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@DA SWO mentioned a truth some time ago, that some soldiers tried to deploy, even at the height of two surges, and couldn't...for whatever reason(s). I'm onboard with that, I can see scenarios where you missed a deployment cycle or drew the short end and got Bosnia or whatever...I get it.
This guy actively sought to ditch his unit when mobilized for Iraq.
I know two Guard units in Florida, one BN, one Company, I don't feel like digging or I'm sure I could find others, that made one Iraq or Afghanistan deployment. Soldiers in those units deployed as augmentees, but for some traditional Guardsmen their unit only mobilized once.
Friends of mine from 3/20 SFG(A) took Rear Det. orders after one or two deployments... I'm100% onboard with that, too. They had their reasons, but they went once or twice, they didn't default to Rear D for all of their deployments. I think as of summer 2010, my old unit had 3 trips (1 Iraq, 2 AFG) under their belts with some guys taking more as an augmentee.
So, limited opportunities for the Guard during the GWOT is a thing. Some units deployed more than others and quite a few never made it out of Kuwait or other permissive environments.
Back to this shitbag, he quit. He's a coward. His unit had 3 deployments during the GWOT: 2 guarding bases and stuff, one going to war. For those Guardsmen, that was their one shot as a unit at combat. He quit on them. He needs to be shouted down at every event: Coward. Do you know many NCOs would give just about anything to go to war as a CSM? I'm pretty sure we have a few on this board who would jump at the chance.
https://minnesotanationalguard.ng.m...t-battalion-125th-field-artillery-history.pdf