Deros

39mto39g · #1 06-03-2005, 03:50 AM

What does deros letters stand for?
Army tour of duty was 12 months and the Marines was 13 months. What was the Navys?

Ron

DMZ-LT · #2 06-03-2005, 04:17 AM

Date Estimate Return Overseas Service.Don't know how long the Navy guys served

lcpd24 · #3 06-03-2005, 07:02 AM

most I think was 1 yr.

39mto39g · #4 06-03-2005, 07:08 AM

LT, NO.

Ron

DMZ-LT · #5 06-03-2005, 07:58 AM

Dead Elephants Rot Or Smell ?

David · #6 06-03-2005, 08:00 AM

It seems everyone has a different definition for DEROS, this one is from army.mil:

Date Expected Return From Overseas Service.

MontanaKid · #7 06-03-2005, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lcpd24 most I think was 1 yr.

Didn't the guys at sea though, at Yankee Station or Dixie Station serve according to the cruise schedule of their fleet? I thought Navy cruises were usually six months before returning to home station. I suppose it might have been different for the brown-water navy on the rivers and Seals, Seabees and other land-based naval units, and such.

39mto39g · #8 06-03-2005, 09:43 AM

LT. almost but not quite.

Dave, Correct except for the "service"
The S was derived from the s in overSeas

D----E--------R-----------O---S
Date Expected Return From Overseas

Ron