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Trying to get married while your sailor is in "A" School? It's not easy, but it's possible!

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I've heard of so many people trying to do this and I just recently went through it myself. If you need any questions answered or advice on how to get hitched before he gets his orders and you can go with him, just ask on here!

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Comment by lovemysailor on June 5, 2013 at 10:45am: yes thats where me and my husband got married. He was there for the same amount of time. send me a friend request and i will give you all the details!

Comment by Krose018 on June 4, 2013 at 8:47pm: Is it possible to marry my fiance while he is at his A school at Lackland AFB? It is only 40 days long and in Texas.

Comment by FutureSailorKebe on March 6, 2013 at 4:50pm: lol its ok no hard feelings

Comment by lovemysailor on March 6, 2013 at 3:11pm: o ok i guess i should have read it a little better :) sorry about that!!!

Comment by FutureSailorKebe on March 6, 2013 at 12:30pm: ok thanks and btw im the sailor not my fiance lol but thanks for the advice

Comment by lovemysailor on March 6, 2013 at 10:50am: you need to have your sailor talk to his class sponser right away and also get in touch with the chaplin. you want to get all of this done and be married a good two weeks before he gets his orders. look up which county you will be getting married in and find out what their rules are. it is very important to stay on top of this and move fast. me and my fiance waited to long to figure all this out and now its to late. his sponser will be able to give him all the info or direct him to someone who can help. good luck

Comment by FutureSailorKebe on March 3, 2013 at 4:48pm: imm so happy i found this website i leave for basic next monday and y fiance and i want to get married during my a school which is in fort lee virginia for culinary specialist can someone please help we are going to do a quick justice of the peace wedding and worry about the ceremony later down the line. What are the steps that need to be taken in order to make this possible. BTW CS A school is only 4 to 6 weeks

Comment by lovemysailor on February 15, 2013 at 11:08am: my fiance is in a school right now and we really want to get married so i can follow him. he was told that if he tells is lead officer that he is getting married after a school they will wait to give him his orders till he is married so i can be on them. i have no porblem waiting but i am nervous that this is false info and that i wont get to follow him if we wait. also does he have to tell anyone he is getting married or can we just go do it one wekkend while he is on liberty. i dont want to get him in any trouble. thanks so much

Comment by Matthewswife on August 6, 2010 at 9:34am: Oh and usually there is a three-day waiting period between the time you get the marriage license and are allowed to actually get married. However, they waive that for military personnel, so no worries. You can get the license, go get married, and then come back to get your marriage certificate within an hour, usually!

Comment by Matthewswife on August 6, 2010 at 9:32am: Sorry it took me so long to get back to you! I was away on vacation for a few days.

Is your boyfriend in A School right now or in boot camp or about to be in boot camp? If he is in A School a lot depends on which phase he is in. If he is in phase I and is not allowed to allowed to leave base he'll have to get a chit to request to get off of the base on the weekend. That could take a while to be approved, so if you can, I recommend waiting until phase II which is usually when he's allowed to be off base during the day. My husband and I had to get married while he was still in phase I because we wanted to make sure that everything was set before he got his orders so that I could go with him.

After you get off base and get married by, I'm assuming, the JOP, you'll need to take all your paperwork back to the JAG office on base and they will give you your military ID. You'll probably need to go to a different office on base to get put on Tricare, but that's something I would try and get done ASAP as well. Once all of that is done - you should be good to go! Just start changing your name at your closest social security office, banks, DMV, etc.

If I were you I'd allow a few weeks to get everything done - mainly because the chit can be the thing that takes the longest. Once your sailor has time to get off the base it shouldn't take too long to get to the JOP and get your license and certificate. You won't need to bring any paperwork with you to the JOP as long as your sailor is OK to get off base and go to the JOP with you.