TABLE 3.12Mean Length of Deployment in Months, by Branch of Service and Component,a as of 2010

ComponentArmyNavyAir ForceMarine CorpsCoast GuardTOTAL
Regular9.666.004.897.215.297.52
National Guard9.21N/A3.46N/AN/A8.00
Reserves8.966.133.8511.965.297.96
TOTAL9.426.024.487.976.007.67
a

In contrast with the Army and Air Force, the Navy and Marine Corps do not have National Guard components.

From: 3, CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEPLOYED

Cover of Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan
Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families.
Committee on the Assessment of the Readjustment Needs of Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families; Board on the Health of Select Populations; Institute of Medicine.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2013 Mar 12.
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