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Permalink Reply by lizzylou191 on
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No. They have to return to the base. If I remember correctly, when my husband graduated a year ago, he was allowed out from after graduation (maybe like 11 or 12) until 8 pm, then he needed to be back at the base and checked back in. He had to be at the airport at 2 am the next day, so we got to spend about 3 hours together at the airport on top of the time we had after graduation. Not tons of time, but worth it if you can make it!
It helps a lot to plan it out beforehand if you can, through letters. My husband let his parents come to graduation as well, so he had to tell them straight up what he wanted to do, because for many reasons he didn't want to just spend 8 straight hours in a hotel room staring at a wall with them, lol. My advice: get on the same page as him with what you guys want to do for that Friday time, and it will go a lot smoother than trying to spur of the moment plan.
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Hey! So we just moved about two weeks ago so it is alllll fresh.
First: If the Fleet and Family location near where you currently live offers a relocation 101 class before you go- TAKE IT!!!!! It was the most helpful thing Ever. So much info; they help you calculate exactly how much you should get in allowances and reimbursements, and it put my mind right at ease.
We choose to have the navy move us 100% and then we drove our car California to Washington State. It was a four day trip, about 1300 miles. We had the movers come about a week before we left (we had to leave our apartment at end of the month, but checkout wasn't until a week later). They came in, packed and logged all the boxes and furniture, and left. We had a studio so it was a quick job, maybe 2 hours total. more stuff=more time. We used Temporary Lodging Expense to do 6 nights in a Navy Lodge at our beginning duty station. This benefit meant we had 6 nights of reimbursed hotel, plus 6 days of meal money (I think the amount was like $50 a day).
For the travel days we received Malt (mileage reimbursement of 20 cents per mile) and per diem (Meals and incidentals, about 100 a day for both my husband and I, and then hotel money (like $180 per night or something). These things, you can get in advance (TLE is reimbursed later). You can choose to stay in a budget motel and save your money, or go all out and make it a big vacation! We went halfway, with nice hotels, but eating sandwiches and snacks in the car instead of eating out. Another benefit you may qualify for is Dislocation Allowance (DLA). It is a one time payout that is just for getting your new life started. You can use it for anything you want, no strings attached. We used it to pay for our rent and deposits and fees on our new apartment when we moved in. It goes by rank, but is usually something close-ish to one month's BAH. You can get that in advance as well.
We also used TLE again when we got to the new duty station, for four nights. You can use a total of 10 and be reimbursed, and we definitely needed all 10!
Most of the time I don't think they will move your car, unless for one reason or another you or spouse are physically unable to drive, but I could be wrong there.
One word of caution: PHOTOGRAPH EVERYTHING BEFORE THE MOVERS COME!! I can't stress this enough. Everyone told me, I didn't listen, and now we are sitting here in our new home with only one of our 4 shelving units intact because the movers did irreparable damage to the others. Get pictures beforehand so, God forbid, they mess something up, you can file your claims and get reimbursed for your ruined furniture. The good news is, they apparently offer full replacement value (even if the furniture is 10 years old and probably not worth the full amount!)
Good luck, and let me know if you need me to clarify anything I said or you have any other questions! Moving is an exciting adventure!
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