Can a married couple enlist in the Navy together?

Question

I'm currently speaking with a recruiter regarding enlistment into the United States Navy. My girlfriend is now interested in enlisting into the United States Navy as well. We intend to get married while in DEP and before shipping out to RTC. Can a married couple enlist together? If yes, how does this work, having two sailors married together? What chances do we have being assigned at or near the same location? Thank you for your time.

Answer 1

YES! Thank so for being good Americans. I wish you all the best of luck!

Answer 2

Personally I would reccomend you two do not enlist together. My fiance and I wanted to do the same thing. But there is a chance you could be stationed in Norfolk, VA, and your wife could be stationed in San Diego.

Even if you are at the same base, you would work in a different command, deploy seperately. Meaning you could go on a 6 month cruise(Deployment) come home, and your wife leaves for her 6 month deployment. Then you have a YEAR apart. Throw in training before and after, and all the sea time even when not deployed...you wont see your wife much at all. Chances are maybe only 30 days a year.

I am telling you this because I wanted to do the same thing. The Active navy is TERRIBLE for married couples. Try AIR FORCE for family life.

Answer 3

yes, you guys can enlist together.

i dont know exactly the chances of being in the same base, but yeah, theres a good possibility....

Answer 4

Yes.

Assignments are tricky, but once there is a child it becomes policy that one of you is on shore duty at any given time.

Answer 5

you can and you could call personnel their office and ask them or recuriter and they can tellyou but its goodto ask i know they can just not sure how to go about it they can station you together also.

Answer 6

You can both enlist. It would depend on your respective jobs where you both get stationed. I know they try to get married couples stationed together. Sometimes it can't be done.

Answer 7

A married couple can enlist together, as long as you don't have any kids, or you transfer custody to a grandparent, or a relative. You two should be able to be assigned at the same duty station if you are married before recieving orders.

Answer 8

You sure can...they will more likely than not be stationed at the same port. You will get BAH and a half. They actually encourage this.

Both of you will be able to request spousal co-location when you enlist so that it is processed by the time your orders re ready to be written in A school.

It is not written in the enlistment contract. There are no 100% guarantees but it is not the Navy's intent to separate families.

Answer 9

Yes!  The Navy will try to keep you together as best possible.  You just can't serve in the same unit where nepotism might occur.  

Answer 10

YES! and they can also be stationed at the same location or on board the same ship. The same ship may be in question although. Its been awhile since I was active but the navy will do its best to keep both of you together.

ex-navy 20 yrs