Hi currently my girlfriend is pregnent and we are covered by tri care. I am wanting to join the military but in order to do so we have to be married since there is a child on the way. I was wondering if i would lose my tri care coverage once we were married?
Hold on a second - this is so confusing. You and your girlfriend both have Tricare coverage (and are super young?)? How, as dependents of active duty parents? If you joined the military, why the heck would you lose insurance coverage? Of course you would lose coverage under your parents, but then you would gain it yourself - in which case either your girlfriend would keep her coverage via her parents (until she ages out), or you would get married and she would be covered under you as her spouse. I'm confused as to what the problem would be?
(And why would you have to get married to join the military, unless you're seeking health coverage?)
he;s considered a single parenmt as his has a child on the way.. thus,inlegible to enlist. hecannot begin the priocess untilhe is no longera single parnet: that means eithergettingamrried and thus losing DEERS eligibiltiy until he ships out( and hers as well) or waiting until Junior is born and producing court documents stating he has no custody. of course that means the kid would not be coveed under Mom's insurance, and could not be claimed under HIS as the AD memebr until he ships out and has court documents requiring him to provide insurance( or they get married).
Right but ... I mean it's 2 separate issues. THe question doesn't make sense "would I lose my tricare coverage once we were married" ... no, of course not, because he'd have it as a servicemember. And if he was getting married already, then of course she'd have coverage as well. Basically, if they already know they're getting married, then why is there a concern of coverage?
I think i get it. He is wondering if they get married before he leaves for Basic/Boot does he lose his Tricare coverage, meaning that neither of them are covered until he actually starts.
yes you would lose the coverage. because you are now your own family so you would have to find your own coverage until then. If you wait to get married after you have completed Basic then she is still covered and you have the coverage up until you actually do leave, then you are under your own Tricare.
I thought that he'd still be able to join even though they aren't married. I was watching a show recently (granted it was a reality type show, but they were in a real recruiters office getting info). Girl was pregnant, they weren't married, both wanted to enlist in the AF. Recruiter told them that only one or the other of them could enlist so of course he opted to enlist since she was pregnant at the time and they needed the income. Hopefully that's the case since otherwise you are in the middle of a catch-22 for a while.
Originally posted by theainjmtant: Basically, if they already know they're getting married, then why is there a concern of coverage?
because they will NOT be covered while he is waiting to ship out.. and that is as long as a year right now. so none of the prgenancy woudl be paid for unless they went and got private insurance or went on wlefare.
Rock and a hard palce: he CANNOT begin the enlsitment process until he is classified as NOT a single parent: so if he gets married, bith he and the GF lose their respective Tricare eligibilty as they are no longre dependnets of their sponsors being married.. and that means: no prenatal care or birth expenses willbe covered. he is classified a single parentuntil he produces court documnets statinghe has no custody: and that will NOT be abel to happen until AFTER the baby is born.. which means he CANNOT begin the process until then.. so 9 months or so. whic means he's STILL waiting a good long while to ship out; if he does not become ineligible another way.
of course that scenario means prenatal care is covered under her sponsor but once the baby is born none of ITS care is covered.
Found this, it might help. According to AR601-210, you'd be eligible to enlist now without being married since you don't have joint physical custody of the baby (since the baby hasn't been born, that hasn't been established). I think .mil links are okay here. http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/r601_210.pdf
Page 11 once you actually get into the Regs. Section 2-10
