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Housing for A-school in Pensacola
Hi everyone,
My name is Kristi and I'm brand new to the site... My husband Started boot-camp on Monday March 19. We are pretty sure he is headed to Penacola for A-school once he's finished with Basics as he'll be training as an Aviations electronics technician.
I am due to have our first baby on July 12, 2012 which is estimated to be few weeks into his 24-week A-school and I am trying to Navigate housing options so he can at least be around our baby girl.
Do you ladies have any advice on where I should start?
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Permalink Reply by HMraz87 on
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Hi welcome to the site ksta1. My husband is in Avaition Warfare. Do you know how long your husband will be in school at Penacola? Unfortunately he would need to be in A school for atleast 4 to 6 months before the Navy will pay for you to move to penacola or to pay for housing..I'm new at this site so what ive been doing is just read everyones post and its very helpful..Hope i helped :)
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Permalink Reply by Victoria'smommy on
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thanks.... yep, Michael will be in school for 24 weeks so, I guess I am looking for any advice i can get on navigating the housing system.
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Permalink Reply by NavyHubby81(Ship 02 Div 929) on
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I sent you an email and I also wanted to make sure I posted here. Contact the Housing Office for sure. There are many vacant homes where I live right now so there shouldnt be a problem for you guys getting right in here. When my family and I showed up they had several keys ready for us so we could pick one out and we moved in the same day. Here is some more info and the number for the housing office.
If you choose to live on base you may contact the housing office at (850) 452-4412. Be aware there may be a waiting period. The NAS Pensacola housing office will keep your name on the waiting list and contact you when your permanent housing is available. Make sure to reserve temporary lodging for you and your family prior to your PCS to NAS Pensacola. Once you arrive and sign in to NAS Pensacola you will receive 10 days of permissive TDY to look at your housing options and make a decision.
He could most likely still get his house hunting leave once he checks in so that would give him time with the baby as well. I love it here and I am sure you would too. The community I live in has coldesacs, many little play areas for kids, and three lakes. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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NO NO NO!!!!
Good advice, IF he were reporting to a new duty station. He's headed into A school, which is another seabag entirely. Your advice does not apply.
He must earn his liberty phases, just as a single sailor would do. Until he earns his phases, he CANNOT live off base/have overnights. That can take several weeks. He must also put in for a Brown Bagger chit to live offbase/in housing with his spouse. A school students DO NOT qualify for house hunting leave. Period.
Even an experienced sailor can mess up. Which you just did, big time. This poor gal is going to be severely disappointed.
AT A school is long enough to be moved by the Navy. Once he earns his liberty and gets his brown bag approved, he will be able to join you in either a rental or housing.
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First of all.. This certainly does apply. Every training command is different. If his school meets the requirement to have his/her spouse accompany them then they will be allowed to seek adequate housing FOR THEM! This does not mean that the service member would be allowed to live in the housing immediately. My frist A school was 10 months long followed by 2 C schools here in this area so I do believe what I had to tell her was very relevant. I also sent her an email that detailed more information. Please try to keep your prospective when instantly saying that someones opinions or advice "does not apply" or "Even an experienced sailor can mess up... big time." There is no guarantee on anything in the military other than the obvious few. My wife went to A school in San Antonio where she was not allowed to live off base due to the length of the school but I still used the BAH to get an apartment right off the base and she visited every day after training and stayed with me all of the weekends. You will not know anything until what seems the very last moment about what will happen. You may even have to wait until he gets all set-up in Pensacola and he gets everything figured out before you go. There is also the possibility, like my wifes friend, who was
able to go ahead, TAKE HOUSE HUNTING LEAVE to get his family situated, then go about his things. Please understand that not everyones experiences will dictate what you might have to do or go through. They are just what THEY had to do in their specific situations. My advise and opinions are solely based upon this statement. It will totally depend on the command and his training schedule which, unfortunately, you nor the baby fit into in the navy's eyes.
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FIRST off..the spouse can't do ANYTHING as there is NO ORDERS for them to even TRY to get housing. They can NOT even get on the housing wait list.
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thank you so much!!! I certainly will.
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I appreciate all the advice and everyone's input. I can see that there is a diverse array of experience here and will hold it all in consideration as I do my own research. Thank you all.
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Again... this is something that is a guideline. Not all training commands follow this to the letter. It is good to expect this, but as someone who went through 2 a schools personally and 1 A school as a spouse, these are not written in stone at all.
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Not like I've haven't been through an A school... I was an ET, and later, a dependent wife. Heck, I was born and raised in the Navy. I have an ET in Atsugi and a nuke EM on a sub. I looked at your page, I knew you are a sailor, that's why you get the plain talk. Angie is a recently retired chief. We aren't guessing here.
Guidelines? What? Your advice or the liberty phases? I'm just saying you're setting up this new young wife for a lot of disappointment if she isn't filled in on how it usually goes. And at P-Cola, the sailors straight out of boot camp go through liberty phases, they don't get to sidestep the rules.
Also, Angie has a very valid point, that sailor is going into AT, which means he'll take ATT first. There is a strong possibility he'll be in Great Lakes for a couple months. They won't know until he is very nearly out of boot camp.
It is important to understand that when giving advice here, that you do not use anything out of the usual or special you managed to pull off, as it won't work for an inexperienced new spouse. And for each young woman asking advice, there are ten or more reading the same advice without posting. You must be as accurate as possible. As active duty, you DO have a lot of valuable insights to offer. Be damn mindful of what you're telling these ladies though. If you're wrong, then the advice here is less valuable to everyone. Get it? You can't give sponsor advice when student sailor advice is what is required.
Two A schools? Cross-rate?
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