My fiance is in the air force, he is in tech school right now and he is dead set on getting me there to live with him. He will be there for 17 weeks.
I'd like to know from people who have actually been through tech school, but of course I dont mind other opinions on this. Would it be worth it to move there with him? I am moving to idaho with him afterwards, and it will be an easier move as far as that goes, I know most of the time I wont be able to see him, but I know they are definetely allowed offf base during the weekend. His classes are from 430pm-1am. Will he have time during the day to visit with me? I know he has to study and everything too.. I dont want to be too much of a distraction.
We plan on getting married as soon as possible after I get there, he says the paycheck will be at least $1000 is that accurate? He's an E-1. Any other advice you may have will be apreciated too..I'm stuck and I am not sure what to do. Thanks.
2006-10-03 12:16:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I went to the Technical Training Center at Keesler AFB, Mississippi. The enlisted men get a class A pass, unless they do something to loose it. School last half the day, When not in school you have the normal military chores, but then rhey are free to do what ever, which includes any study time required for training. About once per month they have a parade on Saturday. If he is going to school in the evening he would have to adjust his sleep schedule to make sure he doesn't fall asleep in class. Big penalty for falling asleep in class.
2006-10-03 12:22:14 · answer #1 · answered by kniggs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they school has to be over 20 weeks for you to move with him but I could be wrong...
With how tech school works is he will be on a phase system. First phase means he is not allowed off base and he has to have lights out by 10.
Phase 2 is same thing expect curfew is an hour later.
Phase 3 he will be allowed off base but this phase usually isnt reached till about 5-6 weeks into the cycle.
I would recommend just staying put. Most tech schools are not the easiest to get through and with you being there it might distract him. Just stay home and let him get the job done. You will see him soon enough...
2006-10-03 14:35:33 · answer #2 · answered by JB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay where you are for now. Is very little housing around Air Bases, and are not cheap on an E-1's pay.
Oh you say, you could find work, yeah right. Frist of all you are attached to the Air Force (in a manner of speaking) and jobs are hard to come by, cause they know in a few weeks you'll be gone.
Its been awhile since I went to tech school (Amarillo) but 17 weeks will past.
Was in during the Cold War, and we (airmen) were not very will liked around town. Could be different now, who knows.
Christ! Haven't kept up with Military pay, but in '58 I got 78.00 a month, after I got married (still in the AF) Class Q allotment was 112.00, damn I need to go back to the Air Force.
2006-10-03 12:28:14 · answer #3 · answered by tom_casper_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is the deal: AFSC 1C1X1 (Air site visitors Controller) is an extremely complicated occupation field. The washout fee is over 50%. The Air stress is familiar with how stressful it is, so this isn't any-injury-no-foul in case you do no longer make it. they'll retrain you into some thing else. basically bear in mind your possibilities would be constrained to AFSCs the place the Air stress desires people in case you're removed from the path. yet hi, enable's no longer even march down that course -- Air site visitors Controller is stressful, yet once you stick to your self you additionally could make it with the aid of. As somebody already suggested, you have block exams. in case you fail a block try (score below 70%), you will could desire to stay after type with an instructor on the day of the attempt to check the questions you missed. then you definately could take a various try for that block the subsequent morning. in case you fail the block try back, or in case you fail yet another block try, you're removed from the path. confident, your tech college is at Keesler AFB, on the back bay of Biloxi. the persons who say Keesler isn't a brilliant base curiously have not been to most of the Air stress's $h!t-holes. the backside and the encompassing area has been latest technique a significant overhaul in view that typhoon Katrina. There are nonetheless rather some institutions that are being rebuilt (or are not), however the backside and surrounding area are plenty nicer than they was. the backside basically opened a sparkling BX and Commissary (they're the two huge), and the nutrients courtroom area is plenty nicer than maximum bases i've got been to. They do have a pair of vast department shops close to the backside, and the restoration activity they did on the seashores replaced into super!!! staggering white sand...nicely, until Tropical typhoon Alex started pushing the oil that way. the coolest information is they have been given the cleanup crews out precise away. base line: once you get to Keesler, paintings complicated and do your homework in the process the week, yet as quickly as you're allowed to flow away the backside on the weekends i urge you to take action. you do no longer could spend the excellent weekend removed from the backside, yet you may desire to take a break and have some exciting. bear in mind, do no longer PANIC!!!
2016-10-18 10:45:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My opinion: Wait to move once he's out of Tech School. It's only 17 weeks so it won't be that bad. If you do move down then you'll have to get into an apartment or whatever. Then pack up all you stuff and move again in roughly 4 months. Not worth the hassle IMO.
You can always get married now so he can start drawing his BAH (housing pay) and save that while you live where you are now. Get a nice little savings account started early in your marriage is always a good thing. Then once he's done with school move to Idaho.
That's what I would do but that is just me.
2006-10-03 12:25:46 · answer #5 · answered by Fatboy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you going to be a Mountain Home???
Now here is the trick,,,, I just went through it with my grandson.
You WILL want to get married while he is in tech school. (my grand kids had a civil cermony in Texas, and then a big church wedding after he got home from tech school) Otherwise the Air Force will not pay for YOUR move, they will only pay for his.
So at least you will want to go spend a week with him (remember some states have residency laws for a marriage license,,,, so check!!!!!)
As far as staying there it might be to much of a distraction, so play that by ear.
Good luck to both of you and God bless
2006-10-03 13:05:53 · answer #6 · answered by tom l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay where you are until he gets a permanent assignment. Then join him at his base and get a job yourself. E1 pay won't support the two of you off base, and they won't let you live in the barracks.
And if he doesn't listen to your concerns, count yourself lucky you found out what kind of fool he is before you married him.
2006-10-03 12:39:28 · answer #7 · answered by sparc77 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋