Posted on May 28, 2020
If I marry someone in a different service after having already received my orders, am I able to change my orders to get a joint assignment?
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I’m a newly commissioned Army 2LT with orders to Fort Stewart after BOLC. My fiancé is a new Marine 2LT, but he doesn’t have orders yet. If we got married before he received orders, am I able to change my orders to get a joint assignment or am I stuck with my orders until the next PCS?
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Each service has a married couples program for couples WITHIN their respective service (the Married Army Couples Program, for example). Sadly, there is no overarching joint program between all the different branches.
The level of logistical complexity in making that a reality somewhat precludes it's existence, unfortunately.
The level of logistical complexity in making that a reality somewhat precludes it's existence, unfortunately.
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LTC Jason Mackay
Army MACP states that they will try to honor Joint Couples, but as always, no guarantees.
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You need to get married and enroll. Be prepared for bad news. There is a developed topic page for this topic here on RP: https://www.rallypoint.com/topics/marriage/about
It has resources. Understand you are already an inbound to that installation, if not a specific BDE. Not sure what LT Asssignments branch can do. You need to do some leg work to figure out assignments that will work for both of you. You may need to suck down that assignment to Stewart while your spouse to be gets their initial assignment with the aim of the follow on being Joint domicile. Especially as you are not yet married. There is no assignment consideration for either of you without being married.
It has resources. Understand you are already an inbound to that installation, if not a specific BDE. Not sure what LT Asssignments branch can do. You need to do some leg work to figure out assignments that will work for both of you. You may need to suck down that assignment to Stewart while your spouse to be gets their initial assignment with the aim of the follow on being Joint domicile. Especially as you are not yet married. There is no assignment consideration for either of you without being married.
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Hard reality here is being married as officers to another branch will be very difficult for you to both be active duty and reside close to each other. You getting married and him having no orders really wont change your orders because he does not have orders. Kinda hard to change your orders to a location that he does not have yet. Is that the question you were really trying to ask?
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2LT Gwen Brannigan
Yes I guess a better question would be if we get married and he got orders to somewhere that could be a joint assignment, would I be able to go there as well or would I have to wait until I PCS next?
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MAJ Byron Oyler
Research the Army Married Couples program and contact your branch. Love and marriage is a challenging thing in the military and I am sure when you started dating ending up at the point of marriage and two different branches was not something you considered. This will be a challenge and I am sorry I cannot give you a better answer; chances are you will be separate unless Marines ever have a need for an Army intelligence officer. Those billets are likely filled by Navy or Marine intelligence officers. If you are a recent ROTC grad, speak with your PME, they might have some good answers.
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SSG (Join to see)
There are only a select number of location with Army and Marine bases relatively close. Hawaii, South Carolina, California. Your odds are no in your favor however2LT Gwen Brannigan
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