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Okay, so I posted a couple of days ago about my situation with my recruit. That included the thinking about getting married while he is in A school in Pensecola, FL. I received some great information, and you were all very helpful, so I thought I would post again with some more specific questions.
I understand that my fiance will need to request permission to get married when he gets to A school, if that's what we decide to do, and then we will need to go from there. I am wondering if our age and his rank will affect us getting permission. He is eighteen, and I will be nineteen by the time of his PIR on November 21st.
Also, my fiance is starting out as an E-1, and to my knowledge, he won't be promoted for at least after a year or more of service. If we do get married while he is in A school, will his low rank keep him from getting BAH for him and me both when he receives his orders and station? Will I still not be able to go with him, even if we are married? I have heard many different things from a variety of people, and the point of us getting married would be so that we can live together after he is stationed - I really want to know if that will be a reality, if he is only an E-1, and on top of that, only eighteen.
Any and all advice is appreciated!
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Permalink Reply by meagan5220 on
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If yall are stationed at the same command the BAH will be the same. Otherwise it might just be different because of different commands. It could be the seapay is different. That is based on the amount of time they have been at the seagoing command. So if they have been there longer that could be it. Alsom E4s that have been in more than two years make more than those that have been in less than 2 years on base pay.
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The BAH part that was what our senior chief for our beach detatchment was just telling me is the rule now so thats where I got that part lol I am trusting him on that one ;)
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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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Hmm maybe.... We are in San Diego so that could be a very real possibility! Such a simple answer, I never even thought of that! Thanks Anti M!
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Permalink Reply by sailorwifenmom on
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Lol no worries - hey, it's finances and the Navy, you know it's not going to be simple :-)
Something else that can cause a difference in BAH is when you got there. The Navy has a formula that they use to calculate the BAH for an area, based on stuff like what quality / size / type of house they feel is approprate for each paygrade, factored in with how much rent and stuff is, etc. It used to be, when they would adjust it, it would go il or down based on what they thought the need was there, but a few yrs ago they decided that caused too many issues.
So, now they will only raise your BAH at a duty station (or leave it the same - and assuming no getting busted in rank) for as long as you are at that command. But, if someone got there after you, even if you're the same paygrade and everything, if it's after they have assessed the Bah for there and if it's gone down, then the family that just got there could get less.
Most places you don't really see this happening much, but I guess it's pretty common in San Diego, because I seem to remember that being one of the places they were talking about a lot, needing this change, because of the price fluctuations that occur (people were signing leases based on one amount, then it would go down a few mos later.... this way is better :-) ) -
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If you aren't authorized to go with him (like if he goes overseas) then they will give you Bah for where you are living.
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