Getting Married -- Before or After Joining the Military?
Monday June 11, 2007
If you are planning on joining the military and planning on getting married, there are certain advantages (as well as some disadvantages) to tying that knot before you leave for basic training. However, I emphasize that one should not make their marriage decision based primarily on these factors. The divorce rate in the United States is about 50 percent, and that statistic follows over to the military. In fact, the military divorce rate may be even a little higher, because of the difficulty of a military life (frequent moves, unaccompanied assignments, long working hours, combat deployments, etc.).
But, if you've already made your decision to get married and are now just deciding whether it would be better to get married before or after joining the military, this article is just for you.
Comments
My daughter has to break her apartment lease due to her orders to report to CA.
Is her landlord required to allow her out of the contract and refund unused pre-payments of rent?
Regulation citations, if possible.
Thankd
Under the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act (SCRA), your daughter is entitled to break her lease, with no penalty, if she receives permanent change of station (PSC) orders, or orders to deploy for longer than 90 days.
For details, see my article about the SCRA at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/sscra/a/scra2.htm.
It’s not a “regulation.” The SCRA is a Federal Law. The actual wording for this particular portion of the law can be read at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/sscra/l/blscra305.htm.
Many, many thank you (s)!