!
After you are done with your training and get to your first duty station there is the possibility that you may deploy but it depends on the unit, how often they deploy, what the current climate of the world is and that kind of stuff.
Also some things to note, some people, jobs, units, and bases are not deployable and you don't always get to choose where you go so you may end up in a place that deploys once a year or a place that is not allowed to deploy.
Source - Marine with 8 years of service
The quick answer is no. Not right away. The first thing you do is attend training, Uncle Sam wouldn't want to send you to a combat zone without knowing what you were doing first!
After you are done with your training and get to your first duty station there is the possibility that you may deploy but it depends on the unit, how often they deploy, what the current climate of the world is and that kind of stuff.
Also some things to note, some people, jobs, units, and bases are not deployable and you don't always get to choose where you go so you may end up in a place that deploys once a year or a place that is not allowed to deploy.
Source - Marine with 8 years of service