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could use some guidance from experienced Navy wives/fiances/girlfriends
Hi, everybody. My fiance left for boot camp on the 26th of September, and I'm missing him pretty badly. I've been feeling better recently, as I'm focusing on our future together, rather than being alone in the present. We want to get married soon, so I can follow him when he is assigned to a base. I know it will be nothing more than a form marriage to start with - we'll plan a wedding when we have the money and time - but is it reasonable for me to think about getting married in the next six months? It's what we both want, and I have even thought about trying to visit him when he's in A school in Pensecola, so we can get married and he can register us as a married couple in time for us to apply for housing. It's a whirlwind, I'm realizing, but it's something I've been researching tenaciously. Could anyone offer some advice? I would appreciate it greatly!
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Permalink Reply by Dina0106 on
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I'm currently trying to arrange a marriage during A-school with my fiance. I'm waiting till he gets there a few weeks in to get him started on the classes and paperwork. So lol in the same boat almost
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Permalink Reply by mollybub on
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Then I think we feel each other's pain on some level :/ It's so hard not being able to talk to him about it. That would make all of the difference in the world.
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Permalink Reply by Absoltuekraze on
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I highly recommend planning to do the ceremony during a school. He's almost guaranteed weekends while in school, and while it isn't a honeymoon vacation its better than you'll get on sea duty. Once he's stationed on a ship nothing is guaranteed and you won't know even the general schedule more than a few months in advance. We've been married almost a year now and still have no clue when were doing the ceremony.
I (stupidly) reserved our venue Last year and have had to pay a rescheduling fee three times. Try to find vendors that will refund deposits!! -
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How has life been for you, since you have been married? Was the transition difficult, getting in to the system of all that goes with the Navy? Any advice on that front?
I'm honestly nowhere near looking in to vendors - seriously, anyway. There are some I like, but I'm definitely not ready to make that kind of decision. Like I said, I've kind of accepted there won't be a ceremony for at least a year, probably two, maybe even more. Which is okay with me, but at the same time, it is a little disappointing.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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You can get married while he's in A school, but he has to do the paperwork drill. It may not be feasible for you to move to P-cola while he's in school, he has to earn his liberty phases, and he wouldn't get base housing for you as a student. You'd get a housing allowance, but you'd still be renting. Read the comments below the discussions, spouses and A school are being discussed.
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I see what you're saying, I definitely have no plans to move to Pensecola while he's in training. All I'm worried about is wherever he is stationed after that, so I can go with him, haha.
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Congratulations! His A school is 5 to 6 weeks long, according to his recruiter, though I've heard it can go longer. I would definitely wait until he was settled in, so we could get a weekend alone together, while we were figuring out the marriage thing. Hearing that you have done it yourself is encouraging! I can get negative at times, and it always helps to hear positivity from others :) Since you just did it, can you offer any advice on what the first steps would be, and things to be sure to take care of? I just want to get things right, so we don't end up making decisions that will get us in to trouble.
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Phases are pretty much the same at every training command. Phase one, they can't leave the base on weekdays, no overnights, early curfew on weekends. Phase two they can leave the base with a curfew on week nights, and a midnight curfew on weekends. Phase three allows weekend overnights if they don't have duty. Two or three weeks to reach phase two, three to four weeks to reach phase three, but they have to work at it. The timing varies.
The first step is the sailor submitting a special request chit informing his chain of command he wishes to marry. It is signed by several people, that can take a week or two. He may be requiring to attend counseling with a chaplain or classes.
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Thank you for the information! And for the time frame. That will most certainly help, when we are planning. I'll be so thankful when we can at least text again, because then this won't be so one-ended like it feels right now. I still don't even know if this is what we're definitely going to do, because we didn't exactly have the time to talk about it, but it helps to plan, in case this is what we decide.
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Permalink Reply by Danielle on
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i am doing the same thing. my fiance left September 25th for the GL and during his a school we are getting married on a weekend he has off in order to get the paperwork and stuff done before he gets based somewhere. we are planning our "church ceremony" or our big wedding for after we are officially married and settled into navy life
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I guess we can relate on pretty much everything in this situation, huh? Is your fiance's graduation November 21st as well?
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If they are in A school, or on hold waiting for A school, they do have the chance to take leave during the holiday stand down. Marrying on holiday leave, lots of sailors do it without asking then. Now there are certain high security rates and fields where this is definitely not a good idea... nukes, spooks, and any special ops fields. They could possibly compromise their security clearance if the spouse is not cleared too. Citizenship and age of the fiance are the biggest factors, plus debt or a criminal record, or any marriage which appears to be fraudulent, i.e. marrying solely for financial gain of benefits. A sad reality when health care and BAH are real needs for real families. So if you wonder why the Navy cares who and when your sailor gets married, that's part of the answer.
It is better to run the chit and let the Navy know, but some guys just get married on leave to have it done before they finish school. Doesn't mean the spouse gets to move to the school, but puts the sailor in line for accompanied orders after training is complete.
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