How does it work when...?

Question

An army soldier and an air force soldier get married...what needs done? will we get stationed together? is either considered civilian on the opposite side? I just basically need to know the answers too every aspect of the situation....thank you

Answer 1

Both still military, no prob. not stationed together.Hard to do most bases Army and AFB not real close together, Good Luck and hope this did not deter you.

Vet-USAF

Answer 2

No they will document that you are married to another service member. I know the Army has a program when married to another Army soldier I'm sure there is something for this type of situation. I though it was suppose to keep them within a 50 mile radius but it has been awhile so don't quote me on it.
I would look at bases in Colorado I know for Army there is Ft. Carson and their is the Air Force academy but I think there is another Air Force bases there. Ft. Campbell, KY has a few Air Force people on it as well.
Good luck to you all.

Answer 3

No. Air Force and Army are separate services with separate bases. But, there are some locales where both are pretty close. What the Air Force member has to look for is Air Mobility Command bases that are almost next to major Army installations. One example is McChord Air Base and Fort Lewis in the Seattle-Tacoma area. Another is Pope Air Base and Fort Bragg in North Carolina. There are others.

Answer 4

That combination is certainly easier to deal with than say AF and Navy. When both members are military, but in different branches, the commands for both will do their best to keep them stationed together. This does not mean on the same base (unless it is a joint service base), but stationed in an area where you can both reasonably commute to respective postings. However, they can not asolutely garuntee this will happen as there will be places where there may be one base but not the other. There may be times that one of you will have to move sooner or later than the other..up to a year is not unheard of...and chances that you may end up deployed to different places or given tours in different states. It is not unheard of, but many that have done it will tell you it can be tough and you will need to be flexable.

Pay issues would be the same as if you were both in the same branch..neither would get full dependent rate housing, but what you would earn together would be slightly higher than what one member might get.

Answer 5

If you were both Army, or both Air Force, this would be easy.

What you have to do is each of you need to report to your S-1 and fill out the proper forms to get joint duty assignments. This is called 'Joint Domicile' or 'Joint Spouse' or 'Married Couples' depending upon who you talk to.

(Chances are, if you both stay in for 20, you might spend about 15-16 of it stationed together. That varies if either of you has a strange MOS that is very limited in duty station.)

The Army doesn't talk to the Air Force about this, and the Air Force doesn't talk to the Army. Each has a program to station married services members with their spouses, but they are separate programs.

So you need to be sure that you both get it approved and processed. If one side drops the ball, you will be on separate tours for a few years.

As always, the needs of the service rule, blah, blah, blah.

Answer 6

They usually try to station you within 100 miles or less or each other. Texas has Ft. Sam Houston Army Base and Lackland AFB. And then there's also Ft. Carson and the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. But usually, it is within 100 miles of each other.

Answer 7

spousal co location only works when the two are in the same branch, and even then it is not guaranteed. You each get BAH Single until there are children, then the senior gets BAH w/D.

It is considered appropriate to wear civilian attire when attending a function of your spouses' Command/Branch, such as the Birthday Ball or a Change of Command ceremony, unless it is a universal function, in which case you wear your uniform as well.