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Most military service members enlist for four years on active duty or active reserve duty. But all enlistments are for eight years. The recruit can enlist for two, three, four, five, or six year periods and serve the rest of the eight years is the Ready Reserve. The Ready Reserve is when the military can call the member up to active duty during war time, but it pretty much never happens now. But all enlistments are for eight years.

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In the US Army, a tour of duty depends on the objectives of the mission and can be anywhere from a few months to a year or more. Tours of duty for other branches of the military will also vary according to their particular goals and needs.

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2 to 5 years.

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8-12 months

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