tour of duty
tour of duty
English Definitions:
enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour (noun)
a period of time spent in military service
tour of duty (Noun)
A period of time spent on a specific assignment, especially on an overseas mission
Tour of duty
In navies, a tour of duty is a period of time spent performing operational duties at sea, including combat, performing patrol or fleet duties, or assigned to service in a foreign country. For military soldiers, a tour of duty is a usually a period of time spent in combat, but can also include patrol duties in times of peace. For marine pilots, a tour was 30 flights and a tour could take up to 12 months. For example, in World War II a tour of duty for a RAF bomber crew was 30 flights. That number could take up to 12 months. For navies, a tour of duty is part of a rotation, where the ship may spend a six months tour of duty, then spend one month in home port for maintenance, then a period of time on exercises, then return to their tour of duty. A general tour of duty for soldiers comprises service that can last from half a year to four years. Generally duties that last longer than 2 years are eligible to receive medals of merit related to their service. Tours of duty can also be extended involuntarily for service members, such as in September 2006 when the tour of duty was extended for 4,000 US military personnel in Iraq.
Tour of duty
For military personnel, a tour of duty is usually a period of time spent in combat or in a hostile environment. In an army, for instance, soldiers on active duty serve 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the length of their service commitment. Soldiers in World War II were deployed for the entire war and could be in active service for 4–5 years.
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