Did you go with your SO to his/her duty station right off or did you wait until they were settled and knew for sure you had a place to move into??

Just wondering b/c my husband is supposed to check into his new ship a month before school is out for my son, but I was wanting to wait until school was out before we headed to the new duty station (us not my husband of course:lol )?!? But if it is easier to go when my husband goes then of course we'll do that too!! Okay, I hope this makes sense:hehe TIA!!

We always do the move together. We have never done 1 with children tho and will do our first with kiddos in June. And again we all will go with. For us, it is just easier. And we use the drive as kinda our vacation to spend time together, see new places etc.

G'luck

We always go together & stay in a hotel til we have a place.
If he only has a month left in school, i think i'd stay behind - it would be easier for me atleast!

I didn't accompany DH when he transferred to Groton.. I joined him a month later once he'd gotten a house for us. We moved back here to TX together, and we'll be moving to San Diego together too.. We want to be able to look at houses together out there...

ETA: I think I'd stay behind and let my child finish the school year, if there's only a month left.. Good luck with your move!

We have always moved together and will be moving together this next time also. However he is supposed to transfer in 4 1/2 years again which is roughly the end of April. Most likely we will take house hunting leave during spring break and then move after the school year ends. By then we will have two kids in school and I will not let my kids miss that much at the end of the year.

Last move I went back home (FL) for a few weeks until he found a house and had our tiems delivered. Brayden was only 5 weeks old when we moved and I didn't want to stay in a hotel with him during all of that. Also most of our family members had not met Brayden so it was a great chance for people to do that.

I moved with my ex when we went to CA. But if your son only has a month left, I would just stay and let him finish it out.

we've really only done one move, and we got the orders and got moved all within 3 weeks. i could have waited, there really was no rush for me (probably would have been cheaper if i had waited cause we wouldn't have had to spend 10 nights at a hotel while looking for an apartment) but i was bound and determined to be with him for our 1 year anniversary which was like, a week or two after we moved. i suppose if i was in your situation, i'd probably wait, but i really had nothing holding me back.

best of luck!

We always move with the dh. Last year we left a month early before school was out and as long as you have orders there are no problems :D

When DH checked in on his 1st ship, I followed 2 weeks later.

When we transfered for shore duty, we all went together.

DH transfered again the beginning of this year. The kids & I are still behind.

we have always moved with dh no matter what

When we moved to FL. John got there about 2 weeks before Breanna and I. When she and I got there he had already got our apartment and the Navy had already dropped off our stuff.

When we moved here the kids and I moved here 6 weeks before John. He drove us up here and was here when the Navy brought our stuff but then he flew back to FL. for 6 weeks.

Depending on when he can leave this next time and when Breanna will be out of school or starting school will depend on if the kids and I go before him, with him, or after him.

We move together.

Thank you ladies for all the input:D

I went with my husband. I refuse to let the military seperate us anymore than they already do.

They sent dh a month earlier than what we were originally told so I didn't have time to pack up and go when he did. I got here about a month after he did.

When he went to aschool I moved with him, infact got on the same plane he was on the day he graduated bootcamp. Where his aschool was is also where we got stationed. When we got orders to GA, I moved 6 months before him. It was hard, but we had our reasons.

DH and I were going through a seperation when he PCS'd, otherwise me and the baby would've gone with him. The list for housing here wasn't that long because they built new houses and so many of them were already available...when DH got on the list for housing, he only had to wait 3 days before he got a house.

We moved together, we found an apartment and everything before moving here and then moved.... :)

The kids and I always move before dh and this next time will be the same way.