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Soon to be wife and mom!
Hi ladies. I've been obsessed with reading this page for the past few weeks, a lot of changes are coming in my life and I'm hoping some of you can give me some advice.
My boyfriend and I have been best friends for awhile, and started getting serious with each other last summer. We knew right away this was a forever thing and have always talked about marriage, kids, etc together. I knew his plan was to join the Navy and have supported it, planning to enlist in about a year when we had established ourselves and saved some money.
Well, surprise! God had a different plan for us and blessed us with a little baby on the way. So now we are looking into expediting his enlistment and our marriage so the baby and I will be well taken care of. He is taking his ASVAB in a few weeks and I am due in November
Has anybody been through a situation like this? Also, we are thinking about being apart for a little longer than just BC and A school, because this is my first child and I'd like to stay near my mom until I learn a little more about taking care of this munchkin. If I don't move with him right after A school, how will that affect things? He is hoping to go into Intelligence and I believe that means A school in Virginia, only a few hours from our hometown.
Thank you everybody in advance! I already feel better about this future after reading some of your posts. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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I encourage you to marry before he goes to see the recruiter. Otherwise, the recruiter could treat him as a single sailor, or as a single parent which makes him ineligible to enlist. Best to be married right up front, even if it is just a simple courthouse thing to get it on paper. Some would say wait, but with the baby in the picture, the Navy is simpler to deal with as a "legal" family unit.
During BC and school, if married, he receives a housing allowance for you based on your home zip code. Most schools are too short to have the spouse move there.
Once he moves to his permanent duty station after training, the BAH changes to that zip code. He would be expected to live offbase with you; the Navy feels it is best for morale if the service member resides with their spouse/family. That could be a rental unit or base housing. If you are not there, he will not be provided with free housing in addition to the BAH. He would either have to pay for a room in the barracks (if any are available), rent an apartment out of pocket, or live on the ship (if he could, and it sucks). Consider staying "home" carefully, it could end up being expensive, and could strain the marriage. Talk it over with him, be sure you know what you are in for.
Depending on how far away you lived, he could not come see you easily; he'd have to take leave each time. That is not allowed too often, and he only earns 30 days each year. Every Navy command has a recall limit for liberty (normal time off such as weekends and federal holidays), it varies 300~450 miles (for example). So if you are living nearby, he can go see you often. If home is outside the liberty limit, then only a few times each year.
Best wishes, there is a lot of factors!
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Permalink Reply by MrsHD528 on
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Thank you! Depending on the timing, will affect whether or not I go right away. His recruiter is aware of our "situation" (in a very recruiter like - hypothetical - "I can't really know about this" kind of way) and is going to try and get him into basic as soon as he can after his ASVAB is done. I don't want to be away from him, but I am also leery about moving with a brand new baby. My mom is really willing to step up and help me, and she doesn't want to see her grandbaby go so soon.
Thank you for your info! There is soo much to this whole thing and it can be a little overwhelming (or a lot)
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Also, do you know how long his school needs to be for them to move me? I believe both his A school and C are in Dam Neck, VA for 13 weeks each.
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They must be over 20 weeks each, not total and not including hold times. Which rating? That doesn't violate PERSEC and I could tell you exactly. Although unless he has taken the ASVAB and signs a DEP contract for an open seat, that is all conjecture.
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Permalink Reply by WifeofaUSsailor on
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Hey there!
First off congrats on the baby! That's very exciting news for you guys! I completely agree with everything Anti M said though. I understand it's natural to want to lean on your mom for support, but by doing so you will probably strain your relationship with your husband more. He needs to be there for the baby and you and be apart of those beginning months. By the time he even leaves for bootcamp you could have already had the baby because sometimes it can take up to a year after signing a contract for a certain job to leave for bootcamp. In addition, I don't know what your husband plans to do specifically in intelligence but a lot, I mean a lot of the intelligence A school stuff is here in Pensacola, FL. That's where my husband is now for his crypto (intelligence) job. I moved down here with him because his school is six months long. You also have to consider the fact that it can sometimes take up to two months to "class up". Classing up means waiting for the classes to actually begin because they either don't have enough students or too many for that particular field so they have to wait to get into a class. So even if his school isn't that long you still have to think about that possibility. Also get married as soon as possible because the military doesn't consider you for anything unless you are! Haha sorry that's probably a lot of info but good luck to you guys! :) -
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Thanks for your response! I'm trying to learn as much about what this process will be like as quickly as possible. If I have already had the baby before BC, that would change our plan a bit but I would definitely still stay with my mom through basic and school because we can't afford to move out of pocket. We would need to wait until he got his orders and we could move to base together.
He is hoping to be an intelligence specialist and he spoke with the recruiter who said it would most likely be Dam Neck, VA and that he would be going to both A school and C school there. If his school is 6 months, does they Navy pay to move you near the school at that point?
Thanks again for your help. I have no military family so this is my first try at this.
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You're very welcome! No unfortunately they do not move families to A school on their dime for just about all of the rates. The only one I know of that they move families for is CTI and that's because their school is over a year. There are some other ones I think but not many unfortunately.
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