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Moving for A school
We want my son and I to move to GL after he's finished with bootcamp. I understand the Navy will not cover cost and will only cover our move from home on record (el Paso, TX) to his first duty station, but has anyone ever moved with their sailor during a short A school? Any advice?
We were thinking of putting everything in storage and either flying up (because we have an 8 month old) or driving up. We don't know if we'd be able to find an affordable and safe place though. Has anyone done this?
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Comment by lemonelephant on June 28, 2017 at 1:49am
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Yes, there are some who do move to be near their Sailor, but it is best not to. Save your money and effort for when he gets his orders. He will not be able to live with you and will not be able to stay overnight for several weeks. There will not be much time together.
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Comment by Anti M on June 28, 2017 at 7:39am
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I can understand why you want to, but this is not truly a good plan.
You will need the money for your first big move. While the Navy reimburses some of the moving expenses, setting up a new household takes is quite the investment.
9 weeks is a very short time, and for nearly half of that he cannot even spend the night off base. Even when he can, it will only be weekends, and only weekends when he does not have duty. I suggest a nice visit when he hits his phase three liberty and can stay with you the entire weekend. A three day weekend would be ideal.
If you did go, you would need to drive, because he absolutely cannot be even a few seconds late, and he would need transportation. If he's late, they'd rescind is liberty privileges.
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Comment by herNavymom on June 30, 2017 at 1:57pm
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I concur with Lemonelephant and AntiM. 9 weeks is short so instead take advantage of an extended weekend or fly up on a Thursday evening, and visit until Monday morning if possible. Once he is active duty you can take advantage of Navy Lodge or the beach houses and go up for a weekend, rent a car and visit. He will be busy during A school and will also have duty at some point. They keep them on a schedule of pt x 3 week and anything else. Hope this helps. If you need anything else reach out. I know you want to be there but he needs less distractions (not that you and the baby are a distraction) but he will be conflicted of his time: time for you and time for his job, both are a Priority. So, speak to him about it. But new moves: 3 months rents, plus utilities on/off costs, not to mention furniture and that stuff. $$ wise I do not think it worth it. You may end up in the 'hole' for your next move. Keep the faith and hang in there.
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