Tuesday, October 13, 2009

COT and JASOC (JAG School)

Question from minelli123:

When your husband was away for COT and JAG school, how often were you allowed to see him?

When your spouse is at COT he is under several different restrictions. For example, he has to wear his uniform anywhere outside his dorm room, no cell phones except in his dorm room, and slowly receives privileges to go out on weekends etc. Even then it has to be within 120 mile radius from the base in Montgomery, AL. We never saw Top Gun once he left for COT b/c we were in California and it was too far. Families are not allowed to live on base during that time. You technically could rent a place nearby on your own but he would not be allowed to sleep there, even on weekends.

JASOC is a completely different story!! He isn't yelled at or given little freedoms like at COT. (The yelling isn't bad at COT either but it does happen!) On the contrary other than the duty day (the times he is in class), he can live off base and leave on weekends, as long as he reports back by 8:00p.m. Sunday evening. Again, we never saw Top Gun during JASCO b/c we were in California and in the middle of JASCO I moved myself and 3 girls to Texas. During JASCO there are a couple weekends where they travel to D.C. and Florida. If he chooses to live on "base housing" during JASCO, a spouse can live there too. It's a small studio, hotel like room with a kitchnette. But no children are "allowed" to live there but I think I've heard of someone coming for a weekend and they brought their baby with them and got away with it.

9 comments:

  1. My husband just finished JASOC and we were able to find an apartment nearby that offered a short/flexible lease. We were really lucky and fortunate, actually.

    And for anyone who is as unaware as I was, you actually get reimbursed (at a later time) a small amount of money each day (that really adds up by the end of the month) for rent (since my husband didn't stay in the "extended stay/hotel room" on base during JASOC) and it covered our stay so my children and I could live with my husband while he was in JASOC. This is not including BAH.

    May sound confusing but I think the key is asking questions. If you want to make it happen during JASOC, it's possible. It just seems like a lot of that information isn't readily available so it's not always easy.

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    1. Hi, I'm another recent JAG wife and would love an invite to your blog! I currently have 2 little girls and one on the way... my JAG is scheduled to be away at JASOC when I'm due with baby #3 this August so I would love to find more information about going to Alabama to live with him!

      Shellymesserly@Gmail.com

      Thanks!

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  2. When does the military pay for your moving expenses related to the timing of going to COT/JASOC?

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  3. Hello!

    I just wanted to thank you for posting about topics such as these. I'm currently considering JAG, and your blog is immensely helpful for answering the questions of a nervous spouse. Thanks!

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  4. This blog was very helpful to me. I'm a soon to be JAG going through the earliest stages of the process. I'm blogging about things that I've learned that I wish I knew sooner.

    http://air-force-jag-journey.blogspot.com/

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    1. Jagman, my husband has just been commissioned as an Air Force JAG as well; would you mind sending me an invite to your blog? My email is jkpellegrini at gmail dot com. A couple of your posts have popped up in Google results as I've searched for posts and articles related to JAG life, but your blog is private. I'd really love to read your thoughts and experiences. Thanks!

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    2. Hi jagman, I'm another recent JAG wife and would love an invite to your blog! I currently have 2 little girls and one on the way... my JAG is scheduled to be away at JASOC when I'm due with baby #3 so I would love to find more information about going to Alabama to live with him!

      Shellymesserly@Gmail.com

      Thanks!

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  5. Hi Jagman, my husband was just Professionably Reccomended as a Navy JAG and I would greatly appreciate being able to access your blog as well - my email is meganmburris at gmail dot com. I can't thank everyone who is willing to share their experiences enough - this is a really exciting time but can be overwhelming also and this information is so valuable, so thanks!!

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  6. Hi Jagman, my husband was just Professinably Recomended as a Navy JAG and while this is extremely exciting it is a little overwhelming at the same time and the more information we have the better - can I also receive an invite to your blog? My email is meganmburris at gmail dot com. I can't thank you and everyone else who is willing to share their experiences enough!

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