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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Spouse co-location is not an option for sailors straight out of A school. While it can happen, there are zero guarantees. What usually happens is you get your orders, then both if you request co-location AFTER one year. This would apply to ANY rating. Expect to be apart more than together initially. Ignore anything you hear about other branches such as Army, the Navy does things the Navy way.
Again, with any rating, you two cannot be at the same command. You can be at the same base, but you cannot have the same chain of command, nor work together. While there are exceptions, don't count on being one of them. Often, the Navy will put one sailor on sea duty, and the other on shore duty.
When I married my husband, we were both ET1. We never could swing spouse co-location for more than a year because we were senior and we did the same job, down to the NEC. It will be easier for you as junior sailors, and with a less specialized rating such as MA. But not very easy.
Good luck. I have to run, but let me suggest you find the Navy spouse co-location regulation so you can see in writing how it works. Your recruiter may not have a fucking clue.
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http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/officer/Detailing/surfacewarf...
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/milpersman/1000/130...
i. Collocation after Training. Members requesting training must be advised that they may not be eligible for spouse collocation consideration in conjunction with this training assignment. Members completing training will be assigned to an appropriate tour for these newly acquired skills, which may preclude or limit spouse collocation consideration for the duration of this post-training assignment.
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Permalink Reply by Reana on
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Thank you! I will definitely be reading all the fine print that the recruiters don't tell me!
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Sorry about the swearing!
Many recruiters don't mean to lie, they simply have so much to learn that sometimes they skim and details get lost. Also, it is easy to misunderstand what everything actually means, or to make assumptions, or sometimes hearing the positives and not the negatives. Or policies change and the recruiter/recruits don't get the word.
If you have questions, be sure to ask! Answers are out there somewhere!
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