My husband is army and 8 to 9 weeks ago he reup along with that came a bonus which we have not seen yet. We were told it would take 4 to 6 weeks. Is there away to find about it or should we just keep on waiting. Also since his reelistment we have been stationed some where else so if there is a way to look into it at our new duty station. Thank you in advance
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wise james pretty much hit the nail on the head, only I would start at the finance office at your gaining base.
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Did he retire from the Army or did he just do 3 years and thaN GOT OUT OF THE MILITARY ALL TOGETHER???  IF HE ONLY SPENT 3 YEARS IN THE ARMY YOU ARE NOT ENTITILED TO ANY BENEFITS. HOWEVER IF HE RETIRED AND LEFT YOU A sURVIVORS BENIFITS PACKAGE THAAN YOU ARE ENTITLED TO SBP.
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The contracts depend.  Have you seen any recruiters yet?  I enlisted in the Navy for 5 years.  It was for but I got a $6000 bonus to add another year.  My husband enlisted in the Marine Corps for 5 years because that's what they gave him.  When they get out, people tend to either go back to school or go back home and get a normal job.  More often than not, they re-enlist.  People will swear through out their entire enlistment that will get out.  A week before they get out, they re-enlist.  \nIf you want to prepare, get in shape.  It's more mental than physical.  If you make yourself believe you can do 100 push-ups in to minutes (I mean really convince yourself) you'll do.  I joined the Navy because I was out of shape and didn't' thing I could go through the Marine Corps boot camp.  It was a breeze!  If I could change it, I would have gone Marine.\n\nGO TALK TO A RECRUITER!  Do your own research to so they can't BS you.  If you know anyone who is in or used to be, take them.
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There never was half time, thats why they made a revision. It reads that for every 30 days in the Pokey you get 10 days good-time & 5 days earned time, or 15 days per month. It is not 15 days taken off your sentence, but rather 15 days added to your total time served.\nExample: For 30 days served... You get credit for 45... So when you are released, you get credit for serving your FULL sentence, even though you have only spent 2/3 of the time inside. The 5 days earned time is achieved by picking up some useless job, OR going to school while in the POKEY, the 10 days good time is just trying to stay out of trouble while there.
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If you genuinely can't hack the AIT for the MOS you've selected, I believe you get to reclass for something that may be more your speed.  Otherwise, you get recycled to the next Co. coming through.  At least that's what happened in my unit.  I've actually never heard of anyone getting put out of the Army altogether.
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sorry i cant give my address already to many strangers got due to my picture flying through the internet. but try to find a friend that happens to be a soldier near by his AKO acct has acces to the information you request. Hopefully he/she is willing to help you. the army is a big place so unless you know what unit he went to its like finding a needle in a stack of needles.I used to see this all the time in Bragg, people would ask for their son/brother etc if we know them . And we keep telling them without their unit or MOS we cant narrow down anything due to our post being the size of a city.
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Within 30 days of completing AIT so your unit can update there battle roster. If over 30 days you might be considred awol. You will lose all benifets including bonus'. So as soon as you get back go see your Unit Adminstrator ASAP.
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My suggestion is to wait longer.  The recruiter won't have any answers for you.  Although the unit and command try to stay on top of things, the first weeks of BCT are hectic and things like letters home are delayed.  I would say that after he's been there 2-3 weeks, you'll get your letter with his address and the graduation date and location.  Sometimes, if a class isn't full enough, they have to wait a few days at the reception station before they move onto their BCT location and unit.  Don't worry.  He's fine and they're taking good care of him.  The unit WILL contact you with all the info you need.  How often you hear from your son will depend on how busy and how tired he is.  They don't get much personal time at all.  \n\nGood luck to him and please support him in every way.
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Generally your pay will start 30 days from when you join, but if you start Basic training on the 15th of April for example you likely won't get paid until the 1st June, but you will get paid for that whole time period. New recruits are paid once a month on the 1st of the month until you fill out paperwork to start getting paid twice a month in which case your pay is evenly split between the 1st and 15th of the month. If you're worried about money, when you go to Basic training they give you an amount of money (think it was $250 they put it on a card) to buy items that you'll need for treaining like running shoes, toiletries etc. The only thing is that you can only use it at the Post Exchange or Shoppette, if you don't use all the money at the end of Basic  they will take the card back and give you the cash in your next pay check. Hope that helps!
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I was in the Army for nine years.  Usually what happens is you get a bulk of it up front and then the rest every year on the month that your husband enlisted.  So if he went in in September then every year he will get another lump sum, and then the September after that until it is paid.
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Just 4 months?  I feel sorry for the guy.  Around here the hunting season lasts 5 months.  In the other 7 months of the year I'll be doing something hunting related (shooting clays, planting food plots, etc).\n\nHunting isn't a hobby.  It's more like a way of life.  You better get used to it, or move on to someone else.  If you give him the choice of "me" or "hunting", he'll give you your walking papers in a heartbeat.  So get used to it.\n\nWhy don't you go with him?  There's more to it than just pulling the trigger.  Sort of like there is more to seeing a movie than watching the closing credits.  I enjoy working with the tractor in the spring, planting food plots to attract and feed the game.  Hunting them in the fall, and then preparing them for friends whenever we have a cookout.  Heck, over Christmas break I made several lbs of venison jerky and sent it to a buddy in Iraq.  That's part of hunting.
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Feeling trapped is a common reason for re-enlistment. But that's also pretty much a commitment to be a lifer. You've got a family to support.  Is his carreer going well?  If he's got something that will hold him back (NJP's, weight/physical problems) from picking up Staff with in the 12 year time frame, do you want to invest that much time in the military only to be denied reinlistment down the road?  Does he have job skills that can help him in the civilian world?  It's not as scary as it seems, but when you are used to guaranteed pay and health benefits it's intimidating.  This is something you two need to decide for yourselves, since you know your situation better than any of us.  But don't be afraid of change, if you decide to get out.  And if you stay in, just make sure your career is on the right track and you'll keep moving up.
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HAVE YOU EVER SERVED BEFORE IN THE SERVICE? IF SO HOW MANY YRS AND WHEN YOU DISCHARGED WAS IT HONARABLE?  TAKE THAT MANY YRS OFF YOUR AGE AND SEE! NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR THE NAVY SIDE OF THE HOUSE.\n\nEX: YOU SERVED SAY 5 GOOD YRS DISCHARGED UNDER HONARABLE AND NOW YOUR 47? SO TAKE OFF 5 YRS FROM YOUR AGE WHICH WILL LEAVE YOU AT 41 AS FAR AS NAVY YOUR GOOD TO GO OUR CUT OFF AT THIS TIME IS 43.
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My friend is in the DEP too, for the Navy though, he was suppose to go Feb. 13, but they told him that they could probably fix it to where he can leave earlier. He's really excited about it. Good Luck.
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expect 27% taken off the top if he is re upping Stateside or  other wise not in HFP territory.  \n\nSRBs are paid separately from the 15th and 1st pay, so IF (and I stress IF) PSD has their ducks in a row, he should get it fairly quickly(within 10 days).  If not, well, it could be months....
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Those answers should have been answered for you while you were at MEPS.  It's USUALLY a one stop shop.  However, if you had mentioned that something was/may be wrong, or are pending a waiver, the turn around time is 2-3 weeks.\n\nCongratulations and good luck
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How long is he going to be stationed there?\nCan you go with him? It is in the States afterall.\nThis happens to alot of married Military.\nsome stay home because they don't want to move and they know that their spouse will be back in a year. but if it is for a longer period of time and you own a home you could rent it out and then rent a place where he is.\nIs moving out of the Question?\n\nGood Luck to you, i hope your dilemma gets resolved.