If he only served in Iraq for four months tells me he was sent back for a reason. I don’t believe four months is a normal deployment. Why did he come back so early?
I know it was many years ago, but in Korea you needed 36 points to come back. Front line units received 4 points a month. Away from the front line, the artillery zone received only 3 points per month, further back, behind the civilian line it was 2 points. I suspect a similar program is in effect today.
Used to be 120 days got you the short tour credit
John Effin Kerry served 120 days in Vietnam
what a coinky dink