Posted on Jan 27, 2021
What should I expect going to my next duty station after getting married while on PCS leave? What do I need to know about DEERS enrollment?
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Bring your paperwork to the nearest military personnel office ASAP and get your new spouse registered and an ID card.
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Where are you on leave and what's your next duty station? Enrolling in DEERS ASAP is critical. You don't need to be near your next duty station or a major installation, there are DEERS/TRICARE offices at tiny military activities all over the place.
1) Google "DEERS Office near me"
2) Call first to check their office hours -- They may not be open 9-5, M-F
3) Go to any ID card-issuing office to add your spouse to DEERS.
4) You'll need the following documents (originals or certified copies):
-- Marriage certificate
-- Spouse's birth certificate
-- Spouse's Social Security card
-- Spouse's photo ID
Do you have a sponsor at your gaining unit/installation? I'd contact the housing office at your next installation. They may have an advanced application or waiting list that you can get on before you report in.
Congratulations and Good Luck
Know Before You Go: https://www.tricare.mil/LifeEvents/Marriage
1) Google "DEERS Office near me"
2) Call first to check their office hours -- They may not be open 9-5, M-F
3) Go to any ID card-issuing office to add your spouse to DEERS.
4) You'll need the following documents (originals or certified copies):
-- Marriage certificate
-- Spouse's birth certificate
-- Spouse's Social Security card
-- Spouse's photo ID
Do you have a sponsor at your gaining unit/installation? I'd contact the housing office at your next installation. They may have an advanced application or waiting list that you can get on before you report in.
Congratulations and Good Luck
Know Before You Go: https://www.tricare.mil/LifeEvents/Marriage
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You should know this is always a bad choice and causes unnecessary hardship on the spouse and financial strain on you
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Thats what I was leaning more towards, but doesnt the dependent need to be present to be able to enroll in deers?
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
SGT (Join to see) - For them to get an ID card, yes. My daughter after she was born, no I added her without her being there. The only time I have had to bring her into DEERS is because as a single parent, she has to have an ID card even being under 10.
So I think any dependents who need an ID card you would bring them in to enroll them.
So I think any dependents who need an ID card you would bring them in to enroll them.
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SGT (Join to see) she doesn't need to be present to enroll her and get your BAH started. Once you get your BAH started you can get your housing set up. Sometimes S1 or Finance are not on top of it and it could take months before your BAH actually gets processed and initiated.
In a perfect world you could just walk in with your new spouse, make a few stops and you would be in your new house in a week. In a COVID Army world, you aren't walking into anywhere, you have to make appointments ahead of time, systems go down, people lose paperwork, housing has a waiting list, etc
In a perfect world you could just walk in with your new spouse, make a few stops and you would be in your new house in a week. In a COVID Army world, you aren't walking into anywhere, you have to make appointments ahead of time, systems go down, people lose paperwork, housing has a waiting list, etc
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