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my granddaughter age 17 went down to camp pendalton for three days to visit her boyfriend, of course the boyfriend assured the mother these two would be chaperoned at all times, never the less this girl now wants to marry her boyfriend when she turns 18 next June and he says they will live off of base. He has signed a contract for 5 years service. He has also said he would be home every night from the base. what actually is the protocol for such things, and would the marines have someone actually chaperone a 17 year old and a military person???  Thank you Barbara

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Barbara:

 First, no, the Marine Corps doesn't assign 'chaperones' to Marines under ANY circumstances.   Never heard that one before.

 If the parents of your granddaughter had concerns, they shouldn't have let her go, esp. unsupervised, in that regard.  Well, what's done is done at this point.  The good news is they are waiting to get married.  June is a long way off so plenty of things can happen until then.  I'd be more concerned with her getting pregnant than anything else at this point.  

 If/when they do get married, yes, they can live off base.  They can also apply for on base housing, but the waiting list is long at Pendleton and is rank dependent.  Sometimes you can get lucky tho.  Regardless, living off base is allowed.

 Good luck.  And, it could be worse for sure.  At least you know what's going on at this point, and he's a Marine (meaning he's employed with steady benefits and such).  

 Oh, and as far as being home every night, that's not always the case, there may be times, depending on what job he has, that he's 'in the field' and away from home.  As well as deploying to various places overseas and whatnot.

Best regards,

Jason

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Infantry Rifleman, MOS 0311: 3 years. Marine Barracks Security (Marine Barracks, Annapolis, Maryland(not Embassy Duty): 3 years. Parachutist: MOS 9962: Got my wings in August of 1984. Intelligence Specialist: MOS 0231 10 years working as an Intelligence Analyst with a Fixed Wing Fighter Squadron, Force Service Support Group, and at Headquarters, Marine Corps. Field Radio Operator: MOS 2531. Served as a Platoon Sergeant in a Communications Platoon assigned to MEU Service Support Group 24 (Special Operations Capable). Did a hitch in the Army reserves as an 11B (Infantryman), 3 years. Finished out my career in the Air National Guard as a BioEnvironmental Engineer MOS 4B3X1, did that for a few years. I"ve been collecting and selling Marine Corps and other military uniforms, medals, and field gear since I was 8 years old.

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