I want to join the coast guard im married to a marine.dual bah or just one?

I want to join the coast guard however Im married to an e-6 marine and wondering if we both get separate bah or just one of us, and what the chances are of us being based close to each other( at least 100 miles)my recruiter keeps reassuring me that although they cant put it in writing that the coast guard works hard to base active duty spouses close together and that i will probably get based by my husband.I would be taking a big chance on this as I have a 1 year old son and would like to keep our family close to each other. I was told at the cg office that I didnt need a custody is this correct?I have heard with other branches this is true. anyone able to help??

I MEANT IN MY QUESTION BEFORE THAT THEY SAID I DIDNT NEED A CUSTODY WAIVER, LOL IVE JUST NOTICED THAT I SAID I DIDNT NEED CUSTODY.. THATS IN NO WAY WHAT I MEANT I HOPE EVERYONE KNEW WHAT I MEANT .

they do try and but married couples together if possible. it's just one of the things they do. they can't put you two under the same chain of command though (which shouldn't be a problem since you're going into totally different branches). but for example, with me, i'm in the navy and my boy's a marine and sailors and marines share bases. i can't be stationed in the same base as him because it's against their policy to have a couple under the same chain of command. they can station us in adjacent bases that are close together though.

honetly, i can't speak for the coast gaurd, but i know for sure that at least the marine end will do what it can to keep you guys together. the fact that you're mairied AND have a child helps even more.

if you want some more reassurance, ask you recruiter to contact the people who actually work with family relations and stuff. it may or may not be easy, but he can do it.

More than likely you'll be based apart. BAH will be left up to the services, it's like double dipping, and you'll probably get one fi they know about it. Not sure this whole thing is a good idea for your son!

My husband and I are both in the Navy. We are supposed to be getting both single BAH, so it may be the same with you guys I'm not sure. But, they do try to base each other close to one another, but they could have your husband on one side of the coast and you on the other. Just be careful, because if they can't put it in wrighting there is NO guarantee. Make them put everything in writing, or you will get screwed.

Join the coast guard but don't expect to be in the same time zone as your hubby.
Coast guard and Marines are worlds apart. So you have to decide which is more important to you.
Your family and have your son together or your military career.
Pick one because the other will suffer.

Mix military families are hard and even those in the same branch is tough.

I won't recommend it.

one will get full BAH, the other will ger partial.

I think you'd be better off finding something else....I've contemplated joining myself - and since we don't have family to really fall back on as far as a family care plan if we both were out of country - (and my health anyway) that it's out of the question.

Who will take care of your child/ren for 6 months to a year when you're both gone? Is that what you want - for you both to miss that much time?

I am in the CG and when you are 2 coasties they have the 90 mile rule, in the beginning if your are on different rotations you might be apart for a couple of months but then they try and fix that as soon as possible by short touring someone.

But I was told that if you are in two different branches they don't usually co locate you. You'd have to be a marine also for them to put you in the same area.

As for BAH, you will both get BAH and one of you will get BAH with dependant. Now if you had 2 children you could claim one and he could claim one and then you'd both each get BAH with dependants.