Post by jerryfmcompushaft on Sept 11, 2012 13:23:03 GMT -5
Will the Corps say “Good Bye” to PCSing?
September 10, 2012, in PCS, Spouse & Family News by Amy Bushatz
The idea of living at one duty station for more than three years makes me feel antsy. So I’m feeling pretty good right now about being Army instead of Marine Corps.
The Marine Corps is considering a policy change that would allow Marines and their families to stay stationed at one base for long periods of time, according to this story. Known as “homesteading,” the move would give Marines the opportunity to stay in one location as long as the needs of the Corps were still met.
“I do think there are probably benefits to longer tours in some locations,” Gen. Jim Amos, Marine Corps commandant said in the story. “Not wholesale, but I think we can save some money with that.”
He clarified that Marines would still have to move after promotions or for the service’s many schools.
Read more: spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/09/will-the-corps-say-good-bye-to-pcsing.html#ixzz26BcRJI3m
SpouseBUZZ.com
I agree with the author of this piece. One of the bene's of military life, as I see it, is the chance to move around this earth and experience new things. If I hadn't spent my time in the Army, I would never have seen Germany, Ethiopia, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Turkey, Iran, India, Thailand, or Vietnam. [nor would I have ever met the girls who live there] What say you?
September 10, 2012, in PCS, Spouse & Family News by Amy Bushatz
The idea of living at one duty station for more than three years makes me feel antsy. So I’m feeling pretty good right now about being Army instead of Marine Corps.
The Marine Corps is considering a policy change that would allow Marines and their families to stay stationed at one base for long periods of time, according to this story. Known as “homesteading,” the move would give Marines the opportunity to stay in one location as long as the needs of the Corps were still met.
“I do think there are probably benefits to longer tours in some locations,” Gen. Jim Amos, Marine Corps commandant said in the story. “Not wholesale, but I think we can save some money with that.”
He clarified that Marines would still have to move after promotions or for the service’s many schools.
Read more: spousebuzz.com/blog/2012/09/will-the-corps-say-good-bye-to-pcsing.html#ixzz26BcRJI3m
SpouseBUZZ.com
I agree with the author of this piece. One of the bene's of military life, as I see it, is the chance to move around this earth and experience new things. If I hadn't spent my time in the Army, I would never have seen Germany, Ethiopia, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Turkey, Iran, India, Thailand, or Vietnam. [nor would I have ever met the girls who live there] What say you?
