Joining the air force as a married woman?

I am considering joining the air force in a few months after i receive my BA, so i would be going in as an officer. I am also planning to get married, would most likely join after married. is there any advice that i should take into consideration before making this decision. my husband to be totally supports my decision whichever way i go, but what are the chances that we would be separated and for how long. thanks in advance!Joining the air force as a married woman?
Just because you have a BA, doesn't mean you will be an Officer in the USAF.





You would have to apply for OCS and be accepted.





That will depend on what your degree is in, your QPA and your leadership ability.Joining the air force as a married woman?
You'll definitely be separated while you go through initial training, and in the future, if you are deployed where your spouse can't join you.
Have you talked to anyone about OTS yet? Its very competitive...Average GPA is 3.6 and technical majors are in much higher demand than non-techs. OTS is three months long and then you would have a school based on your AFSC (Air Force specialty code). The length of each schoolis different.





We don't deploy for 18 months at time...I think the Army holds the record at 15 months. And some career fields deploy more than others.





One thing that another writer touched on was your husband's career...is he willing/able to pick up and go when you do? I lost a troop when she got an assignment and her husband told her it was the marriage or the Air Force....he had an extremely well-paying job and he wasn't willing to start over somewhere else. Has your husband considered joining? The Air Force is very good at join-spouse assignments.





I'm not saying don't do it; its just going to be an interesting year if you do.
You will be separated some, thats for sure. The Air Force is a good life though for married people, once you get established at your new assignment he can join you and you can live on base of in the public environment. I think Officers though have to sign on for 6 years where enlisted ranks are for 4 years.
No one has the better answer than you. You are the only one that knows your partner and that is how you should make your decision. You have to take in account that now your partner is saying it is OK, but than those lonely nights and days start creeping than what. If you are planning to get married enjoy your marraige with your husband for the first yr. Than make a move from here until than, you might just find something else you may be interested in . I would say it sounds good and may even look good but is it what you really need at this time.
hmmmm, i know this probably wont be a popular answer to your question but, as newly weds it will be incredibly difficult for a new service member. also, with the gender roles reversed there could be problems. for example; when your groom to be gets a job in your duty location, will he be willing to up and quit it when your duty location changes? is he going to be fine with you being, for better or worse salary, the primary concern when it comes to his non career advancement due to change of locations. just one thing to think about, you can take it for what its worth or not at all.
My husband and I are both active duty and believe me when i say it's hard as heck to be separated from your spouse for 4 months or hell sometimes even 15 months. It takes extra work and lots of commitment to get though deployments. But once you make it through that first one in such an awesome feeling to know that you made it though!





. He may not understand alot of the things you'll go though as being a military woman.





it's a hard job being married AND in the military, but to me i feel that i have a super string bond with my husband because of it and i wouldn't change it.





good luck on your decision!
You could go in as an officer. If your school has a ROTC program you might go talk to the officers there to get info on how to join as an officer. The Air Force and Navy are not heavily deployed in Iraq at the moment but there is always a chance you could be separated. It could be for as much as 18 months, often less then that, sometimes more then that. You will probably have opportunities for leave inside that time if you are deployed over seas. Your chances for being separated from your husband really depend on your job and where your stationed. Sometime within a career you will be separated for an extended period even if this is only on account of training it will happen. Depending on your job you might be separated quite often for the majority of the time or rarely separated at all. An Air Force officer can give you better info. My husband is a Marine officer.
I wish you well in both endeavors. I have to say that if I were considering a military career and weren't married, I would pursue it first before I got married.I applaud you for wanting to getting married and then join but a military life is extremely difficult on newlyweds especially being away for extended amounts of time. Not saying that it would happen, but people tend to drift apart during separation and although it is never meant to happen, there is no reconciliation. My advice is think long and hard. Unless you can arrange it to where you will be together and he can relocate with you then I would reconsider. If I wanted a military career then that is what I would do, try it through basic and then maybe your love will survive and things will be ok and then you will know. But there is no way I would do both at the same time.
I can tell you that if your going to join a service, the Air Force will cater to your needs the best. The housing on base is always top quality and deployments dont usually last that long. As for separation, what would your job be? If you go to a military school out of your bases state he couldn't come with you as well as if you get deployed obviously. But as far as field exercises that also depends on your job.