Posted: 5/27/2008 2:42:31 PM EDT
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Any Afgan ETT guys around? Need some POCs and info. THX |
That's too bad. I see that happening myself. I'm at Camp Phoenix, if you need something. I have nothing to do with TF Phoenix ETT guys though. |
Moved me from one to another. Deployment came up and I basically told the general I was going either as a civilian or military. his call. Once you get pigeonholed into "Homeland Security" its damn near impossible to get out. |
Don't really have a question, just want to get in touch with some MFIC so I can lock down a mission. IE ANA in RC East and not get bitched out with ANP in North like our last team. |
Sorry pal, I'm not buying it. |
I don't know Sylvan, I didn't know he is a Major, but I was a Major too. I don't know what service that big dipper patch represents, but in the Marine Corps, Majors do not give ultimatums to Generals. Somehow I doubt that happens in his service either. I'm calling BS. |
In the guard and reserve, even AGR, it is quite easy. I an a CW2 and often tell O-6/O-7's how it is going to be more often than most folks would think. It would be quite easy, when you are good, and haven't been deployed, to say "Sir, either I go over in uniform, or I am going to get out and go as a civilian." If they want to retain you, they will make it happen. |
Guard is different. You don't have to believe me, really doesn't matter if you do or not. I have been stuck in non-deployable spots since 2003 and have already quit one job to deploy (went from texas to oregon on my own dime) but that unit got yanked off TPFD and rolled into ONE III. Now I am in Alaska. But you can always find work someplace else. I talk to my BG fairly regularly. TWice when he turned me down for deployment, he said I was in a critical slot for homeland defense and that I would get the next one. Well, this was my last, "next one" Anyway. Stay safe! |
TC You have what are known as Active Army Advisors in the Guard units. Do they deploy with you? |
I haven't seen an AC/RC advisor in the last few years, but ours did deploy with us in 05/06. In fact he had come out on the E8 list and was promoted while he was stop lossed with us, so they moved him from the training NCO slot to a 1SG slot in another company. |
My initial year is up in late December/ early January. I am extending for a second year. |
Gonna stay in the same AO/mission or change over to ANA. Right now I am ANA in RC South |
The Army/Marine joint PMT mission is drawing to a close as the 2/7 Marines preps to head home. The Army PMTs under the 2/7 are all slowly being drawn back to Kandahar, and for the second year i'll be working out of RC South. |