Leave for spouses stationed in Germany?
Hi I am currently stationed in Germany, my husban recently deployed to Iraq. I was taking pre-requisites to the nursing program bach home...I was under the impression that they would have LOTS in the way of schools over-seas. Unfortuantely they are very limited for nursing and science degrees. I would like to go back to the states to take my clinical courses which may take 1-2 semesters since they are not offered here. My husband is under the impression that I cannot leave for longer than 30 days or he will be charged back our housing allowance. Is this true? Is there anything I can do under these cicumstances. Any information would be SO appreciatied! Thank you for all of your replies! They were very different from one another but alos helpful. I need to contact the FRG on post I suppose to be certain. Thanks again!
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1 :
Its my understanding that they won't totally take away your BAH, they would just adjust it to the zip code of wherever you go in the states. They would not give you COLA and BAH for a house in Germany while you are taking classes in the U.S, so you would probably have to sell your house in Germany.
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I've never heard of that. As a matter of fact, I'm deployed right now too, and my wife is NOT living at our house back where I'm stationed, she's been back at her parents house for 5 months now.
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what will happen is that you you will lose: SOFA sponsorship( not be allowed to return to Germany) COLA for yourself on base housing or OHA, whichever applies. and if he doesn't get ERD for you..no BAH where you will be residing. it would be a voluntary move, not a PCS, therefore you lose out on a lot.
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Since you would be away from the base for more than 30 days, you would loose your housing on base or the BAH to pay for your off base house. You would then have to pay to move/put all your household in storage since you left voluntarily, without orders/command sponsership. Your husband would also loose dependent rate COLA since youwould no longer be living overseas. To do what you are wanting, you would have to try for an early return to the states under command sponsership. The problem with that is, once you are moved back to the states, you will not be able to move back to Germany to re-join your husband for the rest of his tour there. I would strongly urge you to talk to your husband's command as the implications and affect this could have would be pretty far reaching.
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