Navy Nuke - Wife with questions

[Gamecock]

all good stuff, the salient point I was driving at is;

the thread was started by a young Navy wife looking for help, can she attend these "financial services" with her husband or is it a members only thing,...

husbands and wives are teams, fiducial teams, even the enlisted ones, I was maybe hoping the Navy had come to appreciate and accomodate that societal bedrock as much as plausible within their own needs,...

The wife can attend financial counseling at the Fleet and Family Service Center.

Answering your previous question....On my CVN, each division had a Command financial Specialist.  We also had a departmental CFS.  But these collateral duties were sought after by PO1s looking to get an eval bullet to help make CPO....so not always the best qualified guy got the job.

[KJC88]

Yes, you can reenlist at any time.  As you've obviously heard already, you lose a ton of STAR money if you reenlist before your two-year point; but beyond that, YOU get to decide when.  Some people wait to see if they can make E-5 off the exam, because that means a higher STAR bonus (since the STAR bonus is based on your Base Pay at the time of reenlistment).  Some people wait until they've seen some actual sea time - sort of like "try before you buy".  Some people wait until closer to their EAOS, and use it as a bargaining chip for negotiating their follow-on duty station orders.

But the bottom line is that "when" is up to you.

Ah I see thank you. That's good then I get to choose and have the option, not going to be forced to decide only once and then give it up and then not have the opportunity to ever do it again. Wonderful, thank you.

[LuckyKid]

You can't star re-enlist UNTIL your two year point. Otherwise you'd be doing it while you were still in school...why re-enlist when you're not even really doing your job yet?

[DDMurray]

You can't star re-enlist UNTIL your two year point. Otherwise you'd be doing it while you were still in school...why re-enlist when you're not even really doing your job yet?

You can re-enlist prior to the two year point. From the MILPERSMAN article (1160-100) on STAR reenlistement: "3. Eligibility Requirements for Nuclear Personnel. Nuclear personnel must have at least 21 months, but not more than 6 years, of continuous active Naval Service on their date of reenlistment."

Re-enlisting prior to the two-year point will likely reduce the amount of SRB, but will also limit the total obligated service.  I do concur with the logic of waiting until you know more about what you're getting into.  You can easily do some calculations and figure out if the risk is worth it to you.

-Derek