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Very new Navy Girlfriend, a bit confused....
Ok so I'm VERY new to being a Navy girlfriend I've been doing research like crazy for the past few months. My sailor left for boot camp about a week ago and I'm attempting to spend the next couple months doing research about our life together. I know he will be doing A school in California and I just graduated from college so I plan to go to California as well when he gets out of boot camp. His recruiter told us he would be going straight from boot camp to California which means I need to figure out as much as possible by then. I would really appreciate some advice from people who have been through a similar situation and know how it works. So I've heard a lot of different things about how A school works as far as his living requirements. I've heard that you have to live on base for a while before you're even allowed to leave the base and I've also heard that if he request it they will allow him to live off base either through off-base housing provided by the military or just live off base and he would have to pay for it depending on what is available. Does anyone know for sure how it usually works? His A school will last about 9-11 months. Also could anyone give advice on the best way for me to go about this? I would be willing to whatever works but I WILL be going to California one way or another I am just trying to figure out the easiest way to go about this.
Thanks to anyone who can provide any insight on this, I feel very confused and in the dark about this whole situation.
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Permalink Reply by Cassie on
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No we've been told he gets on a plane for Cali the day after graduation
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Permalink Reply by ScarletteFromGuam on
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Hey Cassie, when did your recruit reach boot camp? My fiance just got there on December 5th. I have also been doing research about what him being in the Navy means for our relationship and his personal career. Every day since he's been gone, I've been watching boot camp videos and reading up on it just to feel a little bit closer to him.
As for getting married, and us being together after boot camp, his recruiter advised us that it would be best to get married when he is either in A-school or even more conveniently - when he is out of A-school and knows where his first duty station will be at. When he is in A-school, he will have to stay on base overnight and stuff as far as I know. It will be hard to see each other if you're not planning on staying nearby. Have you talked about getting married? If you get married while he is in A-school, the military will pay for you to move out to wherever he is and house you on base. However, they will not pay for you to fly out to him and stay on base if you plan on getting married in California when he is in school, and then going back home. -
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Permalink Reply by sailorwifenmom on
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Hi,
If you all are planning on getting married, I would be careful doing it after A school. Because by then, he will have already had his orders cut, and they will not modify them to add you, which means you could have to pay out of pocket to move yourself, which can get quite expensive. Also, while married Sailors below E-4 can get sent overseas, they try not to (if they were married before the orders were cut) because E-3 and below aren't authorized to take dependents with them overseas.
I'm NOT trying to say rush getting married if you aren't ready, just that, if you ARE planning on getting married, a courthouse wedding while he's at school would be something to consider, as opposed to waiting until he's on leave after A school (even if you renew your vows then with your family). -
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yes december 5th, and yes i'm planning to stay as close to his A school as possible. We have talked about getting married actually but not yet discussed a timeline for that...
No i'm planning to pay my own way to california and my own bills i don't expect the military to pay for that for me.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Just know that waiting after A school means if he has overseas orders, you will be living stateside until that tour is done (two or three years). That's why you see so many A school marriages, well before orders are issued. The Navy tries not to send married sailors overseas, although it does happen, it simply happens less often.
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