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My son-in-law is having problems.
My daughter went into bootcamp on 4/25, she graduates on 6/22. She is 28 years old and has been married for 7 years. My son-in-law has severe diabetes and doesn't have a job right now and needs help with medical insurance and rent and other monetary problems. The Navy has told him he will not receive any kind of pay or anything else until my daughter graduates from bootcamp. He will be without an apartment and without his meds. They sent him paperwork for him to get his ID, but they were not notorized, so he can't get the ID. There has been nothing but problems since my daughter left for bootcamp. Is there somebody he should call or see to get help? He has talked to her recruiter and he is NO help. Please help me with information on who to contact.
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Comment by Anti M on May 17, 2012 at 3:39pm
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The ID paperwork usually is not notarized, so that's weird. Is there another facility he can try? Look it up on the RAPIDS site locator.
BAH (housing allowance) does take a few pay cycles to kick in, then the back pay to day one will show up as a lump sum. Can he talk to his landlord and get rent deferred for a month? Smart landlords know the military comes through and love to rent to a steady source.
His insurance is in full effect. Her SSN is his insurance number. Most providers prefer to see the ID card, but he should be able to have the pharmacy or doctor call Tricare to verify she enrolled him.
"The Navy" told him there would be no pay until after boot camp? Who? The recruiter? Someone on a base? Because someone is full of bullpucky.
However, I always advise young couples to have some money saved up for boot camp because it take a few paydays (a month to six or eight weeks) for the pay and allowances to normalize. I know it is too late for him, but if anyone else is reading this, they'd be able to use the info.
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Navy Relief may be able to help, or to help him find resources.
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Comment by ebigirl on May 17, 2012 at 9:27pm
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Whatever you do, do NOT try to contact your daughter. She doesn't need any added stress, and it would not look good to her RDC's. I'm surprised that they didn't have some kind of plan in place before she left. Good luck.
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