If all goes well I hope to be apart of the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division by mid November. The unit was activated December 1st to go to Iraq. If it was activated then, when will it most likely deploy? Is there an average amount of time?
How long after a Marine Corps Reserve Units is activated is it deployed?
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WisDevilDog
June 3, 2010 at 12:28 pm
If they were activated dec 1st they’ll be on active duty until dec 1st(ish) 2010. Usuaully, theres around 3 years between deployments, give or take. The Corps is apparently trying to work it up to 5 years, but I doubt it’ll happen within either of our contracts. My unit had 2 years dwell time before we were activated in 07, so it does vary.
I’ll add this though, all of our “new guys” that didn’t deploy with us or joined while we were gone are now getting activated. Another reserve Bn was real shorthanded so they asked for volunteers to go back, then they voluntold everyone who didn’t go with us. So you never do know for sure.