Army information. for couple.?

Question

my boyfriend just joined the army.. he goes to bootcamp on january. when he comes back we'll tie the knot. well basicially what im trying to ask is. how can i go with him if hes stationed somewhere? someone told me we have to be married to do so.? and are the places nice where they station you? please someone give me all the information you have. about you army wives how it started and everything? i wanna know ahead of what im gonna go through

Answer 1

wow

we got married by a justice of the peace and did not tell anybody because the wedding date was in April and we found out we could not  get on the military housing wait list without a marriage licence the wait was 6 months

we could not afford to live near that navy base in the summer with out housing

lots of military couples do this

so for 23 years we have 2 anniversaries

most places are nice but small

and I think you will find most people are very nice

oh yes best of luck dear

Answer 2

Hey.  My boyfriend is a Marine and we are not married so I can't provide you with all of the information you are looking for.  But I do know that until you are married, you mean nothing to the military and do not receive any benefits, such as housing.  Once you are married, however, you get many  benefits from the military, which is why so many people get married at a young age.  I know a few military wives and they get really cheap housing and receive a budget for groceries every month.

When it comes to dealing with your man being gone for training and deployments and everything, I'll admit, it's hard.  But you just have to maintain trust and hope while he is away and stay busy while he's gone.  If you sit at home and just think about him, all you will do is worry, and often you won't be able to get a hold of him.  You will probably meet other army girlfriends and wives who act as a support system when the men are gone.  Just always keep a positive attitude!

I hope this helps!

Answer 3

You have to be married to get your own place, even if he is required to live on base during training they will give him extra pay to get a place for you. Thats only if you get married before he leaves.

Some of the places you live are nice, and some are filthy. The army gets the worst accommodations of the services, the AF gets the best.

If you get married after he gets out of bootcamp, they will give him an additional housing and substinace payment, which pretty much doubles his pay from about $1400 to $2700. Thats what it was for an E-2 about two months ago, so thats what he can expect.

Even if you guys dont get a ceremony, get legally married beforehand and get this out of the way. That way when he is going through bootcamp they will still pay for the housing.

Answer 4

you need to be married to him to get stationed with him, some army bases are in the middle of ghettos and some other ones are in great locations, he will get a dream sheet that he can list the ones he wants to go to  but they usually never get what they want, if you marry into the military you will get stationed places you love and places you hate, its part of the job

Answer 5

if you're not married depending on where he's stationed you can go with him but you will have to pay for everything out of pocket and he may not be able to live off post because of his rank...if he does get approved to live out of the barracks he'll get bah for a single soldier along with his bas(food allowance)...if he goes overseas that's a bit harder for you to go with him unless your married...

my husband and i got married right before he pcs'd here to riley so that i and my kids could go with him...we'd have been together for about a year and were engaged the army bumped up our wedding date by about a year...lol...but i'm really glad we did get married and we're here with him...

good luck