i need info about the military?

Question

i want to know what the beifits are and such and what type of away time that my hubby would go through...(overseas, tours, basic training....everything) if there are any "jobs" that will keep him from iraq (or anywhere that i cant go for more than 3 months....) and how things are done when it comes to his wife (me) and our daughter (and by the way we may get pregnant soon, so if that will matter on anything) ALL MILITARY BRANCHES AND ALL THE INFO YOU CAN THINK OF ....I LOOKED AT WEBSITES FOR THEM,,,DIDNT HELP ID LIKE PEOPLES RESPONSES!!!!

Answer 1

WOW, what a loaded question. Well, i hope that i can help you out here. I am a military wife and my husband has been in both the reserves and now is in active duty. the military does have its share of benfits. First off, you pretty much have a guaranteed paycheck every two weeks. (sometimes fluctuates with COLA, ect.) Also, you have some good health benefits. Military pretty much pays for health care and dental insurance is decently cheap. your groceries are a little cheaper if you shop at the commissary, and the PX tries to price things lower as well. you will find yourself in a community of other people that are in your shoes and will be able to help you out because you are all facing the same unique challanges. if you are living on base you don't have to pay for rent, water, sewer or trash. if you live off base, you get extra pay to help with those costs. you can sometimes get cheaper vehicles if you go through the AAFES car exchange. you also have VA benefits such as guaranteed home loans. now as far as him being gone . . . you might as well get used to it!! as far as i know, nearly every service member is going to be gone at some point. when my husband was in the reserves, he was in Iraq for 18 months. once he was active duty, he went through AIT again which was about 3 months. he moved and it took 3 months for us to get over here to germany to be with him. he was gone for 2 weeks in dec. 45 days in feb./march, 30 days in may, and just left this morning for 3 more weeks. this includes training, being in the field and going to schooling. so he is going to be gone. but as a military wife, you support your husband and do the best you can. being a wife is the hardest job in the military!! as far as things for you and your children, we have to be pretty independent and take a lot of iniative for things to go into motion. we rely a lot on other spouses and they become your second family. the military says that they support the families, but soo far, it has been my experience, they don't care that much. i gave birth to our second daughter in jan. via emergency c-section and he had to leave 6 days later for the field for 45 days. and i had to do it all on my own. when our first daughter was born, they would not let him come out of the field to be in the hospital with me because they were preparing for iraq. unfortunately his job comes first and the family comes second. there is support for the spouses through FRG's and the friends that you will make. i hope this gives you a little insight to the military. a military life is not easy, but a life to be proud of that will make you strong. its not for everyone, soo, i wish you luck!! and congrats on a new impending baby!! if you want more info, let me know:)

Answer 2

Whoa! Lot of questions. That's great, better to go in prepared and informed than to regret not finding out later. I can't give you all the answers. In fact I served as an army officer too many years ago to provide you accurate and current data. But certain things don't change. In every branch every service member can and most likely will be deployed over seas. Sometimes the family can go along...say if your husband is assigned to Germany. But if assigned to S.Korea, 99% of the time, no; depending on rank...and that goes for officers too. The support system for military family members is miles ahead of when I served; and it damn well should be. The men and women who serve and are away from their loved ones deserve to know a strong support system is in place. NOW! Is everything rosy? I think you know the answer to that is...of course not. Is military live a fun filled, nothing but good times, high paying life. Heck no or else everyone would want in...kind of like the civil service (sorry federal employees).

Of the websites you decide to check into, please look at Military.com. It covers most, if not all the issues you asked about.

Good luck and I hope your husband, you and your family decide to serve. Good luck.

Answer 3

The bad news is that most jobs in the Military are "deployable" and most are for up to 3 months or longer. Many will allow spousal units (Wives or Husbands) to deploy with the military member if it is a permanent change of duty station. But many wont allow the Spousal Unit to deploy because their are no facilities for the dependents and children at the base, or the location is "to dangerous". If you are in the service for More than 4 years I can almost guarantee a move from 1 base to another for your family, and/or a deployment for your husband with out you. Sorry but its the nature of the beast... Many bases have web sites that can help, and still other information is available through the Internet that might be able to help you... Good luck!!

Answer 4

Im currently in the Navy which i dont reccomand for a married couple with kids due to the time he would be underway.(at sea) but all the benefits are about the same for all branches. I do reccomand the air force he would probally have to sign up for four years but they about all the same jobs in the military as they do in the civilian world. He would be able to pick his job depending how good on the ASVAB which is a written test u take before u join.Then u go to basic training for about two months.Then he would go to school for as long as it took to learn his job. Then you spend all four years at a command which your husband would have a few choices where that would be probally no overseas because of the children it would cost them to much to send them all over. The benefits are better than any other job though not only will the navy pay for your medical and dental they will pay for your housing and your utilities and will even give you COLA which is cost of living for food and stuff. As far as getting pregnant soon my frien just had a kid cost him only eight dollars!! i would tell your husband to study for that asvab because the better u do on that the better job he will get and good luck

Answer 5

All military jobs are deployable. All branches are deploying. Do not believe any Recruiter telling you any different.
As a person that has a family and has been deployed to Iraq, a strong marriage will make it through.

Answer 6

Do a search of "military wives", one site you will get is Military Wives.com, but the search will also give you a starting point to search for other sources of info on the subjuect. That will be one of the best ways to find these things out, because to get good detailed onfo, would take quite awhile for someone to type out the kind of info you want.

Answer 7

MITLITARY.COM Source, internet