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Q: How long is a typical tour of duty for a US Marine?
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How long was a tour of duty in desert storm?

there was/is nothing typical about this war. some of those who thought they were going for 8 months to a year, ended up being there 18 months to two years. others whom had fulfilled their obligation and were retired from the service, were called back. so what do you mean by typical.


How many American Soldiers on the last day of their tour of Duty?

See: Statistics about the Vietnam War


Did any US soldiers serve four combat tours of duty in Vietnam?

Very very common. But one must be careful when using that word "tour." It might be different in the Marine Corps or Navy or Air Force. In the US Army the first tour was a year (12 months). After that, they were in six month increments. Therefore, if a vet says he did 3 tours with the US Army in Vietnam, then that's only 2 years (12 months for the first tour, plus 6 months for the second tour, then 6 months for his third and last tour). And any man doing over 18 months with the US Army in Vietnam almost certainly had to have re-upped (re-enlisted), and was no longer a draftee.


How long did a soldier have to stay in the Vietnam war?

The first military advisors were sent to Viet Nam in 1959 and the last one came home in 1973. The normal tour of duty for a soldier sent to Viet Nam was 12 months. Some served multible tours. In some rare cases the tour of duty could be as much as 18 months.


Was there a tour of duty movie?

A TV series, a take-off from Oliver Stone's (himself a Viet War vet) film: Platoon.