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I am in the National Guard and I am going to get married to a Active duty soldier. The thing is he is stationed at Camp Casey, S.Korea and I'm in the Nebraska National Guard. Would there be a way for me to be with him in Korea?
Hi Sara,
There are no National Guard units assigned overseas (the National Guard "belongs" to individual STATES, not the Federal Government. Because of that, you could not be transfered to a NG unit in Korea (because there aren't any).
Because it would be pretty much impossible (actually, it would be possible, but very expensive in transportation costs) for you to attend drills and annual duty, you would have to first request a transfer to the IRR (Individual Ready Reserve), before relocating to Korea. Upon your return to the states (any state), you could then request re-instatement to the drilling Air National Guard in that state (assuming there was an available slot in that state for your rank/AFSC).
However, Camp Casey, in Korea, is not a command-sponsored assignment. That means does not pay for Military spouses to accompany the member there. You could relocate to Korea at your own expense, but that can be expensive (see: http://www.osan.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=6995).
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military information site at: http://usmilitary.about.com Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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