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Comment by Allison on May 18, 2017 at 9:32am

It really depends on where you go. Some of our friends have days 9-2 and free the rest of the day but do short cruises every couple weeks, one has about 10 hours on gate duty here like 4 or 5 days a week, one deployed almost immediately, and his wife said he has like 12 hour shifts babysitting the equipment he works on and other routine mainentance. My husband got a long C school, so he's still doing the 10 hours of PT, training, and cleaning. Apparently, he will have long days but a lot of downtime during those days at our next duty station according to his chief. This is all for my husband's rate though except the gate duty friend, I imagine it depends on the job as well.

Comment by Michael on May 17, 2017 at 10:11am

Boom there you go easier. Best soulution for you congrats I am so happy you got it figured out

Comment by Allison on May 17, 2017 at 7:35am

Chickn.chaser there's a couple things you can try. First, use a different web browser. The only one I know for sure that either will not work or will barely work if it does happen to load is safari. Military websites tend to hate apple products lol. Google chrome works most of the time, internet explorer is the one that you can count on, but you cannot download internet explorer on a mac if you have one. Second, make sure your computer and browser are up to date. Finally, make sure you're allowing the site to read your information, you can do this by going to the settings on your web browser, usually in the top right corner. I'm not sure exactly what you'll need to run mypay, but your best bet would be to just click always allow on everything, you won't get anything weird from a military website, and if you don't like feeling vulnerable, once you're done just reset your settings. If you have an ad blocker, I would temporarily disable it. It might not matter for mypay, but I know sometimes my husband can't run nko with his, so it couldn't hurt to try. If none of that works, I would agree with your husband on a new password next time he calls and try changing it yourself. If you're not using it already, you can also try putting his first initial, last name as the user name, example John Doe would be: JDoe. This wasn't my husband's original log in format, but it is now for some reason. That's all I've got haha. You might try google to see if anyone has had the exact error code or issue you're having and see what they say.

Comment by Anti M on May 16, 2017 at 3:39pm

About the only way is with his username and password.  Be certain you have everything exactly.  The site can be fussy and lock you out, I know I hate using it.

Comment by Anti M on May 15, 2017 at 9:44pm

I was dual military, but under the really, really old system, where each of us got half the BAH!  It really sucked.

Yes, it is very common for new sailors to be swamped with information, and not really get it right at first.  I am glad we are here to help answer questions, when we can.

Comment by Allison on May 15, 2017 at 6:57pm

What Anti M and Michael said is true. He may be tired and have misunderstood, they flood you with info on very little sleep those first couple weeks, but even if it takes a few pay cycles, you will be entitled to all the BAH from the moment he started bootcamp. The only way you wouldn't make BAH for your spouse dependent in bootcamp is if you are mil to mil because you'd both have military accommodations. In this case, you both should be living in barracks, or if you're not, your BAH would adjust to single rate since he has military accommodations. The only exception being people who were grandfathered in to the old way in which mil to mil couples would both make the married with dependent rate. If you guys are mil to mil and have questions, feel free to ask! I think Anti M was also dual military.

Comment by Anti M on May 15, 2017 at 8:57am

sspaws ... I don't know why that would be.  Sometimes the new recruits don't comprehend the information correctly.  BAH can take a few pay cycles to kick in, so you almost certainly will not see it in the first paycheck,and maybe not for a few pay cycles (paid twice each month, 1st and 15th).  In the past, there was enough of a lag between the paperwork and the BAH showing up, it was toward the end of boot camp before it showed up.  Lately, they have been doing very well, and by the second or third pay day, the entire BAH from day one when he shipped from MEPS was in the deposit.  A lot depends on how many processing days he had, or if there were errors in the paperwork.

In any case, married recruits are eligible to receive BAH for their dependents.  They do NOT have to wait for graduation.  It just may seem like it because of the paperwork lag.

Comment by Anti M on May 14, 2017 at 8:24am

It can be either Midway or O'Hare.  No way to tell beforehand until he lets you know.  It really is a toss-up.  Plan for either.

Comment by TieranyC on May 11, 2017 at 12:17pm

Thanks! 

Comment by Anti M on May 11, 2017 at 8:50am

@TieranyC ... the others are correct, because he is married, he will probably not get overseas orders.  It is not impossible, especially for some ratings.  Just unlikely for a first set of orders.

If he does go, he must be an E-4 to take you with him. There are special visas for military spouses, which lets you reside overseas.  If you go on your own, you're on a tourist visa, and must leave the country after 90 days (that varies).  A few duty stations do not allow dependents at all.  However, since the chances are slim, don't worry about it.  It is possible, but not probable.  

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