How difficult is it to be in relationship with a US Marine?

Question

I'm engaged to a Marine and he's currently stationed at Camp Lejune, NC and I want to know if being married to him makes things easier. Because since we're planning to have a child, will being married make me eligible for certain benefits.

Answer 1

It makes it easier as far as your benefits. If you get married you'll be eligible for medical benefits right away. That in itself is worth it being that you are planning on having a child. It also allows you to get a military-dependant ID which will get you onto posts & also allows you to shop at the PX & Commissary (grocery store)..I say go for it, it will benefit you in many ways.

Congrats by the way & best of luck to ya, Lynn

Answer 2

Being with a Marine is the most difficult task I ever had to do. Now, my Marine was horrible. As soon as we got married everything changed. He started hitting me and degrading me. I am NOT saying that yours will do that, but the Marine Corps makes a certain kind of person. They are not the same as a civilian. You really have to understand that before you jump into this. We were stationed at Camp Lejeune as well. I will be honest, I loved the military life and YES you get a lot of benefits from being a Marine wife. However, you have to give up a lot too. You really have to be open-minded, selfless and able to make it on your own, with a child. You also have to be able to put up with WM's and the fact that if he leaves you at Camp Lejeune, you WILL get hit on by other Marines. I really try not to let my experience influence what others do because my situation was WAY worse than yours probably will ever be, but I just like to prepare anyone with some helpful tips for living with a Marine. Good luck and I hope that everything works out!!!

Oh yeah, the baby will get the Marine Corps benefits from the father whether you are married or not.
Also, I love the Marine Corps, my brother is also a Marine and he is completely normal. Thank you to all the service men and woman in every branch! You are the reason I am able to express my opinion on this website!! Semper Fidelis

Answer 3

I was born at Camp Lejune (well, Onslow Memorial) and I lived in one of the houses on the rifle range till my dad got stationed somewhere else.

I'm not engaged or anything, and I don't know how things have changed, but of course it had both pros and cons.

1. With your military ID that you'll get, you'll get the basic stuff like betting to go to the PX (or whatever you call your "mall" where you can go in if you have you ID and get a lot of discounts on things like groceries, etc.)

2. With kids, we went to Stoney Street Elementary and I loved it there (if you would be having kids soon) I know that at the time, medical benefits were awful bc I had to have surgery on one of my ears to ensure that I wouldn't go deaf, but bc there was only a 50% chance of deafness, the medical wouldn't help at all.

Try contacting the wives club on the base and see if you can meet some of them for lunch or something and you can ask all of them and get first hand insight.

Good Luck and ooh-rah! semper fi

Answer 4

My husband is Army, but being married to anyone in the service is tough right now mostly becuase of the deployments. I'm sure you must realize he will probably be gone alot with his job. My husband is going to Iraq every other year as it stands right now and we have a 18 month old daughter. Being married will give you all his benefits of full insurance, housing allowance (they pay for your rent), he'll be paid more as a married soldier than a single soldier. I"m sure I"m forgetting somethings, but that's a start. Good luck with your engagment and new family too. HTH some.

Answer 5

Being a protection stress spouse is a project, i recognize i could not do it. I actual have acquaintances who's hubbies are in the protection stress, and it is actual no longer exciting. Your husband (somewhat in the present day) would nicely be shipped off with extremely a moments be conscious, right into a conflict zone. He has to pass, he's agreed to shield his u . s ., and would not opt for a spouse whining that she'll omit him, and what is going to she do with out him homestead. His spouse must be sturdy and supportive and extremely self-reliant even as he's lengthy previous, because the finest element he will opt for is to be demanding about his spouse and kinfolk, that ought to reason him to make a screw up that ought to fee him and others their lives. sure, if married, you'll receive reward through the protection stress, yet until eventually you're heavily in love with this guy, the way of existence purely isn't well worth the advantages you receive.

Answer 6

Make sure to check your insurance coverage for things like the mortgage, car payments, etc. if he ever gets stationed oversees in a war zone.

A few army widows have found that some banks were giving them a hard time because their mortgage insurance contained a clause that makes the insurance policy void if their army husband is killed in a war or area of conflict.

Not saying you will ever need to take advantage of this benefit (I hope not for you), but I think it would be better to know up front. Why pay for insurance if they will refuse to cough up payment at a later time?

Answer 7

Well he will probably be deployed a lot. Depending on his job in the Marines he may be in the field a lot if he is not deployed. His job will be stressful and you will have to do a lot for yourself.

Answer 8

The life of a serviceman's family is a rough one. But there have been many who have chosen this life.

Answer 9

if you are willing to give him up for awhile than u will be fine


Best luck