Programs for military spouses?

FLmomof5 · Feb 22, 2009

That depends. But, if I recall Army Regs correctly, you may be prevented from going AD if your spouse is AD....due to deployment issues. This is something I always got a kick out of....if your both are AD, you can get married and neither one needs to resign.... If you get divorce on AD and have children... no problem, but you cant enter AD as a single parent. :icon_roll

You mentioned becoming a nurse, but you didn't say whether you wanted to be a military member or if you simply wanted a program to pay for it. I would check your local college to find out.

Here in Jax, if your family member is stationed at NAS-JAX or Mayport....OR if your family member is ANG out of Camp Blanding, there are programs to pay for your schooling. What SUCKS for me is my husband is ANG-AGR in SC but only comes home on weekends....and since he is not stationed at Camp Blanding, I don't get MY schooling paid for. Bummer.

just_cause, BSN, RN · Feb 22, 2009

army wives can become RNs by attending local community college or university.

sometimes you can get in state tuition at that university - but that is state dependent.

dreamon · Feb 22, 2009

I never knew single parents couldn't go active- or that you can't enlist if your spouse is already in! Thinking back know everyone who got married was already enlisted so I didn't give it much thought. So someone who have to get divorced and then remarried after enlistment? What a mess!

My plan was to go to school then get comissioned or work for the VA- whichever I could do first. I'm prior service, so I know better than to join then go to school lol, who knows how long that would take if ever. I was just curious about the program someone mentioned. Sounded to good to be true, but I figured I'd ask anyway.

I'll ask the local college admin, but I don't know where my fiance will be stationed yet- he is doing his paperwork to enlist now and is just waiting for a waiver.