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Moving to A school with my husband
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Permalink Reply by NavyMum on
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If his A-school is long enough that the Navy will move you, I suggest moving. The sooner you get acclimated to the Navy environment/culture, the easier it'll be for you. Your husband will have spent a couple of months learning how to be a Sailor - it'll be easier for you to learn how to be a sailor's wife in A school than afterwards when he may well be on board ship/out at sea.
Take the opportunity to meet other Navy wives and make friends- even if none of them end up at the same first duty station you guys do - you might well run into them later on at another duty station, especially if he goes career. Also - at A-school, almost all the wives are new to the Navy and I don't know about you, but sometimes I find it's easier to not be the only newbie in a group.
Good luck with your decision
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Permalink Reply by Denise-- Seabee Mom on
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It just depends on how long he will be there. If its not long going there setting up housekeeping just to move in a few months is sort of silly. Staying home and getting ready for the bigger more permanent move makes better sense. You can always go visit until then
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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If the school is over 20 weeks, and an accompanied dependent move is indicated on the orders, then yes, you can move there. He will need to request permission to Live Ashore with you, and he will need transportation (i.e. a car). It is better for his morale to have you nearby, and it is better for you to learn the ropes of Navy life before getting to a first duty station where he may deploy right away. Be aware that a 20 week school will be longer than that, so plan for delays and hold times.
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Permalink Reply by Theresa on
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Thank you for the advice, it really helps a lot, his A School is about 25-30 weeks long. I want to be able to learn the ropes of everything and be able to spend a little time with him in case he deploys right after ASchool and visiting would be hard but not impossible since I live on the other side of the country. but if he not able to live ashore with me then I would rather stay home since everyone telling me that we will most likely end up in Cali.
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