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Have you ever moved to a new station while your husband/wife was on deployment? and if so, how did you deal with him/her being gone?
When my husband got stationed in San Diego, I was still in my school semester. Now that the fall semester is wrapping up and I'm transferring over, I am trying to do the best I can to prepare myself for the move. I am excited because he & I will finally have our place together but at the same time I am nervous because this will be my first move away from my hometown and I wish he were there... I have contacted fleet and family services and they have given me great information. I was wondering if anyone could give me any great tips or advice? How did you adjust?
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Permalink Reply by meagan5220 on
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I moved to VA while my husband is deployed (right now) sort of sucks bc he was originally scheduled to be home a week from today and they extended and now wont be home for another 3-4 months.
First off do you have a place yet or are you still looking? Second if you are looking are you wanting to live on base or off base? Are they paying for your move or are you just moving yourself? do you have a POA? that will be VERY important. If you plan on doing on base housing you will need a special POA to sign for base housing. Get involved with the family readiness group this will be the best way to get information about the ship movements (info that is allowed to be released), get out and learn your surroundings! I love finding things we can do when he gets home. So far I have tons of dates set up already lol! I signed up for Groupon and Living Social which you can buy coupons pretty much for deals on tons of things in your area great way to learn more about things around you! Also, the MWR or ITT office on base usually has lots of brochures of things to do in the area! Be open minded! If you are wanting to get a job dive right in! start looking around Meet wives if you can by getting involved. There are LOTS of fb groups for wives in the SD area! Also there might be some groups on here to meet some other wives! Good luck! If you have any questions about logisitics specifically for moving I might be able to help :)
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Permalink Reply by Veronica/NavyWife on
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thank you that really helps! :)
I am moving by myself to an apartment off base. Getting used to my surroundings will be a big must. I am pretty excited, my husband and I have already created a list of things to do that just keep adding up the more that I look into the area. that's why i need a job lol jk When he was here we went to SeaWorld. It was my first time there and I had lots of fun. Thank you for your advice though it gave me a positive perspective :)
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you are welcome! I hope everytihng works out for you! It certainly is stressful for sure but I like coming over here early so I can get used to my surroundings and get settled in and get my house set up before he gets home!
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Be sure to use the Family Readiness Group to meet the other ship spouses and join in activities related to deployment. Fleet and Family Service Center is terrific!
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Fleet and Family service was really helpful. :)
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Permalink Reply by sailorwifenmom on
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I have a few times.
lol - I remember one time we had moved to a duty station and were living off base while my husband was going to a C school for 3 months, then he came and joined us where we were. Shortly after he got there, his whole ship went into drydock in another State (we were in FL, the ship went up to VA). While he was in drydock, we were able to move into base housing. He flew home for a long weekend while he was there (which was the same weekend we were moving, and was also our daughters birthday). A friend of mine had to go pick him up at the airport while I was there finishing up with the movers, because he didn't know where we lived LOL. (and he couldn't take a cab, because he wrote the new address down, but forgot it back in VA, so it was a good thing she went LOL)
Like the others have said, one of the best things you can do is to reach out and connect with the other families there - the FRG, Fleet and Family, contact the ombudsman for your new command and introduce yourself / get on their "radar" so to speak, etc.
You're going to do great with it :-)
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Thank you ! :)
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