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k0bej0rdan
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i heard that navy families or i guess military familes in general. move every four years or something like that. to go to different bases. how does this all work? is it true? please explain thanks!
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navy_chic13
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Yes and no. I know people that have been in one area of all the Navy stations for their whole careers. Army families move every 2 years.
It is true and the how this works is someone gets orders to go from say Virginia to Italy, the military comes in packs up your belongings then you go over to Italy, find a place to live and then the military brings your belongings in and sets them up for you. The end of story. However you do have to go to TMO/Household goods office and schedule everything yourself.
It is true and the how this works is someone gets orders to go from say Virginia to Italy, the military comes in packs up your belongings then you go over to Italy, find a place to live and then the military brings your belongings in and sets them up for you. The end of story. However you do have to go to TMO/Household goods office and schedule everything yourself.
Maj. WIlson
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All depends on you MOS and what your contract says. But no you can be moved around a lot and over different spans of time.
Like the other person said, it really depends on the job of the servicemember, but for the most part you will move a LOT. You could be in 1 place for 6 months, or for 4 years.
In my experience with the USMC, we lived in 1 place for 3 months before being moved somewhere else for 2 years, and we're getting ready to move again this coming month. It just really depends on what they do and where they're needed.
In my experience with the USMC, we lived in 1 place for 3 months before being moved somewhere else for 2 years, and we're getting ready to move again this coming month. It just really depends on what they do and where they're needed.
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carolina bird dog 09
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As a sailor of 8 years, i have been in norfolk for the whole time and ive known people to retire who have been here the 20 years. Its all about whether you get what you want when you choose orders. Now in Norfolk, its not hard to stay. Its actually leavin here thats hard. Especially if you have a family because they have to move the whole family and all your belongings. Inless of coarse he was an EOD or some rate that is less manned and they need to move around. If you are lookin to settle somewhere and not move, choose Norfolk. But remember, its a hard place to leave for a family man, so if you think that in the future you will want to be somewhere else, it will be hard.