EXTRA Beginners in RVing! Help!
Good Afternoon All, My husband is in the military and I will be enlisting as well within the next month. I refuse to rent another anything that I will ultimately not own in the end. We are set on pur...
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Really need some more info to help out.
1. Which branch of the Service? (ie Army, Air Force, etc)
2. What grade is your husband and what grade will you be?
My qualifications for advice. I've been an enlisted Soldier in the Army for 25 years and will retire at 26 yrs. And while I'm not married to another Soldier, I've had plenty of Soldiers and/or friends that were.
So, some words of advice:
Despite what you've been told, there is NO guarantee that you will be stationed in the same place. I currently have a 1LT whose husband is in Guantanamo. When he returns, he will be going to a different post than she is. Also, I had a friend who was stationed on the same post as his wife, but in different units. She deployed six months before he did. Which means he returned six months after she did. They didn't see each other for two years.
Next, you're not going to be making that much money. Especially if you are lower enlisted. Yes, you'll both be making a paycheck, but only one of you will be getting the additional benefits, ie BAH, BAS, etc. Get on post housing. No rent, no utilities, and no problems if you have to leave early.
GET THE TSP!! Start saving early. 'Nough said.
I think the location thing has been covered.
Good luck to you both. Being a dual military family is one of the most difficult things I've ever seen a Soldier have to deal with.
1. Which branch of the Service? (ie Army, Air Force, etc)
2. What grade is your husband and what grade will you be?
My qualifications for advice. I've been an enlisted Soldier in the Army for 25 years and will retire at 26 yrs. And while I'm not married to another Soldier, I've had plenty of Soldiers and/or friends that were.
So, some words of advice:
Despite what you've been told, there is NO guarantee that you will be stationed in the same place. I currently have a 1LT whose husband is in Guantanamo. When he returns, he will be going to a different post than she is. Also, I had a friend who was stationed on the same post as his wife, but in different units. She deployed six months before he did. Which means he returned six months after she did. They didn't see each other for two years.
Next, you're not going to be making that much money. Especially if you are lower enlisted. Yes, you'll both be making a paycheck, but only one of you will be getting the additional benefits, ie BAH, BAS, etc. Get on post housing. No rent, no utilities, and no problems if you have to leave early.
GET THE TSP!! Start saving early. 'Nough said.
I think the location thing has been covered.
Good luck to you both. Being a dual military family is one of the most difficult things I've ever seen a Soldier have to deal with.
