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meagan has it right! Any married woman can go to college. You can go to college anywhere. You would be a "non-traditional" student, which can be a good thing on some campuses.
No, being married doesn't prevent overseas orders, just reduces the likelihood for junior sailors. His chances of pulling shore duty right away are slim, all sailors begin their sea/shore rotation with sea duty. The few who pull shore duty are needed badly and there is no one else to fill the billet, or it looks like shore duty to you but is classified as sea duty. (Job is normally at one base but they can deploy in 24 hours anytime sort of billet).
If you aren't ready, just ask for an engagement while you two work out the details of how you want to proceed. He is very homesick just now, be the level-headed one who knows he is under a lot of pressure. Boot camp is a terrible time to make major life decisions. Doesn't mean he doesn't love you, or that marriage is a bad idea, just know he's in a rush to grab something "normal". If you need time, or if you think he does, then keep a brake on things.
Good luck.
You are welcome! <3
We do plan on getting married while he is in a school...it's just the matter of when and where???..Because im sure he wont get to come home...so i guessing will have to do it one weekend when i go visit him??
They aren't supposed to marry PIR weekend, and with the new liberty rules in place, it is nearly impossible. Their liberty comes in phases, with phase one lasting two to four weeks, more if they mess up. Great Lakes is the strictest base on marriage requirements, he must submit a special request chit informing he is marrying, must do any counseling or classes (finance, etc) which the command tells him to do. Don't skip the paperwork at Great Lakes, they can jerk his liberty privileges for not following procedure. Doesn't mean they will,or that they have in the past, but they can.
What is his A school? The A schools rarely change location, it is a big deal when they do and everyone knows. And yes, he could go to A school and still have to do some training at Great Lakes first. Like ATT before the tech schools.
When you say "Will he be able to get liberty that soon after starting A school" ... what do you have in mind? Because liberty is merely regular time off, such as evenings or weekends, holidays. He cannot go beyond 300 miles on liberty. If you're thinking he can come home to marry, then tha is leave and no one gets to take leave during A school. Only exception is over the Christmas stand down when they get about two weeks. (hint: holiday weddings are lovely).
Picking a date when you don't know his schedule means you are sure to be disappointed. You will get married when it is convenient for the Navy. If you're lucky, that lines up with your plans.
Very simply, single sailors do get orders to overseas bases more often than junior married sailors. Cheaper for the Navy. These orders are often for three years... and the dependent cannot go. Not just a matter of not being moved, but also visas, affordability, base privileges, medical and so on. To make matters worse, once he's on a ship, he won't get to take leave for a good long while if they deploy. While overseas, they get offered leave windows depending on the ship's schedule. Frequently, the time they get to choose from is two weeks or so, making a trip to the US expensive and using up half their time off to travel. Not ideal.
What counts more, the white dress or the chance of three years long distance? You certainly can risk it, but you must discuss this as a very real possibility with him. If he says he won't ask for overseas ... well. It is called a dream sheet for a reason. Stateside, you can move yourself to where he is on your own dime. Just takes time for the paperwork to kick in to get your housing allowance.
The good news for you is he will be home over Christmas. The A schools take a two week stand down and encourage all students to go home even if they borrow leave days forward.
HM school? He'll be down there a long time if that's what it is.
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