I am junior NCO (E5) with 3.5 years TIS. I am recently married (January) and I brought my filipina wife to my station in korea to get her ID, enrolled in DEERS, etc. While visiting she decided she wants to join the Army. She is 24 and just completed her BA in Education.

She has limited knowledge of the Army, and I have provided her with the information I can, but I don't know that she really understands the implications of what I tell her. Of course, the Army has changed a great deal, even since I joined.

Any other dual military couples out there with advice for this situation?

Any recruiters, career counselors with comments?

Does she have her green card yet??

I'm married to a woman that have a masters in education and her job and my job work well with each other. Most of the time when we are off they are. Plus they get the Christmas leave like us. The pay is compatiable and its easy to get a job when you move. I'll tell her stick with Teaching if she likes that. She will already be covered with you benifits. Starting off she will get paid more as a teacher.

Any wife that is WILLING to work is ok in my book. Encourage her the best way you can!

I second that!!

She doesn't need a green card to join.

Hey if she really wants to then let her. As a foriegner it will be benificial for her if she decides to get out and you stay in. She will understand what you are going through. And if she doesn't like it well when her time is up she can get out.

No, she does not have a green card, but I know she does not need one. I've worked with at least one non-naturalized filipino.

Teaching pay isn't all that much. I wish she would have finished Nursing instead.

Of course my wife will work. That's part of the reason I married her. She told me she didn't want to stay at home.

Get her enlisted then see if she can get accepted to the AECP program. Get her RN on the Army, and a commission to go along with it.

As for the green card, I had a German friend that wanted to enlist and they kept telling him he had to get his green card first. Guess he was getting bad info.

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Originally posted by SGT-94S:
Of course my wife will work. That's part of the reason I married her. She told me she didn't want to stay at home.

Aaaah, pre-marital bliss ...

Oh come on, I'm sure all the married guys on here would agree that marriage doesn't change anything. Right????

Exactly!

I would encourage her to look into becoming a DOD teacher. I know the ones in Germany made a lot of money when I was there.

I would encourage your wife not to join. I like the Army but if my wife wanted to join I'd do everything in my power to discourage her from it.

Wow this is an old thread BUT, you DO need a "greencard" to join...having a greencard does NOT mean you are naturalized.

You must have it before you can join and then you can get your citizenship (naturalization).

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