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Navy Pays? She Pays ?(reimbursed) Why is THIS Navy Question so GRAY?
Folks, I apologize.
Surely...in the quad-zillion blogs/comments my "N-A-V-Y" question below has been covered--many times. But then, that's the drawback of this site...answers are buried in blogs.
Q: What is the contact number/starting place for a new sailor's bride to reach that one NAVY person/credible source to learn how to get her belongings shipped to her groom's first duty station?
DETAIL:
Groom + bride married after bootcamp/after A school (IN GREAT LAKES).
Groom flew on to first duty station in San Diego.
Bride + household possessions need shipped to San Diego, CA. (Yes, I know about the car thang--it's on her to take care of THAT transport)
BOTTOM LINE: WHERE-O-WHERE DOES THIS YOUNG BRIDE START? Translation? Where does this l'il left behind bride start?Who does she call first? What is the paperwork/forms called? Where does she do the paperwork? Is it the groom's responsiblity to initiate the moving paperwork? Yadda, yadda, yadda.
I am really, really not getting why the contact information and the forms/paperwork were NOT provided to my son/sailor--especially since he spent 4 days in his hometown after getting married, recruiting with/for his personal (initial) recruiter.
Contact information would be respected and treasured --at this sad, gray point in their newly-started lives.
Sincerely,
SAIL-On's MOM
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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If they got married after he had his orders to his first duty station, the Navy won't pay to move her.
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That may not be correct. Call: Chaplain; CPO; Local Navy Finance Office; Local Transportation Office; Commander (last). At a minimum they'll pay to move his (their) things... including car mileage.
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Permalink Reply by Sail-on-son's MOM (ship9/div255) on
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FOLks, I plan to thank each and every one of you.
AND, yes, without your help...most likely I would fracture my very last nerve.
With his disabled Dad veteran, me working 2 jobs, sailor marrying on his first leave home...
Well..i think you're getting this.
He is on a ship.
Clueless about rigormorole (sp?), and me? Mom is caught in the middle.
Thank you soooooooooooooo much for this comment.
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Permalink Reply by Craig on
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They won't move her stuff, however, they will move his stuff. There is two ways she can do this. She can bring all of her stuff to your house, or if he said he lived with her prior to joining he can say all of his stuff is at her house. He needs to go to his local Traffic Managment Office (TMO) and tell them he wants his HHG shipped to him. Everything just falls into place. This is about one of the only areas in the Navy that they have gotten down to a science. They know how to do it.
Secondly, he can do a "Personally Procured Movement (PPM) which most sailors call a Do It Yourself (DITY) move. Just put all of stuff in with the shipment.
He always has the option of shipping anything from his Home-of-Record to his duty station. It's a benefit. It's super easy. He just needs to go to the TMO and say that "He" want to get his stuff from point A, to point B. Don't mention her stuff. Here is some info I posted before.
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ctratemoms/forum/topics/do-it-your...
You might want to join this N4M's group:
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pcsingmoving?groupUrl=pcsingmoving...
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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I wish more engaged couples would know the ropes... marry BEFORE the orders are issued. That's why there are so many discussions of how to marry during A school!
Newest discussion of this:
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/girlfriendsfianceswivesofsailors/f...
I'm not picking on the OP, just trying to get the message out to those with marriage plans. Not a gray area at all, more a matter of civilians and brand new sailors assuming the new spouse gets moved. A lack of information.
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Anti - So you're saying the wife isn't issued and part of the Navy Seabag?
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LOL. As it is, they have to submit a chit in A school to get one! (for the civilians, this is true!)
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Anti M,
I totally, completely, and absolutely agree with you--@ knowing the ropes....before.
I got caught up in the current--along with a few other bystanders--and am just humanely trying to put a bandaid on a few lives.
I must say though, that the NAVY (personnel/benefits department) COULD create a brochure--or two--about this marrying THANG and what to expect...except...there are too many...exceptions? Probably true.
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The problem is, the info is out there, but new sailors often don't seek it out and simply listen to their buddies who know even less. There is a reason they are supposed to submit a chit while in A school to marry, one of the steps is being given a lecture or checklist on who to talk to where and when about marriage and benefits. The ones who think they are being smart by "avoiding the paperwork" sadly are avoiding vital information also.
And yes, there are a ton of exceptions and special circumstances.
Hang in there. Or as we used to say, "Yay, another learning experience."
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dear..."craig"...
Geeze.
My paltry sentences pale in comparison with your....INFO. I bow-to you.
Now, if SAILOR-man can "get" service (phone) service on his SHIP--somewhere other than the gym--I think MOM here is now giddily empowered to move forward with at least some beginning info.
Let me remind you...I DID apologize for my ignorance,(insert "ha,ha"), but I had to just cheat a little and fall back on you folks for a starting place because I have soooooooooooooooooo much on my plate.
Thanks, thanks, thanks!
Sailor MOM
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