If I become a marine wife how long will it take to be able to move with my hsb to wherever he's stationed once he joins?
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You can move almost immediately.  With a dependent, a Marine can request base housing wherever he's stationed.  There is normally a waiting list...so that would be the only limitation.  It works the same way if you're married when he moves to a new duty station, or if he marries after already being at a particular station.\n\nIn addition to base housing, when a Marine (or any other active duty service member) has a dependent he qualifies for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) which varies from state to state (city to city, actually).  The BAH is extra money given to the Marine to help with off-base housing costs.  Depending on where you live...it could take care of rent and utilities, with money to spare.  In other locations...it barely scrapes the surface for the cost of quality housing.\n\nThe Marine receives BAH regardless if he's living on or off base with dependents.  However, if he lives in base housing, the Marine Corps will take back the monthly BAH allowance as "payment" for base housing.  But, financially speaking, base housing is better -- because the BAH covers the not only the rent but the electricity, water, garbage, sewage, et cetera.\n\nGood luck!  It's a great life.\n\nEdit--you added a question about how long it'll take to be stationed once he joins -- he'll go through boot camp, another training course, and then training for his specific job (MOS).  The length of schooling will depend on his assigned MOS.  At the end of his job training (before entering the fleet), he'll be given his first duty station.  After graduation he'll probably be given a day or two to travel to the new duty station, depending on the location from his current training facility.\n\nMy husband began boot camp in August and finished his second training (I believe it's called MCT) right before Christmas of the same year.  In January he began his MOS training and graduated in March of that year.  At the end of the graduation ceremony was when he was given his orders to the new duty station.  So, in his case it was about 7 months from the day he entered the Marines to the day he entered the fleet.  I hope this helps!
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hun, no matter what you do it will be in the back of his mind that hes gonna have to leave you guys in 2 weeks.  just plan fun things to do with him.  you want to try to plan time for each of the kids to spend separate time with him as well.  But make sure you have lots of fun together no matter what.  when hubby came home for his 2 week R&R i made a welcome home banner and put it in a door way downstairs that way he saw that he was being welcomed home, not like he was about to leave.  good luck hun.\n\na military wife
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i would have changed the whole day. hubby is in the navy and was about to ship out so we went to the JP and got married. that ws 3 years ago and i still love him just as much as i did that day.
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It is where he will go to be trained for his MOS which is his job, his specialty. Here is a link that will list a whole bunch of MOS's and where the schools for them are located. http://www.marinemoms.us/USMC/usmc-mos.asp\n\nSemper Fi! By the way please tell him thank you for serving! oh and get in good by impressing him. Let him know  that you know tomorrow, November 10th is the Marine Corps 231st birthday. I make a Marine Corps birthday cake for hubby every year!
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The only way it is possible is for him to obtain a Permanent Alien Resident Card (I-551).  To get this card will take "about" two years.  He will first have to apply for immigration status, and get his Temporary Alien Resident card.  Once his status goes to "Permanent", he may then join the US Army.  Also, all of his documents (education, military release, birth cert) will have be translated by a certified translator at his expense.\n\nHis rank will NOT transfer.\n\nWish I could help more.
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my husband is an ex marine, granted we did not date while he was a marine, that was years ago, but our marriage works and he is still a marine at heart!  A relationship with anyone in the military is always going to be hard because of deployment, it depends on the inner person, on wether the relationship will work.  You have to be strong enough to deal with separation, and strong enough to have faith that the one you love is faithful.  Good luck, mrswayne4
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Wow..You've got a long hard road ahead of you hun, yes, you do go where he will be stationed but, you don't deploy with him. I have no idea what state you live in but, you need to contact base houseing and ask them to put you in touch with a K.V ( Key volunteer) these are Army wife's, they can answer any question you have and be there for you when your husbands gone. Feel free to Email me if you have any other questions or just to chat. lvn3814@yahoo.com\n\nBy the way, I'm also a Military wife\n\nStay Strong
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I was married for a year when my husband was deployed to Iraq for a year.  I know alot of women go home to stay with family but I stayed at our duty station.  My advice would be get involved with alot of activities (FRG, spouses clubs,volunteer for daycare programs, etc), work alot and find a few close friends.  My husband came  home for two weeks RnR after 6 months of deployment. The time went by alot faster than I thought it would.  Good luck to you.
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Practically nil, actually.  Spouse co location is only good for a couple of hundred miles, and they must be in the same service.  Only in rare cases are Army and Navy bases located remotely close toone another.
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Trust me, he wont be fooling around during basic training. They do a good job at keeping the guys and girls seperate. Plus, there's no time. I married my husband right before I left for basic. (he's a civilian). I was soooo worried he'd cheat on me while I was gone. And he was so worried I would cheat on him while I was in training. \n\nYou have nothing to worry about. Now, as far as tech school. He moved to Texas to be there while I was in tech school. Yes, a lot of people  cheated while there. They are horny ( 6 and 1/2 weeks without sex can do that) plus, thre is more freedom in tech school than basic training. If you can move to where he is having tech school, I would. I'm not saying he'd cheat if you don't. But it was very helpful for us. But it was the WORST time ever for us. Tech school is designed to test your ability to deal with more stupid and pointless tasks to evaluate your ability to deal with stress.\n\nIf you want more info on what it's like for him during basic training I can give you all the details and tell you what his day is like. You can e-mail or IM me. I hope this  helped.\nCongrats on being pregnant
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I'm sorry, but he's not.  My hubby is on cycle break, thank goodness.  However, I'm checking on this for you as we speak and I'll do an edit when I have your answer.\n\nEDIT:  I'm so happy to help in any way that I can.  Military life comes full circle for many of us.  We were the "young'uns", now, we're the "old folks".  Never be afraid to ask questions.  Military life is a life like none other and we ALL need support.\n\nI really am glad you asked a question and specifically pointed me out.  However, my info is pretty limited as of right now.  Ft. Sill is closed due to our weather conditions.  Hubby won't be able to check much until he goes back in.  Anyways, this is what we have:  19 January should stand as graduation date.  That would be 9 weeks BCT and 2 weeks exodus.  We do fill up fast here and I'm glad you worked it all out ahead of time.  Hubby is going to try to check on exact dates of exodus.  Is your son coming home??  What a great present I'm sure that would be for you.  I'm glad his letters are upbeat.  That's a good sign.  Most of the Drill's here are cool.  We love all of them in our unit.  They really want these guys to succeed.  The phone number to the unit I think your son is in is (580) 442-1304.  I'm sure you already have his number, but this is what I deducted from the info you've given.  Your best bet is to call them....they do need to answer your questions.  I know they don't like to be bothered by family members, but you have a lagit question and they can answer it.  Since hubby is in a different unit, it's hard to get exact info other than knowing everything is on schedule for what's posted and that's the same he has.\n\nGood luck and I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful.  If I do find anything else out, I'll be sure to post it on here.  Be sure to yell "HI" to me while you're in town!!  I can't even begin to tell you what an awesome experience graduation will be.  Enjoy!!\n\nEDIT2:  I wrote your e-mail addy down.  How did you find me??  I haven't answered any other questions of yours and you seem to know me so well.  Anyways, glad I can help and if I find anything else, you'll know about it.
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Your engineering degree is in demand.  Your GPA will determine how competitive you are.  \n\nOCS is 12 weeks long, and your wife would not be able to join you in Pensacola.  your follow on training, must be at least six months long before she would be able to join you.  \n\nOnce you hit the Fleet, you will be gone a lot, or very little.  It truly depends on which platform you get, where it is the deployment cycle, and the need.  Sea duty will be at least 3 years assigned to a ship or sub, but underway periods can last anywhere from a couple of days to 9 months at a time.  Most JOs have back to back sea tours, so you are looking at a minimum of five years at sea.  \n\nMy husband has been an Officer since 1999.  His first year was spent, maybe 25/75 at sea/at home.  Second year 50/50, third year, 75/25.  and THAT was "shore duty" where he went TAD to ships to get Qual'd in his community( Information Warfare).  His next command was Sea duty, and he went on several underways and deployments lasting from a few days to six months.  he decommed that ship and immediately deployed again for six months, less than a year after his last one.  \n\nSubmarines go out a lot more often than surface ships do, although typically they are gone for less time at once.  \n\nIf your spouse has concerns, she can take them up with the officer recruiter, who might be able to give her an idea.  She should also look into joining an online support forum such as military.com to ask questions of curent spouses.
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Not up on Navy tours, but you need to ask if accompanied is possible at that base. If it is, they could tack 1 extra year onto his tour once he marries. Its best for him to speak to someone like his supervisor and find out the correct people to ask.\nI know with Air Force, if I wanted to accompany my husband and it was allowed, they'd just tack an extra year onto his orders and it wouldn't be a big deal. But it all depends on if they are letting family go with him.
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Ok I'll do my best given my experience in the Marines and raised as a military brat to explain military life. As you know Marines get the opportunity to work with the Navy, being in the Navy even as a female you may be task to go to sea for 6 months plus. That means the only communication between you and your husband and kids will be via mail and the sporadic phone call. It's hard demanding and you'll work a load of hours. If you break the amount of hours down per month at work then calculate the amount you received in pay you'll see it's not much (below poverty). So if you’re in it for the money don't do it. Health care is great however, not the best. You'll stand around in uniform waiting for a prescription then along comes an officer and he gets his drugs filled right away. You'll wait. Job security definitely, study learn your trade, wear a sharp uniform and stay fit you’ll definitely be able to stay in. Become a "S^&*t bird" as they say and you won't last. Positive experience, well you'll learn what real discipline is and leadership. These are traits required in the civilian world.\n\nPlease do not believe every promise from the recruiter. They will promise you beautiful bases and great life overseas. Most people go in to the military, go overseas for an unaccompanied tour  (Meaning no family can come with you) for a year then you come back. That can be about as stressful as it gets. Make sure if you do go in that you have a guaranteed slot in a school to learn an MOS (Military Occupational Skill). This is a ticket into a school. This does not give you the ticket to graduate; you actually have to work hard and study to pass. I went to the Naval Aviation Electronic course and did 2 years of college in 8 months. A lot of my friends did not make it. They ended up going to the Infantry. \n\nAlso keep in mind that the Marine Corps has the highest divorce rate in the Military followed by the Navy. When I was in, about 75% of marriages failed. Life for the family members can be more difficult then it is for the enlisted person. They have to move, meet people, learn new cities, etc… Some people just are not cut out to be uprooted and replanted some where else. \n\nWith this said prior planning and an active role from your husband and kids can make the transition to Navy life a great positive change. You have to be committed first to yourself and family then to the Navy not the other way around. This will have a great impact on your success or failure in the navy and as a wife/mother.\n\nAs you said there are good and bad things about the Navy. Keep in mind that it is not easy by any stretch of the imagination. It is a hard life. You can do it, and you can do it happily with the support of your loved ones. If any of them find it difficult you’ll end up having a very hard 3,4,5 year tour. Think really hard before you make this step your family will go through a great sacrifice. \n\nI would advise you if the Military is what you want go in the Air Force. They treat the poeple better and the families are generally happier. They actually get stationed in cool places.\n\nI hope my rambling has helped in some way.
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I am a Full Time Staff Operations and Training Specialist for and Army Reserve Engineer Battalion as well as a SSG on the Reserve side.  NO, they cannot deploy you for the same operation three months after you get back.  The NG recruiter is trying to get his quota.  The only way they can deploy you that soon is to change the Operation all together or change the Title of the deployment, which doesn't look like either are going to happen anytime soon.  The reserves works like the guard and it is 24 months in a 5 year time period.  You are most likely safe until your 5 yr anniversary of the day you went on orders.
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I don't think they have any 2 year agreements.  The other thing you would have to decide is if you want to go officer or enlisted.  The contracts and pay will bed quite a bit different with officers vs enlisted.  If you decided to go enlisted you will just work the one weekend a month, and 2 weeks a year.  You will get paid to drill and during the 2 weeks but I don't think you get any spouse pay unless you are deployed.  I'm not sure about the officer.  I think the officers work similar schedules.
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Look, I am an Active Duty Marine who just finished my 3rd tour of Iraq. I also have a brother who is Active Duty in the Army. I wish to share a few things. 1) If your husband joins the military, he will probably go to Iraq regardless of status (i.e. Active Duty, Inactive Reserves, Active Reserves, or National Guard),  or job for that matter. 2) It has been proven that the Active Army does a better job than the rest of the Army Components. They are better trained and react better under stressful or combat conditions. \n\nHere is a "war story". I hope you don’t mind me telling it to you. I was in a small city in the middle of the Al Anbar Province of Western Iraq. We were a small 5 man detachment from my Marine Company supporting the Active Duty Army Unit that was operating in the city. I should tell you that my unit supports both Army and Navy Units as well the Marines when they are in the same Area of Operations (AO) as us. Well, we had machine guns and spotters on the rooftop of the building we were working in and out of for security. Around 2 in the morning one night, an activated Army Inactive Reserve Unit convoy was going down the Main Supply Route (MSR) that ran beside the building. They saw our machine gun posts and spotters on the rooftop. Now, granted that they were green and inexperienced, that still is no excuse for their actions. However, when they saw the Soldiers/machine guns/spotters on the rooftop, they opened fire on us. They were shooting at us for five minutes, which is forever and a lifetime when your getting shot at. Fortunately, their Grenadiers didn't open on us or we would have taken a lot more friendly casualties than we did. We only had three wounded that night. The result of that night is that both myself and the Active Duty Army soldiers that I was working with learned that the Reserves are highly untrust worthy. \n\nSo, if your husband does join the Army, he, based on my experience with the Army, he should join the Active Duty Component, and both the Inactive and Active Reserves as well as the National Guard should be avoided. Be prepared for a lot of stupidity and hassle working the beuarcracy of the Military.  I would recommend that you talk to three or four different Army Recruiters so that they can all point out different things, that way you won't miss out on any opportunities that a single recruiter might forget to mention or not mention.  Honestly, the Air Force treats their people and families a lot better than the Army or Marines do. I wish you luck.