What are our options as dual military in separate branches (Army/Air Force)?

2020-11-03T05:39:12-05:00

Finally made an account on here just so I could ask this question.

I am currently finishing a year tour in Korea (31B), was DA Selected for Recruiting earlier this year and will be going to Michigan for the next 3 years (Pending pinpoints to exact station).

Met/got together with my girlfriend back at Bragg when she was a civ. She joined the Air Force after I left last year and has essentially been in training (EOD Tech). Her first duty station is going to be in Georgia. She will simply finish a 3 year contract and get out.

I am an E-6, she is an E-3 (Go ahead and laugh, it's love damnit)

Our schedules are aligning perfectly for me to propose/marry her while we visit each other through the holiday during my PCS period from Korea to Michigan. My question is, should we marry, how might it work? I've been trying to dig up information on the Geo-Bachelor program. This seems to no longer be a thing from what I can find. MACP is essentially useless from what I can gather being different branches.

What should be my plan of action be? I have no idea where to start here.

I figured we both just take marriage certs to our S1/DEERs and then are recognized as married/dual-military. Would that mean we get dual BAH too? We would essentially be Geo-bachelors until our assignments were completed right? With me recruiting, I get privatized housing, but will she have to stay in barracks?

Response by Lt Col Charlie Brown made Nov 3 at 2020 5:46 AM

2020-11-03T05:46:02-05:00

You each will get separate BAH until she gets out and moves in with you. Then you will get with dependents rate. Unfortunately your career field and hers will pretty much stop any joint basing. You should bring your documents into personnel so you are recognized as each other's spouses in case of emergency, etc. It impacts things we all don't want to think about like notifications and insurance.

Response by SP5 Peter Keane made Nov 3 at 2020 2:15 PM

2020-11-03T14:15:58-05:00

When did the Air Force start giving 3 year contracts ?

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Nov 3 at 2020 2:58 PM

2020-11-03T14:58:33-05:00

Lt Col Charlie Brown has an excellent answer. Iyes do get married. Then try to determine her follow-on assignment location. Ask recruiting command to station you near her location. Won’t hurt to ask. If that doesn’t work both should request follow-on assignments to joint bases where the AF has EOD personnel. As you know the Army hasMPs almost everywhere there’s an Army installation.
Good luck!

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2021 2:52 PM

2021-03-05T14:52:13-05:00

Air Force is different than Army. She may be able to get BAH w/o dependents but she has to live off-post. Army will not give you anything higher than partial BAH (which is like 8$) if you are living in government quarters. You will not receive BAH w/ dependents if you don’t have children or someone you are providing care for. Your only entitled BAH w/o and that is only if you live off post.