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My boyfriend just joined the marine corps and he wants me to go with him wherever he is stationed. The problem is that we both believe we are still to young to get married. So my question is will I be able to live with him and if so what would the circumstances most likely be surrounding the possible living arrangements?
Thank you for your time,
Shayna
Hi Shayna,
Sorry, but the military will not pay for single members to "shack up" (if they did, tax-payers would have a Kiniption-fit).
Unless you are married, the military will not pay for you to move, nor will he be allowed to live off-base at government expense.
He will be assigned to a barracks room at his first assignment. Now, if you choose to move to that same area, and if you choose to rent an apartment on your own, the Marine Corps is not going to make him sleep in his barracks room. But, (if you're not married), they are not going to give him a housing allowance to help pay the rent.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers
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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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