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How long
Have you been stationed at your current base (assuming you or your spouse is active duty)? What's the longest you have been at a single base?
I was in Okinawa on an accompanied extended long tour (so 4 years). We have been at our current base a little over a year.
I thought of this because I know a few AD members who have been at the same base 15 or more years.
Re: How long
From my understanding it is dependent on their SM job and rank. We are looking at moving every 3 years- although I have heard rumors the AF is looking at extending overseas assignments to 4 years. I know there are a few people at our current base that have been here as long as 5-6 years that have the same job as H. I have also heard a couple enlisted guys being here for 10 years.
ETA: We have only been at this base for 4 months.
A lot of that will depend on MOS/AFSC and what bases that job is offered at.
We were at our last base just over two years, Dh worked to get this base for a training and follow on assignment, so we should have been there longer. Dh will be here about 16 months.
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That makes sense. They are medical administrative or technician jobs and enlisted.
It will be 4 years next month. We are PCSing in April.
ETA: This is his first "real" assignment and the first base that we've been together. He was previously at this base for 5 months while awaiting pilot training, then spent 12 months at another base for pilot training, and then had a 6 month TDY to a third base for training on his specific plane.
I was at my first base a little over two years, second base 16 months, third base three and a half years, and I've been at my current base seven months. As someone without kids, I've loved moving around, seeing new places, and working for more than one command. We love our current base so much we've cleared our dream sheets (basically a signal that we're in no hurry to get orders) and we'd be content to retire here. Being mil-mil with our jobs really limits the places we can go together, so we request bases most people consider terrible assignments.
I know lots of people who've stayed in one place for a long time. To the ones (AF) that hate it and want orders, volunteer for a short tour. Turkey and Korea aren't the end of the world.
One has no desire to move, and the other went to Korea and returned to the same base. I was dual-military myself (AF), so I understand the limitations with assignments. I recently separated after 9 years and DH cross-trained so that opened up more options. Honestly, I have been lucky. I loved the three previous bases we have been to so I can't complain. We currently live in a desolate town in NM, but I know it could be worse.
DH has been here for 8 years and could be here for at least another 3 or 4.
Many times, it depends on the MOS or the unit.
Ours is kind of a strange situation. We've been where we're at for a few months over a year, but we were supposed to have moved already. This is DH's first real assignment so we have nothing else but training to compare it to.
Altogether I think DH was supposed to be at the same base for 2-3 years. People in his career field tend to move around a lot. From what I can tell, the Navy moves people around a lot, but what MOS you have affects that a lot.
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ETA: we're pcsing in the spring - so a total of 3.5 years.
Oh no, I hope the next base is a better assignment for you!
Our first duty station was 2 years, second one was 1 year, third base was almost 3 years and now we just got to our fourth one and we'll be here a minimum of 2 years, maximum of three years. The first 2 PCSes were by choice though.
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DH and I have been assigned to Schofield barracks Hawaii for the last 3 years but have spent two of those years in Iraq. Before that we were in NY for 2 years but 15 months were in Iraq. This summer we are headed to Virginia.
So technically we have spent the most time in Iraq.
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My first duty station I was there for two years (overseas/ship), next Hawaii (shore) 3 years, then Denver (shore) three years, then Virginia (Ship) 4 years, Now Virginia (Shore) at this command 4 years, I transfer in April and I'm hoping to be there until I retire.
Being single and moving was great now that I have a family I'm not looking forward to moving as much, DH still has 7 years left and he's talking about going overseas when I retire so we'll see what happens.