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Welcome Military Brides and Grooms! I will be your Military Board Hostess.
You'll find that navigating your way through wedding planning has nearly as many acronyms as your everyday military life. 
This board is meant as a forum for those with questions on military customs/traditions/trials & tribulations for weddings!!
Feel free to introduce yourself, what branch you are in, how many years you've been in, etc. Same for your FI!!
I am serving in the Navy-Surface Warfare specialty, I've been in for four years. My FI is prior Navy and was in for 13 years. HOOYAH NAVY!
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I'm not but I am an Air Force brat! My dad was stationed in P.R. and I just happened to be born there! I used to wear his hat around as a little girl and his jacket. Thought he looked so handsome!
FI is an active Marine currently serving for 6 years, SSGT rank. Love the traditions, hate the job! Never thought I'd marry into the military family but here I am planning a wedding. He's leaving the Corps. after he finishes his second term.
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Hi Everyone!
Mr. K is already a commissioned officer, but on Educational Delay until he finishes dental school. He will go active in May, but his detailer hasn't yet told us where he will be stationed. He put several DC bases as his top choices (that's where my job is!). Hopefully we will hear from the detailer soon. May is just a few months away!
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My husband and I are both commissioned officers in the Air Force, nice to meet you all.
We're fairly new to the AF, plan on serving 6 years and returning to civilian life.
I'm a commissioned officer in the Army on educational delay until I finish my residency. FH is not in the military. I think it's tough on him sometimes, the uncertainty as to where I'll be stationed once i'm done with residency, especially since his job doesn't allow him to be very mobile. It's hard to plan for the future with this uncertainty. Anybody else feel the same way? how do you and your SOs deal with this uncertainty?
I'm sooo glad to see many brides that are IN the military along with those who are "marrying" into the military!
I grew up as a military brat and had full intentions to go active duty once I was done with school, but had many bad experiences with the active duty recruiters. I ended up joining the Air guard and have been in for 7 years, been active guard for the last 5 years (full active duty benefits, baby, oh yea!). LOVE IT!
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@plumblossom: My SO and I take each slate as it comes, waiting to see what it open, and I apply for whatever will work for him. It's hard on us as well because he's going to school, so he can't move. We've become adept LD SOs. I've been away for 25 of the last 36 months we've been together. Whether it's the Gulf of Oman or the Gulf of Mexico, or...Bogota?...we're learning to keep our relationship strong while being away.
HI I am an army brat marrying an ARMY Man with almost 10yr of service..We have officailly been together for a year and a half and majority of that he has spent deployed in IRAQ :(!!!!
@plumblossom - I'm on Ed Delay with the Army as well, although I'm going to be a lawyer, not a doctor. The uncertainty is certainly a major hurdle, but you can definitely roll with the punches. For example, we know where I will be stationed for the first three months - in Charlottesville for OBC, starting Feb 2010 - and then its BOLC (yech), probably in GA. He can come with me to VA, but not BOLC. After that, its wherever they chose to station me and we've agreed to deal with that when it comes up.
In your case, I don't know how long your OBC is (should be fairly long because of direct commissions). You guys just need to sit down and figure out what's best for you. If you have to live in different places for awhile because of jobs, its best to know that now and plan. Of course, later on it will get considerably more hectic with deployments and such but MightySapphire is right, just take each one as it comes.
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Teehee... where are the coasties?? They have the sweetest assignments... Key West?? Hawaii??? Man...
My husband's a Coastie vet, but his assignments were never very good. Gitmo and Chincoteague Island are not very exciting, he has told me. :)
Yikes... So sorry December! A cousin of mine got Miami, and a friend of mine got Elizabeth City. I guess they lucked out... lol...
I am marrying into the Army. My FH is a 2002 WP grad and a CPT. He is back in school after three deployment (yea, stabilization), but will return to active duty as a chaplain upon graduation. (I am marrying a soldier and a preacher - two occupations I never expected to fall for and wed.)
We just got done "requesting" where he will be sent at that time. Unfortunately he does not want to return to the state where we currently reside, which means I will be taking another bar exam in about three years. (It's a trade off because he is going to school where I found my first law job, so I will move when Sam tells him to do so.)
My FI is a cadet at West Point, graduating in May. He is also prior service (in S Korea) for about 2 years. Branched QM @ Ft Carson.
I am a Coastie bride, and am sister to another Coastie. Both brother and FI are Coastie pilots (HH65s). We just arrived at our first air station - Los Angeles! And my bro is stationed in Hawaii. So pinkstar - here I am! =)
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My FI is in Navy, submarines to be exact. He's been in for about 4 years and just re-enlisted fo anohter 4. We've been dating for about 2.5 years. We actually met while he was on deployment in Italy. We've been doing the long distance thing since we've met. He is a wonderful man. He is finally moving to CA, the only thing is he has to do a 6 month deployment before our wedding in Sept...talk about being stressed.
Kudos to all of you. Being in this for a short time, it takes a real strong woman to stand by her man when her man is fighting for our country whether here or abroad....HOOYAH NAVY!!
Hi everyone, my FI is the Air Force stationed in Alaska at Emendorf. Might be moving to a base in Texas soon though! Also have a brother-in-law (my FI's brother..kinda weird I know) in the Air Force stationed in Knob Noster, MO.
Take care!
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Hey everyone!
I've been stalking weddingbees for quite awhile...and so glad I just ran across this catergory! My fiance is a reservist in the air force. He stationed in Florida! He has only been in for two years and he trying to finish his degree. He is still uncertain about continue with the air force, but he likes his job, but not some of people he works with! He just recently returned from Africa after a short 45 day deployment. He wants to go work at another base because Patrick cannot offer him any orders at the moment and it really hard to find a civialian job at the moment..
Thanks for being there! My wedding is not for two years, but I have found this site to be addicting and helpful for planning my 2010 wedding!
MY FI is in the AF. He is a USAFA grad and EC-130H Navigator. I work for the Navy (as a civilian) and was born in Annapolis so we have house divided rivalry :-) We are getting married July 2010! Can't wait!
I'm a 2Lt in the Air Force right now, once I graduate from Dental School I will become a Captain and will be in for at least 4 years 
@kitten - what school is your FI at?
Nice to meet you all!
I'm another one who never expected to marry into the Army! FI is a Spc. in the Infantry and served 2.5 years in Korea before becoming IRR. He was recently given orders for a 400 day tour in Iraq, but due to a torn ACL he suffered in Korea, was refrad back home for now! He's still IRR until 2012, so we'll see what happens!
Hello All,
My FI is a Marine going from enlisted to officer. I love it! I never thought I'd marry someone and then travel to wherever (he's in for 20 at least). However, wherever he goes, I go.
My FI is Air Force. He's about 9 months into his first 4 years.
I was in the Air Force for 8 years on active duty and now am AF reserve. Its been hard trying to adjust to "civilian" life, but I am enjoying being able to spend so much time with my 9 month old daughter! GO BLUE!
both my fi and i are military brats! we actually in high school when both of our families were stationed in guam. we've been together since our junior year and 8 years later, we're finally engaged! =)
he has followed the footsteps of his dad and his older brother and he's now in the navy. he's currently deployed to the middle east but we reside in jacksonville, fl.
the military has had such a huge hand in allowing us both to travel the world and make so many friends along the way. our wedding will truely be a "destination wedding" since almost everyone will be travelling in from all over the globe! we're both excited and i cant wait till my fi gets home and we can really get the ball rolling on this paaaarty =)
FI went to the Merchant Marine Academy and is now training as an aviator in the Coast Guard. I can't wait to marry my pilot!
FI is active duty Coast Guard. We met while he was stationed on a cutter in Boston. For the first two years we were dating he was home for two months, underway for two months! He's currently stationed outside DC. We've been down here for 2 1/2 yrs.
hi ladies! my FI is a CPT in the AF and a navigator on B-52s. we're getting ready to tackle our first deployment, coming up in june, and then getting married a few months after he returns home. FI has been a commissioned officer for 3 years and plans to stay in for his career. lucky for us both, we like to move -- we're hoping for an overseas slot in a few more years!
Hi all! My FI is a TSGT in the AF and just got home from Afghanistan!!!! He has been in 12 years, with 8 more left til retirement! He has been told in 6 months he has to go back to Afghanistan so I'm crossing my fingers and toes that we get married before he leaves. Thank you to all of you and your SO's that serve. I understand the sacrifice and I appreciate all you do. XOXOXO
My fiance is in the Navy and has been for 6 years, he is currently on his 4th deployment conveniently avoiding wedding planning ;) We're stationed out of Mayport/Jacksonville, FL but the wedding is in our hometown on Knoxville, TN so I moved BACK to TN while he is gone so I can plan this wedding which will be in October. I love life with the Navy!
I did 6 years in the NAVY as an Aircrewman, got out due to injury! Sad to get out and miss it TONS! My FI has ten years in the NAVY as well, originally as a Aircraft Technician and then the last 6 years he has been an Aircrewman as well!
My husband and I are both Active Duty in the United States Air Force!
FI has been a 1LT in the Army for a little over a year now. He was also in the Texas National Guard for 3 or 4 years while he was a cadet at Texas A&M. He's getting deployed to Iraq about 2 months after we get married so we'll be starting our "real" marriage a little later than the average newly weds 
Im in Canada and my FI is currently serving over seas. He is Army - Infantry and this time around in the 'Stan he is in a role where he wears civi clothes and is a 'guy with a beard' for those of you who understand that bit :)
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