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Able to join the navy and be with her???
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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The Navy does not enlist single parents as active duty. You can talk to a recruiter about the reserves, and even then, you have to have a plan on file in case you are activated.
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Permalink Reply by Angelique Jackson on
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Okay thank you.I have been trying to get this
questioned answered for a while now.So you do
believe it is best to talk to a recruiter???
And also if I got into the reserves could I be
stationed some where else and could my child
still live wirh me???
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Stationed somewhere??? In the reserves you are attached to a reserve unit, you still have to have a normaly civilian job to support yourself, also you have to have your own place to live as you don't qualify to live in base housing
So where ever you live in the civilian sector, it is up to them if you can have your child, military has nothing to do with that.
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If you want to go active per the insturction you have to give up full custody of your child 90 days before a recruiter can even work with you...than you can not have your child back until your first enlistment is up...which is 4-6 years. Yes I said YEARS!
If the recruiter tells you, that you can have your child back after all training that is NOT true! If you are caught with your child living with you for your first enlistment you will be seperated and sent home.
If you want to join the reserves you can...BUT you need to have someone care for your child while in bootcamp and in school. Also YOU will need to find someone to care for your child when you have drill, also you need to find someone to care for your child if you get deployed. Having a child is NOT a reason to miss drill weekends, or to not be deployed.
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Wow years!!!! Thx for the advice.And what are
Drill weekends?
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If you join the reserves you drill one weekend a month, two weeks out of the summer. Meaning you could have to travel to go to work for the Navy for those days.
Also you could get sent overseas for 6+ months..which is said as called to active duty.
During any and or all that time, you have to have someone care for your child.
Also as a reserve you don't get free medical or dental insurance you have to pay for that if you want it...think it is a few 100 a month. Also you will get the Gi Bill...BUT you have to wait a certain time (think it is 4 years) before you can use it.
WHY do you want to join? What are you hoping to get out of the military
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