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marriage question.
Is it possible to meet you loved one at port while on deployment? I ask this because my sailor id deployed and I was wondering if there was anyway to meet up with him in port. Was also wondering if I can would we be able to get married there?
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Permalink Reply by jde on
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It is possible to meet them when they are in port. The only problem is that it could either get delayed or not happen if something were to arise and they needed to be somewhere. If you did go you would need to plan a longer trip to take that into consideration. Plus he could have watch/duty while they are in port and not be able to get off the ship. My husband had watch at least one day each time they were in port.
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Permalink Reply by andrea d on
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Ide, thank you for that info. I didn't think about him having watch. It was suggested to me to find out if the ships Chaplin can marry if I did go out there.
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Permalink Reply by beachmom76 on
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It's possible, and wonderful! But it can be tricky. Ship schedules often change at the last minute and you can be stuck in a foreign port alone. It happens. I was supposed to meet hubby in Bali once, but a day before my departure we got word that the ship wasn't pulling into Bali; the pier had been washed out by a typhoon. Fortunately, I had travel insurance and was able to cancel that trip. Ended up meeting him in Hawaii as the ship headed home. Another time I was supposed to meet him in Australia but the ship turned around to respond to a national security issue and their port visit was cancelled. So, if you decide to do this, be sure to investigate trip insurance.Your best bet, if you are planning to meet the ship, is to catch it on the way back from deployment. Port visits to places like Hawaii (for west coast ships) and Rota, Spain (for east coast) are usually more consistent than the others.
I don't know about getting married in another country; you would have to check out the laws of that country and whether or not the Navy even allows it. Sounds exciting and I hope it works out for you!
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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I do know about getting married overseas. Short answer is no. While the ship's chaplain can perform a ceremony, there is no jurisdiction to file it with to make it legal. I got married in Japan to a sailor, and nice ceremony at the base chapel by a Navy chaplain, and we still had to register with the American Embassy in Tokyo. Took a mountain of paperwork beforehand, and weeks to finalize.
The divorce was worse, I had to fly to California and lie about my residency.
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