Will my husband be able to sent money home from Marine boot camp?

My husband left for boot camp this past week. I was told he would be sending money home, but that it could take anywhere from 6 to 9 weeks. We have 2 kids and I'm a stay at home mom with no other income. If someone has dealt with this before, it would be great if you could shed some light on the situation. Is this information I was given by the Recruiter correct? If not, can you tell me what I should expect?Will my husband be able to sent money home from Marine boot camp?
Near the end of his training yes, he will. During the first four to eight weeks that money will be going to everything from uniforms to basic necessities, including stationary to write back to you with.





Your best waiting until the last two or so weeks and have enough wired home to pay for your trip to see his graduation. You will want to see it, trust me. Until then all I can suggest is hold on and wait, it will be over soon enough and it will be worth it in every way.Will my husband be able to sent money home from Marine boot camp?
Pay is done via direct deposit into what ever bank account the service member designates.





Your husband should have brought a blank or voided check with him to MCRD so he would have the appropriate information (The bank's RTN and your account number) to set this up.





It can take up to 8 weeks for the first pay to actually hit your account, but it will reflect the entire time he has been at MCRD.





Some pay will be deducted to cover the cost of incidental items such as toiletries and whatnot that your husband would have purchased at MCRD.





If money is incredibly tight, if you have a car loan, etc., call the loan companies and explain your situation. They might be willing to defer your payments for a couple of months until your pay situation stabilizes. They don't have to do this, but you have to work with them.
He CAN send money home. When I went to boot camp, they had EVERYONE sign up for a military account, but he can also bring a personal, voided check. He has to give them the check which provides a checking account number and routing number; they will direct deposit the funds into his personal checking account, which you can access at home. This is how I did it, so my husband can pay all of our bills while I was away.
not at all


hell get a $300 dollar debit card good only at the base during his 3 months of training


thats it his checking account for the military isnt even set up yet so there wouldnt be a way that he could send you any money


sorry hun you might need to get a job and a babysiiter if one is needed





maybe move back in with the parents for the next couple of weeks it cant be all that bad, now can it??
not really. he had to set up his account. if he had his pay routed to a bank account you have access too, great. if not, he will not be able to send you money at all.
Don't listen, I never had to pay for my uniforms. Should have thought this ahead of time, before he was actually in boot camp!
Not?! LOL
You can always call the recruiter to ask questions or for help; most of them are more than happy help.





You qualify for BAH (basic allowance for housing), so you should be getting money for rent. This amount changes according to your zip code. When my husband joined the Marine Corps, we got about $900/month for rent, but I had a roommate so I got to pocket the rest :)





Some of what he makes for income will have to be spent on stuff while he's in bootcamp. As far as how you can take money out while he's gone, I'm sure it's possible (this isn't the first time a husband has gone to bootcamp with a wife and kids at home), but I would ask his recruiter exactly how this works.





There's a great message board website called MarineParents.com where you can talk to parents, spouses, and girlfriends of men in bootcamp right now with your husband. After bootcamp there are message boards for everyone to go on during SOI and MOS schooling, and then for each specific unit once the Marine has a permanent duty station. Lots of support there, and those people have tons of experience and answers for just about any question you can think of. :)
When he arrives in bootcamp, he will be completing a number of forms. One of those forms is called ';Dependents Allotment';. This form is used to designate a portion of his pay to be sent to his dependents (You). The tough part is that no funds are sent until he has completed at least two to four weeks. The allotment is always paid based on money that he has ';earned'; (no prepayment). Since he is married, he will likely rate more than basic pay. The other folks are correct, he has to pay for his PX issue, but there should be money left over that can be sent to you via a dependents allotment.





Since he is in boot camp, there are not many sympathic DIs there that he can talk to. Hopefully, he has done the allotment documentation as part of his admin inprocessing. He won't have access to a phone for a very long time. Write him a letter and ask if he completed the allotment form. He may know how much will be sent to you and then again he may not.





If you do not receive the allotment check (hopefully you have a direct deposit set up with your bank) in six weeks, visit his recruiter and ask for assistance. The recruiter can call his bootcamp (Parris Island or San Diego) and work through the system that your husband will have problems working due to his status. If there is a Marine Corps base or Marine Reserve unit near, you can request to see the Commanding Officer for assistance if the recruiter is unable to help.





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