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Working while being a Navy wife?
Me and my boyfriend are planning our futures together and know we'll get married we just haven't made things official yet. But in a letter he wrote about wanting to make sure i can still work while he's enlisted because he knows how important it is for me to have something to do. I was thinking about doing the CNA program at the local community college, but heres my question. If we move around a lot, is it possible for me to find a way to work for the Navy as a civilian that way i can always have a job? Or what are my other options? Just trying to figure things out. Any type of advice or shared knowledge would be lovely!
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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There are always lots of people who want to work for the Navy as a civilian, you can try. But Vet's will be above you for getting the jobs first.
You can work yes! But the Navy isn't just going to give you a job just 'cause you are married to a Sailor. YOU will need to go out and get a job at every duty station he moves to.
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Permalink Reply by Kyla-PIR Oct 5, Ship 11, DIV 320 on
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But working for the Navy isn't impossible? Thats good!
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Yeah, i just hope that part works out for me!
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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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And sometimes it is very expensive and time consuming to transfer your CNA license from state to state. I am friends with a girl who decided not even worry about transferring hers to California because it was so expensive to do so!
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i will be emailing you! :)
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I'm a working Navy spouse! It's really not as hard as you might have heard to get a job when you transfer duty stations. And remember once you get stationed somewhere you will most likely be there for 3-5 years, if not longer. My advice is go to school for what you truly want to do not just what seems easiest. Ultimately you want to do something that will make you happy!
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I agree, but the plan is to just work for five years and use all my paychecks to create a savings account, and once we start have kiddos i want to stay home with them, so i need a job that pays more then minimum wage but doesn't require a degree that will leave us in massive debt.
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If you end up doing something you don't love you won't last in a job for 5 years.... And plans change! There are tons of jobs that don't necessarily require a college degree.... I mean if you want to be a CNA then that's awesome! But it sounds like you're just picking that because you think it will be easy not because it's what you want. Also you mentioned massive debt... There is money for spouses going to school, for example myCAA. And FAFSA is for everyone and they offer lots of grants. There are ways to go to college and not have debt. I went to a 4 year university and graduated with my Bachelor's with NO debt. I paid for all of my classes and books every semester and graduated not owing one penny. I think you should do some research and see what your options are before committing to something you maybe don't really love.
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I didn't know about the grants for spouses, i will definitely need to do more research! I think i wandered towards CNA because i used to want to be a Nurse but i don't see myself lasting in school that long. haha. CNA seemed like the next best thing! :)
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If its what you want to do then go for it! It just sounded like something you settled on.
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Permalink Reply by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on
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I'm a working Navy wife! :)
I can't imagine not working.I'm a lifeguard on base, and I love it. For now, it's just a job for while I'm in school, but it's still a job that pays pretty decently and I like the people I work with.
It's all about what you make it. Sure, it sucks having to work some nights when your husband is days away from deploying, but it's worth it in the end to not be completely dependent on your husband. I can't stand when girls complain about how they have no money to spend when they don't work. Just do your research and definitely look for programs like MYCAA that will help pay for certain training and school. :)
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thank you! I think thats my biggest problem being 100% dependent on him, i'd like to contribute too! haha. I will look into MYCAA!
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