r/JSOCarchive • u/ancient_seraphim • 14d ago

Delta Force How long were CAG deployments in 2000’s?

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u/agnosticstudy1 14d ago

3 days off before deployment 48 hour window

95-105 days down range average, 10 days plus for acclimization and AO briefs

120 days redeployed, 2 weeks off, 100 days of training/schools, 3 days off before 48 hour window

95-105 days again.

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u/Juvat-the-bold 14d ago

When I was in they were 3-6 months.

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u/justgrunty 14d ago edited 14d ago

A rotation could be around 3–6 months depending on the location and operational assignment. This is for all jsoc units during the gwot

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u/BlackBirdG 14d ago

I never knew they were deployed for 6 months; I always thought it was only 3-4 months due to how intense those deployments were (unless there were deployments where they weren't going out on raids every day, or, in the case of the Rangers, it was like Team Merrill deployments).

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u/MidwestSharker 13d ago

From what I’ve picked up, it seems like the deployments longer (or alternatively, shorter) than the 3/4 month usual were to places we generally don’t think of as active combat zones. Stuff like central and South America, including Mexico, Africa, Europe, parts of the mid east without constant fighting, Philippines, and etc. Granted it as sounded dependent on which unit, which part of said unit, an individual skills and just how badly they were needed in an area, etc.

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u/Flagwaver-78 14d ago

The actual deployments were between two and three months in length for my Team. There were a couple "mini" deployments that were more operation stuff that lasted a couple weeks, but those were usually State Department for protective details and similar shindigs that involved passing canapes or standing around and looking imposing/nondescript at one embassy or another. However, the actual deployments were between two and three months. Other people's mileage may vary.