while they are in Iraq?
2007-06-04 15:32:02 · 14 answers · asked by Mandie 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
serious answers ONLY please.
a duty station is where they were before. i'm not talking about going to iraq. read the question clearly before you answer please. his duty station is in ALASKA not iraq.
2007-06-04 15:47:56 · update #1
You have to have power of attorney over some things - I don't know about housing but I think it is one of the things. Because your spouse is still responsible for your actions. contact base housing and see if there are homes available. See what information you need to pass on to your Spouse so he can help with the process.
But honestly if you can stay with family it is the best place for you right now.
2007-06-05 05:15:53 · answer #1 · answered by sm_ie2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on if he was on an unaccompanied tour in Alaska. If he is then you will be responsible for all moving costs. If it isn't and spouses are allowed then the army will pay for your move. I went to on post housing to get help. If you are unable to do this in person then try calling them-they'll require their orders to that post and to Iraq as well as some other forms. They'll set you up with the people who do the moving. They'll give you a moving allotment to cover out of pocket expenses as well (ie, gas, hotel stays, etc). If you'll be living on post in Alaska they can also set you up with the person to talk to about housing. I believe most posts have on line applications for on post housing now but I'm not 100% sure. I hope this helps.. Good luck!
2007-06-04 15:54:08 · answer #2 · answered by TennesseeChicky 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Alaska is considered an overseas duty station, and the tours can be with family members. If you want the military to move you, he has to have orders there that say his tour is 3 years accompanied. If they don't say that , then it is a 2 year unaccompanied tour and he just goes through his chain of command to get his orders amended from unaccompanied status to accompanied (one of the gals I worked with in Germany had her husband do that when they got married). That will convert him to a 3 year tour so that it is worth their money of moving you up there. It may take him a little while to get that sort of paperwork put through while he is in Iraq, but its not impossible.
You can go through your move while he is deployed. I moved to Germany while my husband was deployed in support of operations in Bosnia. You just have to have your military ID card and a power of attorney from him that will allow you to do the paperwork at the base nearst to you their base transportation office for your move of household goods and your plane tickets to Alaska.
2007-06-04 16:42:28 · answer #3 · answered by ritzysmom 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You may have to pay for the move if your husband is due to change duty station with in a year or two. I know that if he was stationed in Germany, he would need to be there for a minimum of 3 years for the Army to pay for you to join him.
2007-06-04 15:58:39 · answer #4 · answered by sonofmary 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why didn't you go when he did?
If you chose to stay home instead of accompany him initally for an accompanied tour than you will most likely have to pay for your move. Especially if he is due to rotate upon return.
Contact your local transportation office/the office in Alaska. Make sure you have a Power of Attorney and copies of his orders.
2007-06-05 03:13:48 · answer #5 · answered by ArmyWifey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Iraq is a deplyment not a change of station. There is no base housing or family provision in Iraq. There are overseas assignments that are accompinied like Germany, and by command request to Korea, but sorry - Iraq is a war not a duty station.
2007-06-04 15:37:36 · answer #6 · answered by Scooter 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes you can, I have had friends move from off post to on post while their husbands are deployed to Iraq. Just keep in mind that the military will only pay for you to move once per year.
2007-06-04 16:03:48 · answer #7 · answered by paige_98_69 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure if this helps but when I tried to move on post from mine and my husbands old home they told me even though he was owed a move I was considered an aqquired spouse and that the military was not finacially responsible for me or our child in any way shape or form and that I was lucky to have even been given the benefits of acess to the comminsary and hosptial... yeah I had to hold back from shooting the person in their face while they were saying this to me cause I think it was just some either higher up nco wife bitc* (not nco wives in general but just this one) who was having a power moment or a civilian who was a complete idiot... either way I obtained a phone number in the end with that number I got the military to move me and got everyone to get their buts and get it done. Plus I got that person in trouble... I guess is even if you hit a brick wall just fight and if you have to get down and dirty with them.
2016-05-17 04:04:17 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as the orders are Acompanied and he will be there at least 6 months after returning, yes.
alternatively, if he has follow on orders for post Iraq, you can move ahead of him and set up house before he gets home.
2007-06-05 00:28:29 · answer #9 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most places they go you can go. Station wise. They should help you move there. As long as you were married before he got stationed there.
2007-06-04 16:42:55 · answer #10 · answered by nay 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋