Mongo say army not mommies' friend.

Be careful! My USAF recruiter tried to say that my hearing loss (mild) wouldn't be an issue, but when the MEPS got a hold of me they sent me right home after I was found out. The guy didn't mark it down on my papers. Basically, he could be doing whatever he has to do to get you to enlist. :(

Your being deployed has nothing to do with being a mom or not. It has everything to do with what unit you are assigned too, and what the job requires. Be careful, he is making promises he can't keep or even control for that matter.

My gut says he is saying that to get you to enrol. I would take it with a huge grain of salt.

Single moms can and are sent overseas when their unit is sent out. He's lying, pure and simple. As a service member/parent, you are required to have a family care plan drawn up and on file with your unit. The plan details who will take care of your kids (spouse/parents/etc) while you are gone, powers of attorney (durable? medical? which?), financial arrangements, contact numbers, medical conditions, etc. Now, in some rare cases, a unit leaves behind a few members. This is usually called the "rear detachment" and their job is basically to look after the unit area (caretaking, cleaning, light maintenance, area security) while the rest of the unit is deployed. Rear Det people are usually those who are in a non-deployable status for medical reasons (recovering from major injury, pregnant, etc). Once a Rear Det soldier is capable of resuming duty, they may be sent to join the main body, reassigned to another unit preparing to go out, or kept in place. As part of the Reserves, you would not have the Rear Det option. If you were unable to deploy with your unit, you'd be re-assigned to the Individual Ready Reserve and slotted into the next unit preparing to go out when you come off non-deploy status.

As a single mother in the USAF that is now deployed i can tell you that no being a single mother doesnt keep you from being deployed. I work close with the army here and know of many army and other females and males in other branches that are single parents. My son is 3 and this is the second time I have been over here. I have almost 7 and a half years in the military in and that is the only thing that keeps me wondering if i should stay in or not. I have been talking more and more to single parents to see how they cope with it which has helped alot. I do plan on staying in even though i dont get to see my son very much but i have came to realize that he will honor what i do and know that i am only away doing what i signed up to do and working to support him. And if i want to stay doing the work i am doing ill have to find ways to deal with being away from my son. There are many services out there that help to keep you and you kids (or other loved ones) united while apart from each other. If you need some of the ways just let me know. I know for sure this wont be the last of my deployments. Hope you find this useful and you make a decision that will help you out in the long run.

Yeah, sounds like lip service. The only way he'd know your potential deployment schedule is if he knew where you'd be stationed. The only think I can think of is that he's basing his observations off the nat. guard unit you're going to. Other than that, there's no way he'd know

He is so lying to you. I joined the army and I had to sign over my rights because i was a single mother. So after I got to my first duty station I was deployed within 6 months.