Questions regarding benefits!

[joel's_rackie]

Hi everyone! My husband is still in BC. Pardon me if i had a lot of questions since I am so new to this. (ship12/div224 PIR 07/08/2011)

1. I just  received an application form DEER and TDP, how soon does this apply from the time you submitted the forms?

2. How and where can I avail a military ID? (I'm form San Francisco)

3. Do they get paid while in training or after they graduate BC? Do this go directly to their bank account?

4. BAH how soon does this apply? I was told you don't get BAH or pay check only until SR graduates from BC.

Please help, I'm really confused..

[TickledTink]

Yeah what she said.  I was a teller at North Island CU (was originally a Navy only CU then opened to everyone in San Diego) for 2 years

[Brittany proud Navy Wife :)]

When I went to the office to get my ID, I asked about going to the Tricare office and getting things set up and Was told I ddint need to. You are Automatically Enrolled into TRICARE STANDARD. You have small copays and cost shares but you can choose any doctor you want at any time that excepts Tricare. No referrals. If you do want prime tho you could try to find an office to go to or you could do what I did. You go to tricare.mil and print out a prime application. If your not living near a base obviously you choose a civilian PCM from their site and mail the app back and thats it.

[Brittany proud Navy Wife :)]

Also my hubby set up a NavyFed account and the bank mailed me a paper to sign and send back to be added to account.. Same for my sisterNlaw, they even sent her a debitcard.  But we continued to get checks deposited into our home town bank untill after bootcamp bcuz we wanted to be sure i had access to them

[esther22ship02div932PIR7-1]

What's cheaper overall?  Is there a premium taken out of pay for standard or prime or both?  Standard has copays Prime does not??  I've read the information... but I'm just in such a fog right now?  I do have two kids, but we don't go to the dr. much at all.

[Anti M]

You can look them up online. I am on Prime, our copay for a civilian doctor visit is $12, but I need a referral. I live near a base and go to their clinic for free most of the time. My prescriptions are free on base, or $3 or $9 off base.  My 3 day, $8,000 hospital stay had a copay of $25.  For the WHOLE thing, and the ER visit was free.   Our premium is $460 a year for the family plan.  

Dental is extra, for you, I think that would be free on base.  Not sure, we're retired and dental is over $75 a month with high copays.

Standard lets you have more choices of doctors, but I think the copays are much higher.  Look it up.

[esther22ship02div932PIR7-1]

From what I can tell, there is no enrollment fee for active duty on tricare prime, and no co pays either.  Standard copays are a percentage of the bill, which is kinda scary... so I don't think I want to do that one.  Thank you for the information.

[Angie]

For active duty dependents, it costs nothing for medical (as long as services are used on base) IF you go out in town and see a doctor you MUST have a referral or it is out of your pocket.

Dental is extra...not sure on the cost, I know it is less than $15 a month and civilians do not use dental on base.

 

Prime is the same as the Active duty member (that is what I have for my hubby) very easy to use.  IF you live more than a certain number of miles from the base they do what is called Prime remote where you can have a PCM in your area and you get the same benfits as if you want on base.  We live over 25 miles away from base and we can use the Prime remote, but we just still go on base to see our doctors.

[esther22ship02div932PIR7-1]

Thanks Angie...good info!

[Brittany proud Navy Wife :)]

i got on prime remote while living and houston and was able to choose my civilian provider, now im in pensacola trying to make and appt with my new pcm at the naval hospital and cant get anyone to answer =(

also dental for me and my son is like under 40 a month.. dont remember

[joel's_rackie]

1 Chronicles 29:11-13(KJV)
"Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power
and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all.

Wealth and honor come from you;
you are the ruler of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
to exalt and give strength to all.

Now, our God, we give you thanks,
and praise your glorious name."

Good evening everyone.. We always have to count our blessings: here's mine for this WONDERFUL day:

1. Daddy Roel my father-in-law was granted a tourist visa today!

2. Last night after working at the hospital(7pm-3am shift) I drove to Naval Air Station-Lemoore (for 4 hours), I arrived safely there and back. Was very nervous especially on the way there since it's a really dark and winding road (Pacheco Pass and I-5). I prayed and sing praises the whole way, glad to have K-LOVE radio.

3. I was able to get my military ID..finally..

4. I went to NFCU to "fix" the account and now I have access to it! I prayed so hard that I'd be able to talk to someone who would help me. Brenda (bank clerk) was really helpful and very patient to answer all my question and needs. She made everything so effortless!

5. Meeting all of you helpful ladies here in N4M who help me navigate to this new lifestyle. (Amanda, thanks for the form!)

6. My GPS broke down and I was glad that my co-worker Dolores printed out directions just in case.. I got there and back safe.

7. All the helpful people in the NAS. Who was patient to me who is so bad with directions. I met an officer who handed me a detailed map of the area and even highlighted the DSP, NFCU, starbucks, gas station and how to get to I-5.

8. The icing in the cake, seeing my husband in the picture! (Angel whose husband is in the same ship12/div 224 won the Tuesday trivia on the facebook page of RTC.

9. For all of you here, thank you so much for the support and prayers.

Remember, with Jesus Christ everything is possible! God's mercy and blessings to to all of us, and our families!

[Cameron]

The only things I know:

1) I have no idea what that form even means.

2) You should be able to receive your military ID after you husband has left to boot camp and you have recieved the paperwork. What you should do, is talk to his recruitor. This person will be able to help you get through all of the loops about getting on base and getting an ID.

3) They should get paid every 1st and 15th of the month while in bootcamp, and it should go directly into his account. He was supposed to bring an "automatic deposit" slip to bootcamp with him or a voided check so that the military would know his account number- and so that he would not have to worry abou the money going in. Has money gone in? How long has he been gone?

4)BAH should go in as soon as he gets paid because although he is in bootcamp, he does have a dependant if he is married, therefore he will get paid more.