To deploy is to be gone for a while in order to serve a duty. You will likely be back when that duty is done. To relocate is to move your position. There is not an expected return involved. It may or may not have to do with any duty or job.

Olga, The original meaning of “to deploy” is “unfold” or “развернуть”. -The astronauts were able to deploy the flag on the lunar surface. -At 5000 feet, you or your instructor will deploy the parachute When speaking of a body of troops “to deploy” them means to spread troops out strategically or systematically. -The US is in the process of deploying troops in the Middle East. ----- When speaking of staff “to deploy” means to place staff as if deploying troops, i.e., in a systematic or strategic manner. -Massachussets General Hospital will deploy staff to Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles, Haiti, in response to resurging cases of cholera. -The major solution to remaining competitive is to figure out how to meet the demand for staff and then deploy staff to that demand. ---------- “To relocate” simply means ‘to move to a new location’, for whatever reason. -Zippy takes full responsibility for the professional conduct of its employees and respects client requests to relocate staff if necessary without further question. -Often corporations have to relocate staff from one office to another. ------- There is another verb “to redeploy” which means “to move from one place to another in order to increase efficiency.” -Employers try to redeploy staff to avoid redundancies. -In these difficult economic times, training can help you redeploy staff to different areas of the business

To deploy is a verb used when referring to the army. Example: The U.S. has deployed 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. To relocate is a verb when someone or something changes their location. Example: Due to monetary concerns, McDonald's relocated their restaurants to a more business friendly state. Example: Since the Egyptian authorities recent archaeological find, the locals will be relocated.