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Originally Posted by ree-Xi

I don't know the answer to this question - if you were scheduled to be deployed and ended up not being able to be sent to combat at that time - let's say you broke your leg or something else that would be a liability in a combat zone. Now, you can probably sill work stateside in an administrative role, but would you be held to eventually serve your deployment once you are healed? Once you have those orders, do you have to complete them "at some point" if such an occasion arises?

The Unit Commander can still bring you up on charges for breaking your leg and missing your slated deployment date. It is called damage to US Gov't property..(I'm not lying) Most Commanders wont do it though..and you would mostly deploy later- but you screwed up the 'schedule for everyone around you'

Another question - if you were scheduled to be deployed and something happened that permanently prevented you from carrying out combat orders - like you suddenly developed a heart murmur - but you were still able to do other stuff, are you just reassigned for the duration the rest of your enlistment (or whatever the correct word is) if it's safe for you and you are not a liability?

If someone becomes non-deployable for health reasons, its accepted- but promotions and awards (down the line) normally won't go to you. I know it doesnt sound fair- but thats the way it is. The person who deployed normally has a better sounding package since they have real world/ combat zone/ danger impacts that saved others..while they just had 'normal duties' in write ups