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Okay. So hubby just told me that we are moving to Everette Washington State... What do I need to do to get ducks in a row? And who do I need to contact? I had a little help from a former navy wife telling me to contact the ship and go to Jacksonville family center for info. And she told me get started on paperwork asap.

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We were stationed there. One thing I will tell you is do NOT live in Everett. For one thing, the commissary and everything is in northern Marysville (the town north of Everett) in an area called Smokey Point. For another, Everett has a lot more crime and stuff. They've built a lot more housing since we left (they were just starting it as we were leaving) and I've heard it's nice, so contact their housing office and look into that. I would look at living in Arlington / Smokey Point, Lake Stevens, or even Marysville, or, if you head south of Everett, in Lakewood. Those all have nice areas to live that aren't too far from base (some of them are even where the base housing is), and if you go with the first ones I mentioned (that are to the north of the base, which is in northern Everett) you'll also be close to the commissary and stuff. We started in Marysville and moved to the Arlington part of Smokey Point. We were about 5 - 10 minutes from the commissary and about 30 minutes (once you figured traffic) from the base.

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