My husband is being sent to Korea. It is not a spouse sponsered tour which alot of them are not meaning they wont pay for me to move. Alot of people are telling me that as long as I have an apartment there he can live with me and go to the base and work his job. Only one person so far has said he couldnt. He is an e1. I know alot of ladies who are going to do that. My question is How can we find out? and do you know if it is true he will be able to live with me in the apartment there?
2007-10-11 09:11:45 · 7 answers · asked by bob p 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
he needs to ask permission of his chain of command and they can deny it for any reason. He will not be able to ask until he gets there, and they may make him be there a while before granting permission.
be aware going over Non Command Sponsored means that you do NOT have easy access to any on base facilities, to include medical and dental. You also will NOT be protected under SOFA if you should get into any kind of trouble with the local police. Neither of you will be given permission to own or operate a vehicle. he may not be allowed to get OHA, you won't qualify for COLA and everything will be out of pocket.
2007-10-11 11:24:11 · answer #1 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than likely, as you are not authorized to accompany him and he is too low in rank to be given the choice or opportunity to live off base on his own, he would have to "ghost"...maintain his dorm room while living with you. The problem with this is he will not be eligable for any BAH to pay the rent..you would have to pay it independently...and on an E1 salary that would be nearly impossible. Since you won't be there on orders, you couldn't work on the base and it will be tough to find a job off base because of language issues. A car would be another major issue..to my knowledge he would not be eligable to have one, which would make getting to and from work extremely difficult. I would suggest trying to get added to his orders. If that fails, you may really need to consider staying in the states. There is a reason very few wives/families are allowed to go to Korea...services are limited, it is considered a high risk area and the work tempo there is high, with frequent readiness exercises lasting several days at a time. You will only be able to bring what you can carry in your suitcases..no furniture or personal items. Be sure this is what you want...it is not an easy assignment.
2007-10-11 22:00:40 · answer #2 · answered by Annie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically you could probably pull this off. But it won't be easy. I seriously advise you to not do this. He's on an unaccompanied tour, which means you are not command sponsored (and don't bother requesting it because they WILL deny it) and get NO benefits that you would normally have. If something were to happen to you there you would be at the full mercy of the Korean government; no protections at all. SOFA will not apply to you.
And how are you going to pay for this apartment? It's going to be almost impossible for you to get a job and he's not getting paid enough. That's one of the main reasons it's an unaccompanied tour - the costs.
2007-10-11 16:33:02 · answer #3 · answered by mAT2t 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He can do it, but he will have to maintain a room in the barracks. He will have to make sure that he shows up when he is supposed to and not be late.
You might look into Command Sponsorship. He would have to stay in country for two years but they will pay for your rent etc. It is very hard to get approved depending on the unit, but it never hurts to ask.
2007-10-11 16:20:34 · answer #4 · answered by Chikieboomboom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What he does on his off-duty hours is his business. However, if he's suppose to be on base at a certain time, he better be.
Just off hand, how do you purpose to pay for an apartment in Korea on an E-1's pay? You going to be doing a little "yobo-saying" on the side?
2007-10-11 16:17:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
He will have to ask all thsoe questions or contact your family support center. You really just need to let him go and trust him because you're just going to be making it harder by going with him, he'll worry about the money and you getting there etc.
2007-10-12 21:57:32 · answer #6 · answered by Mark and Allie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All they can say is no. Tell him to route a request chit.
2007-10-11 16:19:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋