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I have a newly married daughter and her husband is a sailor. They are living apart right now and in trying to help her figure out the insurance, bah and pay info. He added her as a dependent and she has her ad card but what else should she be doing. They told her to access deers. Which she is trying but it is all very overwhelming. Any help from fellow spouses would be fantastic. This is our first family member in the military and it is confusing. Unfortunately my son in law is bad at explaining all this to us.....
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Has she visited the Tricare website? It is laid out pretty well. She may also call them directly, they are usually very helpful.
If he is in school, OR stationed overseas without her, BAH is paid for her zip code. If he is at a stateside command which is not a training command, the BAH is paid according to his zip code. It takes a few pay cycles for BAH to kick in, so maybe a month or two. Then he will be paid a lump sum back to when he added her to his record. After that, it arrives half in each pay deposit each month (1st and 15th).
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Permalink Reply by Fur&FeathersDVM on
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If there is any way she can get herself to a COMPASS class, or a setting sail course, she should do it. Both are classes that will help her figure out some of the ins and outs of navy life. COMPASS is a longer version, setting sail is a sort of compacted version of it that includes the essentials. It's taught by more experienced navy spouses and often has guest speakers on whatever topic is being discussed. It's been about four years since I took it, but during my COMPASS class, we had a financial adviser come, a navy chaplain, etc.
BTW- I lived apart from my husband for four and a half years (married for about three of those, engaged the other one and a half). It can be difficult but there are lots resources to help if you can't go to the base and utilize base resources. Military One Source is a good place to reach out for help in understanding things. Have her browse around their website and especially look under "Phases of military life- new to military life" Military One Source
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