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I’m quite surprised that they will take him knowing that he has already been dx with Crohn’s Disease. My cousin is an Electronic Engineer, the story is long, but what it boiled down to is that because he had Crohn’s he was deemed medically unfit. I don’t know if there is a difference because he would have been going in with a commission rather than enlisted.
I chocked when I read this is the only way your husband thinks you can get a leg up financially. As a former dependant daughter and then dependant wife, I’m here to tell you we were never as poor as we were when my father was in the service or later when my husband was. It was a huge difference in standard of living that I noticed even at five years old.
We started out with NO debt, no car payment, no credit cards, we didn’t owe anyone a penny. After living off-base for 18 months (waiting for on base housing) we were in debt up to our ears. We lived in off base approved housing, and the housing/living allotments did not cover our rent or utility expenses. I made more money working at Burger King than my husband did as an E5.
Don’t get me wrong, joining the military is an honorable decision. This time next year my youngest son will be leaving for boot camp. There are many benefits to joining, but financial security really isn’t one of them.
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I've been married for 24 years and have four wonderful children.
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