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Can you stay on base with your boyfriend?
Girls are allowed to visit men in the barracks, but you cannot spend the night. You must sign in with the duty at the front desk. The door to the barracks room is supposed to be propped open during the visit. Rules may vary for different units, but usually you must sign out by 10 PM.
Can my wife move with me to AIT?
Soldiers may move household goods and Family members to the location of any Advanced Individual Training (AIT) course that is 20 weeks or more in length.
Can you live with someone in the military without being married?
If one of those people falls ill or injured, he can come home for them. If a girlfriend or boyfriend falls ill or injured, the soldier cannot come home for them. Others marry so they can live with their partner — without marriage, the soldier must live in the barracks without their partner.
Can I visit my boyfriend on base during AIT?
Most bases will not allow travel over 50 miles from the base. If you are traveling to visit your Soldier during AIT make sure you receive confirmation that they are allowed visitor’s before you make plans to travel. Even then, your Soldier may not be aware of weekend liberty until the day before.
Can I have visitors during AIT?
If you are traveling to visit your Soldier during AIT make sure you receive confirmation that they are allowed visitor’s before you make plans to travel. Even then, your Soldier may not be aware of weekend liberty until the day before.
Can you live with your boyfriend in the military if married?
Just approach it from the basis that you will be ahead of the curve when you do marry your soldier. It is true that you will not be allowed to live on post as an Army girlfriend. Until you are married, your soldier will not be authorized to have on post housing.
Can you live with your family while on AIT in the Army?
This means that the Army will pay for the family to move to the AIT location. After a certain time period, the soldier will be allowed to live with his family if he chooses. This generally occurs after making it through the first phase of AIT. If his AIT is less than 20 weeks long, the dependents will generally not be added to his orders.
When do you get the military housing allowance when getting married?
If you get married before joining the military, this tax-free housing allowance begins on the very first day of active duty (the first day of basic training). If you wait until after joining the military to get married, the housing allowance becomes effective on the date of the marriage.
Do soldiers have to live on post in the Army?
Soldiers are required to live on post in the barracks during this introduction to the Army. While family members are free to move to the same area, they will not be allowed to see the soldier any more often than if they lived far away.