My husband is joining the Army within the next 6 months....Does anyone have any information for me...?

Question

Are there any spousal support or information about the process of basic training, his schooling, and when we find out where he will be stationed? Any information would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

since you will not have access to anything until he is actually enlisted, right now all we can tell you is what you might expect to deal with.

One: you will NOT be allowed to move with him to where he is being trained unless his MOS school is longer than 6 months.

Two: be prepared to have him get 1 year Remote Orders to someplace like Korea.. where the military WILL NOT pay for you to move to.

Three: While he is in Basic training and School, BAH will be based on your zip code.

Four: don't expect to find out where he will be stationed until just before he graduates school..

Five: you will receive a packet in the mail containing all the paperwork you need to get your ID card and enroll into Tricare and Dental about 2-4 weeks after he reports to basic training. you can do NOTHING until you get that packet.

Six: his first paycheck will not show up for 6-8 weeks, so you will have to plan for that.

Seven: Basic is now 10 weeks long. Just changed the beginning of the month. Might be 13, All I know is that it is a week longer than it used to be.

Seek out online communities, such as Military.com.

Answer 2

Be sure all your financial ducks are in a row first. The first few years in service are lean and the money isn't going to take you far. You will need to secure employment also. He will spend 8 weeks in Basic and some time in tech training. It will depend on what he has tested for and what job he will be doing at the time before you will know where he will be stationed. It's a hurry and wait deal. I'd say call a recruiter but getting them to tell you the truth is a gamble. They usually tell you what you want to hear, not what is actually going to happen. You'll need to be strong and faithful while he is in training because his success in making it through basic will very much depend on your behavior at home.

Answer 3

Well for one, get used to being alone. My son joined the army and he and his wife are getting divorced partly due to being away from each other for so long. He was sent remote to S. Korea for a year and got extended for another he has been gone for 19 months so far. He has been home for 3 weeks in 19 months. His 3 year old son doesn't really know who he is.
When he gets back rumor has it, he will be home for 45 days and will be sent to join his unit in Iraq for 12 to 15 more months.
I really thought they would be together forever, that is how much they loved each other. But unfortunately, it was not enough.
Just remember country and duty are first ALWAYS, family is not important to the military.
Good luck.

Answer 4

You probably won't find out where you are getting stationed till he is almost done with school. He will be able to fill out a wish list but don't count on getting any of those places. It depends what is MOS (job) is.
You can contact www.militaryonesource.com (once he is in) and they should be able to help you find support groups etc. Or you can get information at www.military.com
Good luck to you both.

Answer 5

Until he actually joins all will be speculation on his path but in the meantime start here and talk to his recruiter.


www.army.mil

Answer 6

everyone is just about right, just be prepared and expect the unexpected. try to learn as much as you can so it won't be an absolute shock when it actually happens. don't forget to ask questions!

Answer 7

you'll have to be very independent, you will be by yourself, far away from you family when he gets deployed, its the hardest part to get used too

Answer 8

pray