[shezza]

But, even in that case, troops going on oversea deployments prepare for days before going.

Geez, try WEEKS.

[ican'tbelieveit]

Yeap. My friend in the 82nd was deployed to Afghanistan last year for their elections. He was notified Weds night, left the country the following Tues night. The whole time in between, they were putting additional armor on their trucks and such. He was going almost non-stop.