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Husband is in basic, questions about school and moving
Husband left for basic on 12/5 - ship 11 div 62 - his a-school is in Connecticut, i believe he will be doing electrical for subs, not sure of the title of the job. I am nervous about a-school, what is the chance of them helping me move there during it?
Also, if they do help out move, do you know how quickly it happens? Like how far ahead of a notice will they give me?
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Permalink Reply by haymcdee on
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Hey there -
If he'll be at A school longer than 6 months... then you can move there. The exact number is actually in weeks, but I can't remember what it is. You should have already recieved paperwork to get your ID and you should now be in the DEERS program. If you haven't yet, you definitely will in the next couple of weeks. When he gets out of basic, he'll go to A school and spend the first couple of weeks trying to class up (get to phase II) He can't really even submit paperwork for you to move until he classes up. He'll ask you for a few things during this process so be ready to have all the necessary documentation for your vehicles, vehicle insurance, lease agreement, etc. With paperwork for your move, and paperwork for his live-ashore privledges, the absolute earliest you'll get up there on the military's time is a month after he starts school.
The Navy will pay for your move though. He'll give you all of these details, but you can elect for them to full on move you. Like, come to your house, pack every little thing, and get it to the exact address you want it in Connecticut. You can also opt to move yourself, and be paid what it would have cost for the Navy to move you. If you don't have much stuff, sometimes you can actually make a little money that way. I imagine it would be difficult on your own though. You're husband will likely not get leave to come help you move.
You are allowed to get on a waiting list for base housing, but I would count on getting a place off base. It can be pretty unpredictable to get a place for low ranking seamen.
I was able to move to with my husband for A School - we're at Great Lakes. I chose to just move myself, with my husband, before he started basic, because I got a pretty good job here and it just financially made sense to do so. It has been a breeze because I haven't had to deal with any military paperwork pushing. But... it all depends on your situation.
Feel free to message me with any questions! Good luck to you and your SR.
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Permalink Reply by DarcieR (Ship 11 Div 62) on
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Thank you so much for your information, you brought up a lot of details I hadn't even thought of.. like all the info I will need for my vehicles. There is a lot I need to get started on and you have really helped put to light what I need to work on first. Thanks again for that =).
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