Originally Posted by
BDGERJMN
I don't know that you get the 5:1 deferment while on AD. Plenty of folks have rolled from IAs to sea duty, then on cruise within a year even. I would say the 2 yr deferment would apply for SELRES, again, not sure if it applies to FTS.
I don't think it applies to normal sea duty, only actual IA, ie imbedded with the army in a FOB in Kandahar. Staff at C5F wouldn't count either.