Have a couple ever joined the peace corps?

Question

im looking for someone to response that has been in the peace corps w/ there other half, or some1 who knows what there talking about. I want to join but i dont want to leave my bf of 5yrs behind for 2yrs being in the peace corps. I want to travel and help others in different countries and just see different things that effect this world. I want him to come with me but i didnt come across the benefits for couples. Does anyone know if a couple goes do they get money apiece or does the couple get a lump sum and then divides it between themselves and if so how much. I mean dont get me wrong I would do it if i was by my self and the money wouldnt matter to me as much but being in a relationship and school plus bills you cant help but at least want 2 know how much money is involved.

Answer 1

i think that would by great good for you

Answer 2

My daughter is serving in Peru as a PCV right now. One of her best friends is half of a married couple. There are some rules.

You have to be legally married. Since you two have been together for five years, that shouldn't be a problem. Get married. If he won't marry you, you can't go together, but surely he must love you enough to take than final step. Five years is long enough to make up your minds. You must be right for each other.

You both have to be accepted and you both have to be placed in a volunteer position. It is unlikely, but just for the sake of example, if you have a college degree in secondary math teaching while he is a high-school drop-out who spends his time playing video games and living off you (again, this is HIGHLY unlikely), you will not both be accepted. If you are both high school teachers or farmers or community developers, you have it waxed, so to speak; easy as sliding down a waxed chute.

You both get a living allowance, vacation allowance, medical and dental, and readjustment allowance.

The thing that stops most people from being volunteers is lack of a skill that a host country has asked for. You can be highly skilled and still not get an invitation, if no host country has asked for that skill. It doesn't mean you are worthless.

The second most common thing is a medical condition that would be difficult or impossible to cope with in a less-developed setting.

Answer 3

http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shel...

Sorry I haven't been in, but I do know many couples who applied to go together. I think each candidate is looked at individually, then if you both get the same position, you are together.

Answer 4

Yes.  It depends on what "couple" means.  Talk to the Peace Corps.