U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard?

Question

My fiance is going to be in the United States ceremonial Guard. Right now he is in boot camp, so we are only communicating through letters. He wanted me to look online to get more info about the ceremonial guard, but i cant find much info. I had a couple questions about it.

1. After we got married, could i live with him in D.C.?

2. How long is the training?

3. Would he always be in Washington D.C.?

4. After the two years of being in the ceremonial guard, what happens?

& any other info would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Answer 1

The first link is former guards. Cal or email them with your questions. The second link is a Yahoo group of Guards. And the third is info about Guard

Answer 2

We can't give you most of the answers you are looking for.  

Once married, yes, you can live together.  He will get a housing allowance, and/or you may want to live in base housing.

He needs to ask his command how long the training is, and what happens after two years.  I don't understand why that is a question at all.  He won't get removed, but he may be deployed or re-stationed.  It's unlikely that you will always be in one place if he remains in service for a long period.  

There really isn't much YOU can find out for him.  If this is going to be his MO, he needs to do the research on his own, and he's going to have to ask.  My boyfriend was a cerimonial gaurd at vetrans fuerals for years in RI- but it was NOT his MO.  He just did it because it needed to get done.  He was a fire controlman and at the point when he was in RI, a trainer at the officers college.  I don't think you can EVER be certain that you'll just go straight to DC with this job unless that's already been outlined to him.  He'll get orders, just like everyone else after boot camp.  

Answer 3

appointments to Anacostia ( where the Ceremonial Guard is)  are for 2 years.  after that he will go to A school and the Fleet.  Unless he attends A school BEFORE coming to DC.  

you may not live with him until you are married and he gets his orders amended.  and the training required for the Guard is EXTREMELY intense, MUCH more strict than Boot Camp.  

Answer 4

I have to admit I've been out of the military since I retired in 1979 so I don't know all the new enticements the military has for recruiting today.

I'd have to say your fiance got a pretty sweet deal if he's going to be in the ceremonial guard unit in Washington DC.  I thought that was a very elite unit that only picked from the best of the best after serving at least a few years in the military.  Is he a musician?  I could see him going to the Navy band stationed in DC, but I don't know, maybe things have changed since my day.

Once you are married, you are a military dependent.  You will be able to live with your husband if military housing is available.  If not, you may have to rent and in DC, rent is probably pretty high if you want to live in a decent area.  OF course, your husband will get a supplemental housing increase to help defray the cost if you have to live in DC itself.  

One thing you can count on in the military.  Nothing is promised forever and when his two year stint with the ceremonial guard, he'll most likely be out to sea for months at a stretch.  

If your marriage is going to work, you will have to learn that he has to make a lot of sacrifices to his family life, and you should expect that to happen and accept it for what it is.  If you are prepared to sacrifice right along with him, you should be a fine Navy wife.  If not, it's gong to be a long bumpy ride that you may destroy your marriage.  Military life is tough, so just be prepared.