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Are spouses allowed to live on base when a soldier/officer is stationed there? I know there is family housing in some locations (Germany) but did not know if that was an option for those deployed in Afghanistan or Iraq.
In most places a legal spouse can live with the Soldier. In Afghanistan and Iraq, however, they are considered hazardous duty locations and Soldiers cannot be accompanied. General rule of thumb is that if a Soldier is required to be there longer than 12 months than a Spouse can accompany them. If it is 12 months or less, they will be unaccompanied.
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Aaron Shifferly
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I am currently an active duty Army Captain in the Military Police Field. I have been enlisted (Military Intelligence) and attended The United States Military Academy at West Point. I can answer questions related to the Army, posting, jobs, lifestyle, workings... pretty much anything you can throw at me with the exception of very specific recruting or medical questions. I have no expertise in what it takes to get in the military other than the fact that I, myself, joined at one point in time.
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I have experience in both deployed and garrision environments as a Military Police Officer.
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Bachelor of Science in Arabic and French from United States Military Academy at West Point.
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