What, depending on what platform you fly, does the typical assingment look like. I'm interested in info such as how many days away from home/base you'd be at a time/how often, how often marines are on carrier duty, etc, etc. I'm just trying to get an idea of what to expect in the long-shot-case I might get to fly for the marines. Thanks.
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Carrier time/TDY question...
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For assault support, i.e. CH-46E and CH-53E you can plan on something approximating the following:
6 months of Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) workups, where you're gone on various exercises, on and off the ship for maybe 1-2 weeks per month average. That's heavily stacked toward the end of the 6 months.
That period is followed by a (approximately) 6 month deployment aboard a LHD or LHA amphibious ship. Come home, and you have about 17 months before starting that cycle again.
In the meantime, you'll probably do 2 Combined Arms Exercises (CAX), which are about 3 wks ea. Then there are 1 or 2 other random deployments you'll end up doing. That is, unless some contingency comes up and they need you on a ship again on a moment's notice.
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6 months of Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) workups, where you're gone on various exercises, on and off the ship for maybe 1-2 weeks per month average. That's heavily stacked toward the end of the 6 months.
That period is followed by a (approximately) 6 month deployment aboard a LHD or LHA amphibious ship. Come home, and you have about 17 months before starting that cycle again.
In the meantime, you'll probably do 2 Combined Arms Exercises (CAX), which are about 3 wks ea. Then there are 1 or 2 other random deployments you'll end up doing. That is, unless some contingency comes up and they need you on a ship again on a moment's notice.
Phrogs phorever
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