Girlfriends, Fiances,and Wives of Sailors

NavyWifey1018-My husband is in bootcamp right now and I just got my ID yesterday.  At about week 5 I got a letter and a form that he filled out.  I had to find a place locally that did them (I just looked online) and I made an appointment.  They gave me the ID right on the spot.  My husband is now week 7 in bootcamp.  Hope this helps!  Let me know if you have any other questions!!

NavyWifey1018--also, the form letter that everyone talks about is the letter with all the graduation info, but that letter has nothing to do with the form you receive to go get your ID...the form for your ID will come at a later week and is completely separate.

The form for the ID card is a DD-1172.  It will look like this:

http://www.cac.mil/docs/dd1172-2.pdf

Do not print that out, he has to send a signed one to you.

How to find where to go get the ID card once you have the form, use RAPIDS:

https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/rsl/appj/site?execution=e2s1

No co-pay on base!

By the time they finish boot camp, they should be paid on the 1st and the 15th, or the business day before if that falls on a weekend or holiday.  BAH also is split between the two pay days.

Remember, his base pay is taxable, so factor that into the amount deposited.

He's in A school, he will not be authorized to use the BAH, so it will be for her, based on her zip code.  He is required to turn it over as part of the responsibility of having a dependent. Once he gets to his first command, the zip code changes to that area, and they decide as a couple if she will move there, and what his living situation will be.  As a junior sailor, he wouldn't even see BAH until he makes E-5 if he were single.  She deserves that allowance, not him.  He can live on the ship.  I've had to counsel my junior sailors for not supporting their dependents, including the fact that a spouse in entitled to 50% of base pay according to the Navy.  How individual couples want to divide it up is their business ... unless no support is being provided. 

http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/bahCalc.cfm

2016 pay scale (do not forget taxes).  Each paycheck is half base pay, plus allowances.  Allowances are not taxable. Do not forget, the sailor may be enrolled in a savings plan, or contribute to the GI bill (I don't have current options at my fingertips, just be aware of deductions when calculating a payday deposit).

https://www.navycs.com/charts/2016-military-pay-chart.html

E-1 = $1450 first four months, $1567 after.

FSA is $250 after 30 days, and can be pro-rated for partial months.

http://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/payentitlements/fsa.html

BAH during training is based on the dependent's zip code.  Once the sponsor is at a command, BAH shifts to the zip code for where the sailor is stationed.

BAH calculator:

http://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/payentitlements/fsa.html

So an average paycheck for an E-1, not counting FSA and BAH, would be about $750 every two weeks.  Deduct taxes, could be even less.  

Indeed!  New sailors often do not grasp the reality of pay the first time it is explained to them, or they drop the ball when trying to communicate it themselves.  The LES can be daunting for people new to it.  Some younger people have never handled their own finances before, which is why the Navy offers so many free classes about it.

Hey everyone.  My husband has been in the Navy for 2 years now and boy has it been crazy.  We went from California to San Antonio and back here to California in San Diego.  He is going on a deployment in May and of course I'm going to be a hot mess.  We have a 7 month old and she is our little world, enjoys San Diego of course.  If you are new to this journey know this journey is amazing and we can encourage our men and women by being supportive of their decision.  :)

I was on convo leave twice while active duty.  The doctor has to give permission for travel, in addition to the command approval.  The leave is given by the doctor, and approved by the command.  I did travel to the US for one of the convos, to stay with family, but my doctor approved it.  

He needs to talk to his doctor, find out if he can do follow up at a military clinic near his family.  Explain the situation.  But the doctor has the final say, and can cancel convo leave completely.  

Good morning!

We've been with NFCU for decades, since the 70s.  Michael, if he did not put your name on the account, NavyFed will be a bitch about it if you do not have a POA.  But if he gets the account info to you, including the online access number and password, you can just do online banking easily enough.  

During boot camp, there is a lump sum BAH payment initially, but once the pay settles out, it should show half in each check.  FSA is for any time the Navy separates a sailor from their families for more than 30 days, whether training or deployment.  BAS is only when they live with their families and do not eat in a galley, so don't plan on grocery money when they are in bot camp or deployed.  BAS and FSA are like flip sides of a coin.

Base housing is not always on base. In some cases, yes, but when you get to place like San Diego, it is all privatized neighborhoods. Some are a hefty commute away.  If BAH is being used for privatized housing, it looks like they take it all at once, but if you are receiving the full amount to pay for a private rental, you have to budget ahead.