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Moving in with Husband during A school
Hey everyone.
I have been getting the run around for this question and his recruiter does not know what is what so i can not rely on him. My husband will be in Great Lakes for 15 weeks after his graduation. I was wondering if I could possibly live with him. I have heard that the military will not move you down to an A school unless it is over 20 weeks. However, what if I move myself to Great Lakes? Not to sound mean, but I only want for sure answers not how a person feels about the matter. Everyone have been giving me the "I think you can, I don't see why not, or thats something to ask his recruiter." So please answer if you have experienced this or you know the correct information.
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Permalink Reply by Devin on
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Do you know if hes moving after A school? My son isnt staying in Great lakes after school. They gave him choices and Great Lakes wasnt one. Maybe you should wait after school? Im not sure but I was told after I get my sons orders that could be an option. You might want to see if one of these veterans answer you on here.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Plenty of spouses choose to make the move. You can move yourself anywhere in the US you like, it is a free country. But because the school is not long enough to authorize a dependent move, it is out of your pocket. Even though with hold times waiting to class up, and possibly extra courses (would help to know the rating), the main school is the one which is counted. He'll be there longer than 15 weeks, but that is what is on the orders.
Next, he will not be allowed to live off base. He won't get to spend the night with you until he reaches phase three liberty, and then it will only be on weekends. This may or may not be worth it, that is a decision for you two. And if he is ever late getting back to base, they can rescind his liberty privileges. Of course, that is true for any of the authorized Live Ashore sailors too.
If you choose to move, be aware that when the PCS orders come in, the move authorized then will only be from one location. So if you leave stuff in storage at home, it may be difficult to move it to the new duty station if you are being moved from Great Lakes. If you don't have much stuff, this is not a problem.
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Okay, he goes through Common Core engineering first, then A school, so 15 weeks is right. Still will be a little bit longer if he has to wait for others to make up a class. I asked, because with some ratings, the two courses are split and the CC comes as a surprise.
Here are the liberty phases, so you know what rules he will be living under:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/training-support-center-tsc-great-la...
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