Im thinking about joining the Airforce, and have been doing some research!
Also, my husband is also in the Airforce in the maintenence field, and I will probably go in as a general career!
Anyways...I asked a recruiter about getting stationed together, and they said that they have a join spouse program, and you have to either be based at the same base....or witing 50 miles of eachother. Also, there i no base within 50 miles, so wouldn;t that mean we would be based together??
2007-08-08 09:46:35 · 13 answers · asked by Nicole S 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
should be if it's anything like the army. My husband and i are both active duty army, and it's called joint spouse something program or something like that. They have to keep you within 50 miles of each other or they have to pay you a lot of extra money. My husband is in iraq right now and i'm still in kansas.. and he's getting separation pay through the army because we've been more than 50 miles away from each other for 31 days.
2007-08-09 13:25:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While they do TRY to do this, it doesn't always happen, or it doesn't happen simultaneously. I've known couples where one got orders and the other got orders 6 months later. We've got that happening at our base right now. She is PCSing in 3 weeks (handpicked job), they told him it will be at least another 4 months before they can get a slot for him.
Another couple had to settle for being in the same state, even though the bases were 5 hours apart.
Just remember, the AF doesn't promise anything.. they'll try, but there are no guarantees!
Good luck!
2007-08-08 17:41:55 · answer #2 · answered by usafbrat64 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In general, if both spouses are in the same branch of the service, the military will do it's best to keep you stationed together. That can include bases within a certain distance from one another, espcially if you are in the same career field. Spouses are not allowed to work together generally. However, there is never an absolute garuntee. I have known many couples who have been stationed togehter, but because of career fields, rotation dates or enlistment issues, have had to move seperately to their next station, with up to several months between them.
2007-08-08 17:12:39 · answer #3 · answered by Annie 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
generally yes unless that base does not suprot your mos what so ever and if your mos takes priotry over his mos you and your husband may find your selves pcsing to another post that suports both your jobs in the airforce or to another post where there is another one close by that does suport your mos the military will reinburst for traveling if you have to drive to work every day if its over 50 miles Round trip
really consider what you are doing it is hard just having one person serving in the military within a family imagine two you both will be working late hrs and what not you may not find time for eachother and it could be verry hard on your marriage and your family if you decide to join too but if you think your marriage is strong enought and you can do it i admire you for what you are doing
make sure your recuriter is not messing with you recuriters are like sheister car salesmen and they will tell you anyting to get a sale out of you make sure you have anyting he says or promises you in writing or you dont go if i were you bring your husband with in the office that way the recuriter cant talk too much bull to you and make sure you have it in writing too
they can and will station spouses apart for breif periods of time my sisters marriage fell apart because of that be carefull in your choices especially when it considers your distand future and your family
spouses are offerd awesome online college courses and scalar ships you should look into your options before going our on a limb
2007-08-08 16:56:40 · answer #4 · answered by Honey Badger Doesnt give a Shat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldnt count on information obtained from a recruiter who is under pressure to fulfill monthly quotas. If you don't see it in writing, either from the recruiter or in a signup contract or in some Air Force publication or website, don't assume that it's true. They could tell you something like, well, we would have based you together if we could, but there were no openings available and there was no other base within 50 miles.
2007-08-08 16:54:17 · answer #5 · answered by RE 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
True and there is a chance you could be stationed together. I know in the Army I only had the choice of which State or country. I asked for Germany. Got it. Many bases there though.
2007-08-08 16:51:27 · answer #6 · answered by Rawbert 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
I was married, both my husband and i were same branch of service ( this really helps with the 50 mile rule ) and we were on the same base.
You or your husband can be deployed and be seperated.
2007-08-08 17:01:10 · answer #7 · answered by shvrx 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is true; you can be placed in separate units or squadrons, but still serve in the same base; it is vbery common for military families in which both parents are serving to be assigned to the same division, but serve in separate units.
2007-08-08 19:15:30 · answer #8 · answered by tercelclub 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A recruiter will tell you that he will give you anything you want to get you to sign. Your husband should know, or at least be able to find out on base.
2007-08-08 16:51:44 · answer #9 · answered by spidermonkeyfingers 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
that is true UNLESS one of you gets a remote tour (korea etc) then not always. i know several mil to mil couples that have been apart for several consecutive years...with remote tours and tdys and stuff. they would only see each other for a couple weeks in between one coming back and the other leaving.
2007-08-08 17:15:25 · answer #10 · answered by CRmac 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋