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Hi,

I am married and my SR is in boot camp.I have reserved my rooms and have started to pick out my outfit for PIR but since I am trying to take it one step at a time so I don't get stressed and those things are done.I am starting to think about after boot camp.His recruiter said he has 10 days to find a house and then he will fly down here from SC to OK then we will drive to SC in a Uhaul so it will be a ditty move.

What if it takes longer than ten days?

How do we handle things if the money doesn't come in time (that happened to a guy he knows going ahead of him to SC)

So I am going to save every penny I can for his ticket home and then the move since the allowances and everything may not come.

How does he request housing?

Is there anything I can do to assure things go faster or at least smoothly??

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The recruiter lies!

After bootcamp he goes right to the "A" School...he won't be going home to help pack the house and find a place at his "A" School.

If he is approved to live off base for "A" School, it is on you to move everything and set up everything to get the move ready and taken care of.  It is also on you to find a place to live.  He will have school and will not have time off to go home and take care of those things.

If you are doing a ditty move, you will need to set up and pack up everything than drive to the school.

As far as getting housing, he can sign up for it once he gets to school and not while he is in bootcamp.

If you don't get the allowances to do the move, you take the money out of your own pocket and the allowances will come latter.  Normally the Navy isn't in a rush to pay but are quick to take the money back if they overpay.

his recruiter told us he handled that and would have time to move me.I cannot move across country myself!

Have you checked in the Nuke School Charleston group to see what other wives are saying about moving.  Also, here is a discussion, New Navy Wife Has MANY Questions! (clickable link), that speaks to your situation. (It's over 2 years old, but it has good info--it is good for reference, but it may not be good for posting to.)

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