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So my fiancee and I have decided we want to get married ASAP once he starts A-school. I have some questions though. He wants me to move out there and I have already worked things out with work and school so that I will not lose my job and I can still do online classes. His A-school is 13 weeks which I know doesn't merit the navy moving me but the issue comes in that his C-school is at the same base and starts immediately after A-school with no leave in between and heis C-school will be anywhere from 5-15 weeks. Will they count the A-school and C-school together to add up to 20 weeks or are they 2 completely different things? He won't get orders to go anywhere because he is just reserves so when he is done with both schools he will be home. I know people will say just wait and get married when he gets home but we have extenuating circumstances that we want to get married ASAP.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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If he is in bootcamp already, they will not pay to move you to the school as he will have orders from bootcamp to the "A" School.
They do not count "A" and "C" School together for the time for a move.
Also sense he is in the reserves, they won't move you at all as he is going right back home. So it would be a waste of the governments money to move you to his schooling.
What is his rating going to be? As if he is staying in Great LAkes, there are not that many "C" Schools up there and most people think the "C" School is there (as odds are a recruiter told them_ but it isn't there.
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Permalink Reply by autibug on
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He will be going to A-school and C-School in Dam Neck VA. I don't care if they pay to move me there that isn't the issue we just want have me move there but if he can't live with me it would be pointless. His recruiter lied through his teeth to get my SR to join then when we found out all the lies he tried to get out before he ever left for BC but they told him he would lose his current job and it could ruin his entire life. That is why we didn't get married before because they told us there was no option and that we had to wait until he got to A-school then I could move there with him and everything would be fine. He is going to be IS and is and E3 currently.
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he won't be able to live off base with you as his school isn't long enough.
Your SR didn't have to ship off to bootcamp if he didn't want to join the military. Reality he can go to an RDC right now in bootcamp and say he is really homesick and depressed and he can be sent home if that is what he wants.
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I have a hard time believing that because they had 2 guys in their division get injured and they have to sit it out until they heal then restart BC. If is it true he can get out whenever he wants they sure make it sound like they can ruin the rest of you life if you do. We both regretted the decision before he ever left and he talked to multiple people trying to get out even at MEPS and they told him he had signed a contract and could not get out of it without getting in big trouble. We both would have been fine but the lies are ridiculous and we don't want to spend the next 8 yrs of our life living with a bunch of lies. I guess I'm just frustrated that we talked to the recruiters multiple times and they kept telling us the same things and even at MEPS they told us the same things and now we are in it and they won't let us do anything they told us we could.
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Permalink Reply by tiffanyk2010 on
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I'm really sorry the recruiter lied to you. Unfortunately it's very common. Because your sailor's schools are short he will not be able to live with you. As much as it stinks, I think you should just wait for him to come home. You could always get married, I just think moving out there wouldn't be the best idea. It would be costly. You would probably have a hard time finding a place to live for such a short time. Be patient. Just remember, it will be so much better after BC since you guys will be able to talk on the phone whenever you want and you can plan trips out to visit him.
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