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Hey guys it has been a while since I have been here, but I have question that has been bothering me for sometime now. So according to my husband we can not have some more children until he is ranked higher, we have two boys right now and would eventually like to have another one soon, but we are afraid to try, because we don't want him to get kicked out before he really gets in. has anyone else gone through this? and when will we be able to have another child? any information will be great thanks ladies.
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Permalink Reply by Jenn_NicksWifey on
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I don't think the Navy regulates that. I've never heard of it before, and I've heard all kinds of crazy stuff. There's no difference in pay or BAH when you have another child, but you become eligible for a larger house if you are living in military housing. I will look around and see if I can find out more. I know that you can only have up to a certain number of dependents when you JOIN the Navy, but I've never heard of the number of dependents being tied to rank. I do know that if you don't rank up quickly enough, you don't get to reenlist. Maybe someone got some stuff mixed up.
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Permalink Reply by meagan5220 on
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From what I have heard to actually get into the Navy if you have more than a certain amount of dependents you have to get a waiver. But once you are in they don't tell people how many kids they can have as far as I know... I know quite a few people who have more than two kids and are like E2.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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I would like to know where your husband is hearing this info from as it is false!!! To join you can only have a certain number of children, but once you are in you can have as many as you want...BUT keep in mind the Navy doesn't give you more BAH or FSA based on how many children you have.
Sounds like you two need to have a heart to heart about why he is telling you that info
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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If he's in DEP, then a pregnancy would change his eligibility. He probably already has a waiver if you have two children now, as recruits usually can only have two dependents (spouse and one child). He'd need a new waiver, and yes, there is a possibility it could be denied. After he becomes sailor, you certainly can have as many kids as you can afford and feel is the right size family. It does not depend on his paygrade at all, but it does change enlistment eligibility. So yes, wait until after boot camp.
My brother was in the Air Force, and he had eight kids. When he got stationed in Korea, they wouldn't let his family go with him, too big.
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Permalink Reply by alyssaleanne(ship03div401) on
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If he is in the Delayed Entry Program and waiting for bootcamp, a pregnancy could effect his eligibility, like the previous person had said. They warned us that if I got pregnant, we would have to get a waiver and he could be denied and kicked out. So we are definitely waiting till he is out of bootcamp. (he leaves aug 21st) But I am pretty sure once he is in, there is not a regulated limit, as long as you can afford the amount of children you want. We plan to have 3 as well, we only have one now. This is just what we were told. My hubby is going in as an E3...
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