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Marriage in A School
Can someone please clarify if there is a deadline during A School that a wedding has to take place in order to live together. We are getting conflicting information and just want to know if the wedding can take place after A school instead of during. However if we have the wedding during A school what is the process and rules? Thank you for any support.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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A lot depends on which school and how long it is. In general, very short schools (three or four weeks), it is too late as they get their orders during boot camp.
A rule of thumb is the detailer begins cutting orders four weeks before they are expected to graduate. This varies, sometimes a lot, but if the records are not updated and the detailer has not seen a status change to married, he will issue unaccompanied orders.
You may marry during phase two of your sailor's liberty, but he cannot spend the night with you unless he can get special (written) permission. He will be in phase one for a couple weeks, so not right away. That is why so many folks suggest waiting until phase three.
Once he gets to his school, he needs to submit a special request chit. This lets the Navy know he plans to marry. He may have to take a class or counseling at that time, pre-marital, and to inform him of his responsibilities to a dependent, and what benefits he can expect for you. When that is done, you go to where he is stationed and marry on a weekend, although you will need to visit the local courthouse, get the license, get married by a JoP. On the next workday, when he can get time off, he takes the paperwork, your ID, birth certificate, and SSN (preferably you too) into Personnel and gets you into DEERS/Tricare and gets your ID card. There is a form/notification for the detailer also.
You need to know which county the school is located in, as that is the civilian rules you must follow. That;s why we keep asking which school. Details will vary by location.
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Permalink Reply by chrissyd on
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He is at Great Lakes. He was told it was for 200 days. If I am doing my calculations correctly we are looking at A school being over around April. He just started A school on June 9th. This is why I cannot understand why he is being told we need to be married before December. We wanted to do a wedding when he is home for the Christmas break.
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