Ok when my fiancee (we will soon be married) is moved from base to base I know I can move with him buit what happens when he has to go to Iraq? do I stay at the last base I was at?
Thank you!
2007-02-26 01:55:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Even though your Husband will be deployed to Iraq he will still have a permanent duty station. Depending on how long he'll be gone for and how you feel about staying at a new base by your self depends on if you want to stay there. You can stay in the Housing for what ever permanent duty station your husband is at, or go home to be with your friends or family. If you move in to housing though, most of them require you stay there for at least 6 months before leaving. The only time you are required to move Bases is when your husband is under PCS Orders( Permanent Change of duty Station ) . Deployment is not a PCS. Good luck.
2007-02-26 02:20:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
yes. you only can go with him when he receives ACOMPANIED PCS orders. Unacompanied orders and TDYs or deployments you cannot join him.
BAH will be based on the zip code of the duty station, so be very careful about choosing to move someplace else during a long deployment.. one, you lose base housing if you are in it, and get put on the bottom of the list when he comes back. This can be problamatic especially when a large unit is returning and everybody needs to find a place to live. also, if you move from an area which has a fairly low BAH rate to a more expensive area, you won't get the difference becuase it is not condiered a PCS move.
2007-02-26 14:26:07 · answer #2 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
it's your choice... you can stay on base, or or a lot of my friends would go back home and visit w/ friends and family for awhile, especially if they haven't been at a base for long and don't know anyone yet. also, if you two want to live on base instead of an apt off base, then you need to contact the new base's housing office as soon as you find out which one he's going to and get put on the housing list. sometimes there is a really long list but hopefully they will have one ready for you when you get there.
2007-02-26 10:08:43 · answer #3 · answered by 26 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations on the impending nuptials...
Everyone else is correct on the PCS orders issue... that you (plural) will have a permanent duty-station, and will make your home there.
Now, I'm ex-Navy, and I'm not up-to-date regarding ON-BASE married housing for the Army, Air Force, or the Corps... but:
NAVY housing in San Diego in the mid 80's thru 90's was AWFULLY rare... on NAS North Island, I can only recall about 50-75 homes... and all were for officers or senior enlisted.
The Navy had a number of condo and apartment complexes OFF base, but the times I visited them they were less than impressive.
Good luck !!
2007-02-26 10:48:50 · answer #4 · answered by mariner31 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if your are married can you live on base. If he is deployed to Iraq, he will deploy from the base he is stationed at and yes you can stay on base during the deployment.
2007-02-26 11:08:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As everyone else said, it is your choice where you live when he is deployed. But, the Army won't pay for you to move home. The Army only pays for your move if they force you to move. If you go home during a deployment, that's your choice, so you will have to pay for it.
One option is to keep your quarters on post (or apartment or whatever if you live off-post), and move home. If you have someplace that you can live rent-free (like your parent's house), then you can leave all of your furniture and stuff at your house and not have to worry about finding a place to live when his unit gets home. When they come home housing is hard to find, on or off-post. I've had a couple friends who did this and spent a few months at a time at their parents' house, then moved back to their house on post.
2007-02-26 15:07:12 · answer #6 · answered by Cloth on Bum, Breastmilk in Tum! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You CAN choose to stay at the base you were at before he left, or you can choose to do an ERD (I can't remember exactly what it stands for, but it means that you can go home to your family, and the military will move you), or sometimes you can go to the next duty station. It's up to you, and it depends on the post you're stationed at.
Good luck, from one military wife to a future one!
2007-02-26 10:05:18 · answer #7 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yes you would stay at that base or you can go stay with family it doesn't matter.
2007-02-27 07:06:39 · answer #8 · answered by me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you will get to stay on base!!!
2007-02-26 18:05:56 · answer #9 · answered by ms.jackson... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you will. nothing will be differant. other than your hubby wont be there
2007-02-26 09:59:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋