Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard/different duel military

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Expert: - 5/23/2009


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My husband is active duty(army), and I was thinking about joining one of the services. Does the military keep married couples together if they are in different branches?

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The long answer is they try, but the problem is that there really are very few places you guys go that can be together all the time.  It is easier if you are in the Air Force and can go to bases that fly transport aircraft, since lots of those are located near Army bases.  If you were to select Navy or Marines your chances are very slim.  The shorter version is.. no guarantees and it is extremely difficult if you're not in the same branch.

Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard

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