Comments | usmilitary: Unit Delimma

risingstar0783 in usmilitary

Unit Delimma

Mar 04, 2011 16:01

I've been in the Army for about a year now, however I've only been with my unit for about 6 months. So far, the experience has not been good. I've said from the beginning that the Army really isn't for me but I was willing to see it through because I did sign a contract but now I wish that I had quit. I can't stand it! Everyone says that it's ( Read more... )

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rockahulababy March 4 2011, 21:41:08 UTC

They may not have been in charge of the date change. When I deployed (though not with my unit), we were told that we would be leaving on a certain date and we ended up leaving earlier. One of my friends, when they deployed (again, not with the unit), had their deployment canceled DAYS before they were set to leave. They had SRPed, brought their stuff home for storage, and were home on pre-deployment leave when they were told that their deployment was canceled. Then, the ended up deploying a month later anyway ( ... )

spartonian March 4 2011, 22:38:59 UTC

Without hearing the other side of the story, this sounds par for the course for any unit getting ready to deploy. I'm not familiar with how deployment orders work for the Army, but in the Navy, it requires guys with stars AT THE MINIMUM to make those changes. This change wasn't done on a whim.

Chalk it up to a learning experience.

+1 diermuid March 5 2011, 01:40:42 UTC

Sounds pretty standard for a big ramp-up... things get changed or misunderstood, but we serve in a dynamic environment. Everything is subject to change, accept that, and the military is a much easier place to deal with ( ... )

katyblue March 5 2011, 02:24:14 UTC

Garrison life is completely different than deployed life. You may find you like your unit better once you see how they do things downrange. Its a completely different world. People really show their true colors. That can be good or bad. You may find yourself wishing to go back to "simpler times" when you get back to garrison.

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spartonian March 6 2011, 00:50:09 UTC

and if you aren't sure about something... ASK.

To put this another way for the poster, you're in your first tour right out of boot camp. No one expects you to know ANYTHING.

Don't worry, its the same for officers - only they have some authority and are; therefore, dangerous. ;]

thearmsman March 6 2011, 01:33:22 UTC

Especially if they have a map and a compass, trying to tell you where to go.

the_pathogen March 5 2011, 06:29:17 UTC

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