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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.
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Thank you.
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Tricare Prime
When DH enrolls us in DEERS, will we automatically be put into Prime or does he have to select that? Also, does it cost to enroll in it? I thought I read on their website that AD doesn't cost to enroll.
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Re: Tricare Prime
He will automatically get prime. Correct. But I thought b/c she's not going to be with him when he goes to BCT that she will automatically get standard, starting day 1 of his BCT and she must choose to enroll in TriCare Prime(or Prime Remote). I'm trying to find it on the website but that was always my understanding.
Aside from the SM, the family starts off tricare standard. You get this by enrolling into DEERS. Once that is done you can either go to a tricare office, or print and fax/mail the paperwork for tricare prime.
Prime starts depending on when the paperwork is processed. If its before the 20th of any give month then Prime starts on the first of the next month. Example You submit your paperwork today and prime starts April 1. If you submit your paper work after the 20th, than it starts the following month. Example you submit your paper work on the 21st of March, so your coverage starts May 1.
This was my basic understanding of it. While he is in BCT and AIT, they will be automatically enrolled into Standard and will have to choose to go on Prime when they get to his first duty station. It is free to enroll.
Do we have to wait till we get to a duty station to switch to Prime? Also, in case it matters, we are no where near any type of military base or hospital.
From my understanding, you wait until you get there. I may be wrong and welcome any corrections.
We choose to stay on Standard here because I've never been impressed with the doctors on our post. I also have children with conditions that require a lot of referals. I prefer to self refer instead of waiting around for someone to do it for me. However, we will be switching back to Prime soon because MH's unit is opening a clinic just for their families. We use the unit's surgeon and a PA. I'll be taking advantage of that.
Ok, I'm probably wrong on that. H was already long in before we got married, and now I only deal with couples who are already in and getting married, so I have little to no knowledge on SM's joining with dependents.
OP. We *just* talked about this. I *just* told you how you can enroll even while you're still at home.
http://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/64308910.aspx
FFS.
For real. I thought I was having d?j? vu.