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Will my husband be deploying?

On April 7th, my husband called me and told me that we will be moving to Baumholder, Germany because he got stationed there. My husband received an email yesterday with the subject 'Assignment Readiness' and it stating this: You have been placed on assignment to a brigade combat team or other deploying unit. You are required to report to your gaining unit worldwide deployable. Our records indicate that you are worldwide deployable; if you believe that you are not worldwide deployable, you must immediately take action to ensure your records reflect your non-available status. To assist you in determining your medical availability for deployment, the following link to your AKO Medical Readiness web page is provided: <web address> For further guidance on availability for deployment, the following link to Army Human Resources Command BCT/deploying-unit readiness guidance is provided: <web address> Thank you for your service and best wishes on this challenging assignment! Does this mean my husband will be deploying, his unit MAY deploy, or do they call it 'worldwide deployable' because we're leaving the U.S? So does that mean that he will be deployed no matter what within the next three years of his tour?

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1. That doesn't necessarily mean he's going to deploy the second he reports to Germany. The term "deployable" just means he is capable of deploying if his unit needs him to. In other words, they're saying don't show up to your next unit 100 pounds overweight or with medical problems not corrected before he finished clearing his last unit. Of course, it's always possible the new unit he goes to is getting ready to deploy when he gets there.
2. This is a standard statement sent to all military personnel who are PCSing. It means that since he will be assigned to a combat unit or a unit that is in support of a combat unit, the possibility for deployment exists, unless he has a medical issue that puts him in nondeployable status. Will he be deploying? Possibly.
3. You're supposed to be medically deployable before you hit that unit. This doesn't really tell you anything about his deployment schedule, just that his unit is one that is on deployment rotations. Could be 18 months from now, could be a month after he shows up.