My fiance is currently in BCT at Ft leonardwood and is going to be a 88m for 6 years. How often will he be deployed? Where would he most likely be deployed to? I'm afraid that something terrible will happen to him when hes overseas. i just need a confidence booster. please comment and share your thoughts/opinions! thank you so much.

He's in the Army, you could pretty much guess he will be deployed every other year, unless they change something around like they are hoping too, right now its back to 12 months out and 12 months at home, they are trying to get it to be 9 months out and 30 months at home. but who knows on that, just a rumor i heard. He could get deployed anywhere, Iraq, Afganistan. You have to get over your fear of something happening to him if your going to be a military wife, i'm sorry and sounds cruel but thats the facts of marrying a soldier. You have to keep those fears to yourself and be strong for him. Both my son and husband are in the Army and i have to show no fears on a daily level or they would be worried about me and not do their job right. I guess for a confidence booster would be keep being strong for your fiance and not worry about what could happen. Many soldiers have done numerous deployments and are fine.

My hubby is also an 88 mike. He's done one tour in Iraq, had 30 months dwell time, and he's deploying to Iraq again soon.

It's normal for you to be concerned about his welfare. My husband says that being an Army wife is the toughest job IN the Army! (And you can buy yourself a bumper sticker that says the same thing!)

My advice to you is to set yourself up with a good communications circle before your fiance deploys. Become involved with his unit's FRG, perhaps take a few Army Family Team Building courses, and attend any town hall meetings with him where you'll be able to raise your hand and ask any questions you may have about his deployment.

It's a big, scary thing to deal with and you should feel comfortable seeking the help you need to deal with your feelings.

If you find out he's getting deployed, you two should also agree on how and what you're going to communicate when he's gone. If he's got limited access to email, he might only want to receive personal emails from you, not forwards (regardless of how funny you think he'll find them!)

DH got into a few scrapes during his last deployment. He opted not to tell me about them until many months later, when it would upset me less.

Over all, I would say that you just need to keep a positive attitude. You can't control what's around every corner, and you can't let it control you. Keep yourself informed and take it one step at a time!

My husband told me to let you know that 88 mike is an in demand MOS in Iraq right now. (MOS is another way of saying job specialty.)

So, in answer to your question "how often could my husband be deployed?" the answer is "frequently."

I'm sure this info is not exactly a confidence booster for you...sorry! But like I said, if you do your research before he gets deployed and know who and where you can turn to for help when he's gone, I think it will make things easier on you.

This is one of those areas you need to be specific. I'm guessing he's guard or reserve since he signed for 6 years. Yes/no?