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Aug- 3-2009 » Filed Under: 2nd SCR

Stars & Stripes reports that an extended training period for the 2nd SCR in Germany might translate into a longer dwell time relative to other combat units.

VILSECK, Germany — Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment are packing up their gear this week for a three-month rotation to Bulgaria and Romania.

While it’s not exactly sitting on the sofa at home, all indications are that the Strykers will get almost two years between combat deployments at a time when Army leaders are looking for ways to increase that “dwell time.”

Typically, Army units have been getting 12 months between downrange assignments. [...]

For now, the 2nd Cav has no deployment orders to a combat zone, although there is speculation among soldiers that the Strykers’ next combat tour could be to Afghanistan.


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