There are big repercussions for refusing to go on tour. You may get in trouble, you may not, depending on how you go about it. That doesn't mean there aren't other consequences. Let me tell you a story.....
We had a guy who pretty much went through all of workup training etc etc. Last minute he went to the padre and gave some nonsense excuse why he couldn't deploy. He was pulled off tour and he thought he got what he wanted. He has since been swept under the rug by the regiment and getting looked over for course after course.
All of his friends, not the leadership, but his actual friends labeled him a coward and none of them will even so much as say hi to him in the morning. He now comes to work and pretty much sits by himself all day. He says getting himself removed from tour was the biggest mistake of his life.
So in short, yes, you can "refuse" to deploy if you join. But expect to have a lonely unsatifying career with a handicapped chance at advancement.
We had a guy who pretty much went through all of workup training etc etc. Last minute he went to the padre and gave some nonsense excuse why he couldn't deploy. He was pulled off tour and he thought he got what he wanted. He has since been swept under the rug by the regiment and getting looked over for course after course.
All of his friends, not the leadership, but his actual friends labeled him a coward and none of them will even so much as say hi to him in the morning. He now comes to work and pretty much sits by himself all day. He says getting himself removed from tour was the biggest mistake of his life.
So in short, yes, you can "refuse" to deploy if you join. But expect to have a lonely unsatifying career with a handicapped chance at advancement.