is it true that there are certain places you cant go with your husband in the army? and how long?

Answer 1

Well for the most part taht depends. Some people were partially right. You actually can go to Places like Korea and Alaska with your husband, but only if:

1. It is not called a hardship tour.
2. You decide to go and pay for your own apartment at no cost to the governement.

usually hard ship tours are 1 year long, some are a little longer.

Also you can not go on any deployments with him.

Answer 2

Yes that is true and not only with the army, but with all branches of the service. What you are describing is known as an unaccompanied tour( no dependants can accompany the service member. I believe the maximum unaccompanied tour is 2 years. Normally they are 6 months to 18 months. The reasons for this type tour vary, but normally it is because of the location. Dependants will not be sent to locations that would be unsafe for them. Also some locations do not have facilities to support dependants. Many times when service members are going to a location for specialized training/schooling that lasts less than a year it will be unaccompanied because of the extreme cost of moving a full family. I hope this gives you an understanding.

Answer 3

Yes, this is true. There are a few countries that are called "hardship" tours. They're usually a year long. The most common one is Korea. If he saves his leave (vacation), he can come home for 30 days half way through the tour.

Also, most times, you can't go with him to schools. Some of that is changing though. It depends on the length of the schools. Don't count on being able to go though. Usually, schools are the only place stateside that you can't go with him.

If he goes to someplace like Germany, you can go, but you have to be command sponsored. It took me 6 months to join him over there, but that varies. Sometimes, you can travel together.

Answer 4

In the AF they have short tours and long tours. For the most part you can usually take you family on long tours depending on the base/post.

I just got back from doing a year at Kunsan, AB Korea and had to do a year away from my family but was allowed a month to come home on leave (at own expense). This base had nothing but dorms so of course family couldnt come but just up north they had another base, Osan that families were allowed to go to but members had to do 2 yrs there.

Answer 5

normally, during any training and certain Hardship/remote duty tours, such as Korea or Bharain. these typically last around 12-24 months. these are Permanent Change of Station orders.

Additionally, dependants may not relocate during TAD/TDY orders (anything under 6 months) or for a deployemnt of any length, to include the 12-18 monthers (and not all of them are to Iraq or Afghanistan)

Answer 6

Yes. Unaccompanied and accompanied. All of the Operational Tours are obviously unaccompanied. Iraq, Afghanistan etc. We're British, and our Overseas Tours are generally accompanied but there are a couple of places where families don't go. I don't go anyway! It's fun to fly back and forth to each other, rather like dating again and I have a career of my own which I choose not to interrupt. It works for us!

Answer 7

Yes. 12-18 months

Answer 8

There is a tour in Korea for a year, there is also a short tour in Alaska and places where he is deployed you can not go with him. Going overseas for a permanent duty if it is more than a year you can accompany him unless you can't get command sponsorship or if you are EFMP flagged( no hospital in that place can care for your needs).

Answer 9

yes; their called hardship tours. it can be either or. your husband/wife depending who is active duty. a hardship tour usually consists of at least 18 months. if your spouse is active duty and your not then you can't accompany them if they come down on orders for korea, saudi or anyplace that is outside the continental united states. however if the both of you are active duty then you can file what is called joint domicile where both of you will always be stationed in the same place. they just may place you in different units but you will always be stationed together.

Answer 10

Yes, depending on the country they get sent to, you may not be able to go with them. Not sure which ones, but I know you can't go to Korea, but you can go to Germany. Also, did you know that Hawaii and Alaska are considered by the army as oversea stations?