The majority of IA's are on shore duty when snagged for the program, less than 20% of IA's are volunteers since they select you from shore duty. You're supposed to get shore duty between sea duty assignments so you can see your family. Imagine 4 years on sea duty, you will average about 100 days in the US during that enlistment. When you reenlist you're scheduled for shore duty but they send you to fill gaps in the Army for the next four years, then you're back to 4 years sea duty. The last 12 years of my enlistment I averaged 100 days in the USA every 4 years not counting leave time. If you have a family you're a stranger to them.
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