Saturday, January 23, 2010

How good is the Air Force on stationing married couples together who are both enlisted?

My husband wants to join the air force and I have always wanted to join as well. He is concerned about us being stationed apart. Is the air force good about keeping married couples together?How good is the Air Force on stationing married couples together who are both enlisted?
DOD-wide, about 80 percent of military-married-to-military couples are assigned within 100 miles of each other. That sounds pretty good, until you realize that means 20 percent of military couples are not assigned close to each other.How good is the Air Force on stationing married couples together who are both enlisted?
In addition to the excellent answer above, a lot depends on your respective AFSCs. If you both have an AFSC that is used at many bases, your chances are better than if one or both of you has an AFSC that is only used at a few bases.
As long as you get jobs (AFSCs) that are similar or that can be stationed at any Air Force base then you shouldn't have any problems being stationed together.
In 21 years we both served together all but the time I was in Vietnam, Korea, and Africa. That was only 4 years out of 21. We had compatible jobs that could be used anywhere. So I would say 80% chance, all other things being equal.
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