I Am a United States Army Wife - Forum & Chat Board | Where do I start ??

Well, I guess an good place to start is by saying, Hiya Everyone !! Im new !! Well a little about me ....  I'm a 25 yr old mother of 3, 1 boy Ayden, hes 4 and 2 girls, Dawson "Dottie" just turned 3 yesterday, And Lilliana "Lillie" is 8 months.  I'm happly married to the man of my dreams the most selfless human ever he is curremtly at AIT in Fort Bliss, Tx.  Our Kid miss him like crazy, I on the other hand dont know how i make it on a daily basis without him. It's almost like im smacking my head off a wall 24 hrs a day !  I cant wait till we are stationed together, and thats where my question is !! I just found out that they are cutting his AIT by 6 weeks ( not holding my breath its the Army right !!LOL)  but if all goes according to plan he should be home in the middle to end of Sept !! hooray ~~  but i need to start planning things  for the move or wait !!! but  i thought i should do some rsearch i on things we dont know where it is we will be but i have 3 children so i need to do everything i can in a nice planned out way !! so can anyone tell me where to start????  i know  its early but im not one to sit around and wait planning is everything in my life !!!

 I dont have any answers for you....... however I wish you luck, I know that I am the same way I hate waiting!! 

6 years ago... My daughter and I moved to Fort Bragg, NC after my then... b/f completed OSUT and airborne school in GA.   We weren't married until after both of us got there.   The cost, other than some travel allowences were paid by us.   I'm pretty certain that there isn't anything to do until he receives his orders and then at that time when he begins his out proccessing... does he make arrangements to move your family.   But then your question/post is from July '09 so you probably already know that.

if your married this should be fairly easy. talk to his recruiter or go to the ACS office on post and talk to them about moving. Especially if he's gotten orders about where he'll be stationed. If he hasn't gotten orders, there isn't much you can do. i hope this helps.

AAAhhh, dumb computer haha i have typed this 3 times! Haha, anyway it really depend on where he is stationed. In the States or Over-seas. There is a big difference between the 2. One thing I do recommend though is to start deciding what you really want/need to take with you and what you can put in storage. When we moved here to Korea we were not given much weight to ship so we didnt have any furniture of ours shipped.. the Army provides it for us though. The Army will pay for the shipment of House Hold Goods (HHG) up to a certain weight which is determined on his rank. Weight allotments is different when in states and for over seas. You also should recieve an allowance for moving costs you may have.. i cant remember what its called right now but I will ask my husband. Also when you move if you have to stay in the Base Lodge (or any hotel) the Army WILL reemburse your exspences- so when moving keep ALL reciepts, without them you cannot get repaid. Also get a General Power of Attorney from you Husband. You will HAVE to have it if he has to leave and you cannot follow right away. There is so much to do, its just hard to tell you which way to go cause i dont know where he'll be stationed haha... But PLEASE email me with any questions. I will help the best I can, and get information from the ppl I know who will have answers! Also check out MilitaryOneSource . com- its the BEST (there is no spaces in that link it just wont let me post it if its all together)  It has so much information and a number to call if you need help. Also, I do want to say please dont just assume you will live with him right off; sometimes it doesnt happen. It took me 6 months to be able to move to Korea with my husband. I really hope that didnt seem mean- its just best to not assume things with the Army- they change things so freakin much and its frustrating!! Also- remember It does get easier, but its never easy.