Military? Maybe you can answer this for me...

thats awesome. maybe it all had to do with your/his persistance....
the recruiter may have thought, if this guy calls back, ill give him a shot, if he just takes 'no' and walks away, wasnt meant to be...

glad it all worked out...

one more piece of advice, make sure the job is something thats available in the civilian sector. trust me, im still trying to find an artillery forward observer job.

The air force is exceedingly safe to enlist in. In fact, it's overstaffed, as is the navy. Both services have actually been laying people off, as well as effecting programs to entice servicemembers into the Army and Marines. The whole training phase would be tough, but if technical training is very lengthy, you do get to live with your family. but after that, the air force is pretty cush, and has the best family support system of the services, best housing, etc etc. And unless you're in logistical support, there's next to no possibility of going in harm's way.

Lucky for those air force guys.

I am not familiar with military life on a personal basis, but I do understand (all too well) the lure of a good job. I would just hate to see you on here in a year worrying for the love of your life and father to your children. Glad to hear that things seem to be working out for you both.

Sad to say but, if you think your husband can enlist in the Airforce then go for it. If you're early in the pregnancy then it's easy enough to say you guys didn't know until it's too late. You're BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) and BAS (Basic Allowance for Sustenance) food would be higher than that of a single soldier but your base pay would remain the same of an E1-4, depending on his entry rank. As a Military brat you know what kind of life you're in for.

At the moment I'm in Afghanistan and all the Airforce guys I'm here with are generally here for only three months, unless they decide to stay longer. And we're so far outta harms way that it's more like garrison here than any other deployment I've been on.

Heck they even play Revelly and Retreat here, I haven't heard that since basic.

Well good luck with wwhat ever you guys plan

The only reason I wouldn't advise your hubby to join the military is they barely make any money when they first join....he'll barely be making $1,000 a month just in base pay...yeah he'll get a little extra possibly for BAH and such...but it's not much. So in reality the only way you will all survive is for you to work too. And I don't think that'll be easy for you since you already have one child and are preggers now. Part of the reason they ask those questions is they need to know that y'all will be financially stable and be supported. Also if he happens to get stationed overseas like in Italy or Germany...you will not be able to go with him because of his rank when he first goes in. I grew up in a military family. My dad(technically stepdad) married my mom when he had just gotten into the military...and so he stepped into a marriage with 2 kids already. Life was not easy when they first married. You don't want to live paycheck to paycheck...it's not easy or fun. Just keep in mind that you may have to work, too to make ends meet. I'm now married to a military man he's a second class and we really do quite well...but sometimes shit happens and you have emergencies or something needs replaced and you end up living paycheck to paycheck. And it's just me and him and we struggle some times....so think how it'll be with your hubby just going in and you have 2 kids. Just make sure y'all thouroughly think it through...make a pros/cons list...and think about what you'd do in certain financial situations you could find yourself in.

Good Luck with it all though. It's kind of a hard situation but you have to go with what you think will be best for you and your familly.

that should have nothing to do with him signing up at all. did you know if you go to boto camp and credit card services wnat their money they are fucked. reason being you can't pay your bill(s) so they have them on hold even those out right now serving in Iraq if they have bills well guess what they don't have to pay until they return

Please research more and only give correct information. If you are in financial trouble you will have problems attempting to enlist into the service. People used to use the Military as a means to try to escape their financial debt. The military acted against that in their own protection. As for when you are deployed or in Boot camp your creditors are at the discretion of how they will handle it. Most likely they will lower the intrest rates or terminate them so they do not accumalte while you are gone. This does not mean that you can skip your payments. That is up to the creditor. Navy Federal, Pacific Marine, and a few others will terminate your intrest charges and late fees, so in that case you can miss a bill. However they are different from other creditors that civilians are currently using. And as for how much pay you can expect...here's an example

Military Pay Chart
E-1 < 4months - $1,142.70
BAH w/Dependants - Roughly $850
BAH Pay Query
This will allow you to determin how much you should expect to receive, depending on where you live.