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Marriage During Nuke School
My sailor wants to make an informed decision so that he can plan his marriage to me. I was hoping for some information about marriage during the Nuke program in Goose Creek, South Carolina.
How does the special request chit process work? What are the steps and the order of the steps in this process? How will our marriage effect housing? Is there an optimum time period during the Nuke program to get married?
Any and all information is greatly appreciated, even if it does not answer the questions listed above.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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When he gets there, he can put in a chit. It is a special request form, takes around two weeks to get approved. They may require him to take a class or counseling, that varies. I do know that they ask who is married or getting married during indoc, and make sure those nukes know what to do. If this does not happen, he needs to ask his chain of command what to do. You will affect his security clearance, so he needs to show you are a citizen, etc. to his security officer at some point. Get married early, so you can move there and get settled. While the Navy cannot say no to two adults in a legal marriage, there will be pressure not to marry if his academic or military performance is weak in any way.
It is true they can have 12 to 14 hours days, duty, and mandatory study. You practically will not see him many weeks, his free time is going to be very limited during some parts of school. You and your new marriage are not going to be a priority. It is like being in a long distance relationship, but together. Bluntly, if you cannot handle that, you need to wait until he's in prototype to marry.
During A school is the optimum time, or directly afterward. He'll get to take leave over Christmas, which is another good choice. On leave after power school means they won't hassle him. You probably will not get a paid move to Goose Creek, so start saving your pennies.
He will need to ask for time off to go get a marriage license. This means special liberty, which could mean another special request chit. Again, he'll need to ask once he goes to indoc. You will need cash for the license, they do not expire, and you can use them in any county once you have one. Google will give you answers for the civilian half of the equation.
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Permalink Reply by X'sNukeGF on
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Thank you Anti and Michael for your responses. I will giving him this information so that he can make an informed decision.
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