Is the army allowed to ship you to Afghanistan once your done with your m.o.s. training?

Question

My 18 Y.O . bro is in the California Army National Guard,he just came back from 14 week infantry training.

And they all ready gave him 1 month notice that he will be leaving to Afghanistan with his unit on September 2nd.

Doesn't he need more time like a year till he can ship out.

Answer 1

If a particular duty station isn't guaranteed in his enlistment contract, the U.S.Army can send him anywhere the need him after training.

Answer 2

If he has completed BCT and AIT then he will ship with his unit(occasionally without it) whenever they say so.  This is the life of a soldier.  

Answer 3

no they can send right when ur done my cuz is just now goin into trainning today and is step-dad whos in the army said he will most likely get deployed as soon as hes done round december so yea sry though

Answer 4

why would he need a year notice?

It only takes a few weeks to get your things in order to deploy.  Hes done training, now time to utilize the training.  

Answer 5

Nope, I've served with kids would just got out of AIT a month ago and they were already in the sand box.  It's not the best solution because they haven't had a lot of time to adjust to the military way of life outside of Basic, which is more strict then usual military life.  Don't worry too much, older soldier which look out for him, most are very sympathetic to the situation.  He will adjust quickly, you would be amazed at how fast soldiers adjust to situations.

Answer 6

Nope. You are trained. Before you go, your unit will receive more training.

Good Luck and stay safe.

Answer 7

When you join the military it's like this...Give your soul to God because your Butt belongs to Uncle Sam.

Answer 8

ROTFLOL, sorry but this is a very funny post.  The Army can do whatever they d**n well please to do.

Answer 9

I think the Army has already given you the answer.

U.S ARMY: Uncle Sam Ain't Released Me Yet.....(drive on soldier)

Answer 10

when they say go you go period.

Answer 11

Sounds about right to me.

Question: Why join the Guard or Reserve without the chance of going to the same places that the Military is sending other reservists?

As for short time from training to initial deployment, if he hasn't filled the blocks, he would NOT be ready to deploy!  

Answer 12

I only got 1 day's notice that I was going to Iraq.  It is better for him to go now before he gets rusty on what he learned in school.

Answer 13

good heaven's no, man.   we only want the best in the "hgan".

only those that want to be here can handle the pressure.

maybe you could, like, fly those predators from miami or something.

yea, maybe.   you are a joystick.

Answer 14

I'm not trying to be rude but when you sign up for the army they give you a nickname is GI as in Government Issue. Which means that after your brothers 14 week training they could have shipped him straight off without notice. be lucky he got the 1 month and I will be praying for him

Answer 15

For some reason the word "allowed" just doesn't fit in this context. Allow implies that they need to get permission to send him some place. They can order your brother to go any place they may need him.  

Answer 16

Where did you get that idea?  The only way he would not ship with the unit is if he had a "non-deployment" clause in his contract.  Otherwise, he is REQUIRED to mobilize with his unit.

Answer 17

It depends on the ship date of the unit.

Answer 18

Nope. They ship you when they need you. He's done with all his training so he has to go. I don't know much about Army basic, but in the Marines you are pretty much in schools for your first year. Basic for three months, MCT for a month, then school for 6-8 months.  

Answer 19

The answer is no - but PLEASE be careful of the dates and info you put out on the web - their safety depends on it. Your brother will go where the Army needs him.

Answer 20

The only time buffer between OSUT and deployment is about 2 weeks for additional culture training. Other than that, he goes.