Posted on Jun 20, 2016
Married Army Couples Program: How does on post housing work if I'm not the sponsor for our child and it doesn't have my child on my orders?
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I am on assignment to PCS to my new duty station. My wife is reclassing then hopefully coming to the same assignment. How does on post housing work if I'm not the sponsor for our child and it doesn't have my child on my orders?
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MacDill AFB
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I highly recommend you get an amendment to your orders if the child will travel with you. Unfortunatley, this only works if teh child is your dependent. If you go unaccompanied you will live in the Soldiers residence until your family arrives.
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SSG Aaron Marshall
CSM, that's what I was told to try and do because my child is traveling with me but how likely is it to get orders amended if I'm not the sponsor ?
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CSM Darieus ZaGara
The problem you have is the unknown, whether your wife will even get the same duty station. Your daughter cannot travel with you if she is not on your orders. You take a risk provided you get deployed or other. If you have custody because your spouse is in an unaccompanied school program then you may be able to work something with the Garrison for temp housing. Why are you not asking for a deferment until your wife concludes training? There are many variables otherwise-this sounds like the safest bet.
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If you are on the MACP program, you can have your orders amended to say with dependent. Make sure her child is on your Deers also as a step child. It just means when you do your Travel claim, you will put down the child traveled as your dependent and when she does her TV, she will put unaccompanied since the child is in your care at this moment. Send an email to your Career Manager to get more info.
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Simplist answer, adoption, official recognized red tape B.S.
Try listed as dependants' dependant.
Try listed as dependants' dependant.
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