Just have a few questions that i can't seem to get a straight answer on... My husband left on August 28th for Great Lakes.
1.) Before he left should i have gotton paper work done for my health insurance?
2.) I was told that i needed to get some sort of military ID? Is that true and if so where do i go?
3.) How long does it typically take to get the first paycheck?
4.) He is in AECF we were told that i would be able to move to great lakes after he is done with the first eight weeks. Has anyone done this program that has a family and could you tell me how it worked?

Any info would be great? I feel really in the dark right now.
JoAnne

JoAnne I am sure he will get Boot leave before going to A school.Until he Graduates from Boot or the first 8 weeks I don't think you can do anything.JoAnne the USN will know his Marital status don't worry as soon as he gets his first set of Orders him & the Despersing office will take care of the rest.

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I may be way off here, but benefits aren't granted until after completion of boot camp.

I am not sure about that part you start earning a salary as soon as you get there.

Yeah, the only money I saw during boot was script, and that was only good to get smokes and shaving gear......

In order to receive benefits and receive an ID card you have to be enrolled in the DEERS. Here's some DEERS/TRICARE POC info--

TRICARE administrators encourage periodic DEERS check-ups to ensure information is up-to-date. Keeping current also ensures those important TRICARE-related healthcare documents, such as enrollment cards, brochures and privacy notices, and even mail-order prescription medications are delivered to the correct address and on time.

Ensuring accurate DEERS information is the responsibility of sponsors. DEERS and TRICARE helps you remember to make updates by mailing information to your current address, so it's essential that your address is current.

There are several ways to update your address:

- Visit the DEERS Website, www.tricare.osd.mil/deers. This is the quick and easy way to do it.

- Visit a local personnel office that has a uniformed services I.D. card facility. To locate the nearest military ID card facility, visit the Defense Manpower Data Center Support Office (DMDCSO) website, www.dmdc.osd.mil/rsl. Call the personnel office before you go for hours of operation and what might be needed to update the record. This is especially important if you are updating a record for someone who is housebound.

- Fax address changes to the DMDCSO at (831) 655-8317.

- Call the DMDCSO Telephone Center at (800) 538-9552. The best time to call the center to avoid delays is between 6 a.m.-3 p.m. PST Wednesday-Friday.

- Mail the changed information to "Defense Manpower Data Center Support Office, ATTN: COA, 400 Gigling Rd., Seaside, Calif. 93955-6771."

To update information other than addresses, documentation such as marriage, birth, or death certificates; DD 214s; or divorce decrees often must be provided. Contact the nearest military ID card facility to find out what documents are needed to update DEERS eligibility information.

For more information about DEERS records, call the DMDCSO Telephone Center at 1 (800) 538-9552. Hours of operation are 6 a.m.-3:30 p.m. PST Monday-Friday

For related news, visit the Navy Medicine Navy NewsStand page at www.news.navy.mil/local/mednews.
Hope they can help you out.

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Originally posted by thegunny:
Yeah, the only money I saw during boot was script, and that was only good to get smokes and shaving gear......

we cant smoke in boot camp any more =/

that can be construed as a good thing. Back when I was in, our rations came with cigerettes.

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Originally posted by thegunny:
that can be construed as a good thing. Back when I was in, our rations came with cigerettes.

meh, thats cool for you non smokers out there...

but for people like me, its gonna suck.