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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Anyone dual military (im Navy)?
I feel like I'm in such a rut right now! I am stationed in Japan and my husband is now stationed in Jacksonville Florida. We would like to be stationed near one another (preferably I get orders to Mayport, Fl or Kingsbay, Ga.). So we put in spousal colocation requests. But theres the issue of me being a first termer (even though I am up for orders and Im due to leave in the next two months to my next command). He is already a second termer. I'm not up for shore duty although I can go since I wouldnt go to NAS Jax. Is there anyone who is dual mil and has experienced colocation? Or know someone who has and has any kind of helpful information? It would be greatly appreciated.
Re: Anyone dual military (im Navy)?
I got this. I am dual military and speak Navy.
Just remember that co-location =/= the balancing of sea shore rotation. I'm sure you realize that you can volunteer to continue on Sea Duty or your Sailor can do the same. Which would then balance your rotations so you are on the same one.
What are your rates? Are you aviation? surface? That is another aspect that you will need to take into consideration. If your rates do not compliment you will continue to run into issues.
You may end up at Mayport with your Spouse at JAX, live in the middle. Each of you have a crappy commute, but at the end of the day you are together.
You may want to consider looking at Hampton Roads, VA. Within a 25 mile radius we literally have every rate you could imagine from SO to CS. If it flies, dives or makes other people die its in Norfolk, Virginia Beach or Portsmouth.
We were dual Army when we got married. Becuase of time in service, time on station, getting fenced for deployments, each of deploying separately and then the whole first term thin, we were married for 22 months before I could finally PCS to him. When the time came, we decided oen of us would get out, because we hated being forced to be apart, so he got out and I'm still in. We've been married 5 1/2 years, and still have only actually been together for about half of it, with more training and another deployment for me.
@JlynG - sorry, but you're kinda screwed. There's no interservice married couples program, so it will be straight up luck if either of you ever gets stationed together. Especially since AF and Navy don't have a whole lot of postings by each other, like Navy and Marines or Army and AF.