Military Wives

She just need's to call the base their stationed at and ask how to get her ID.Her husband does not have to get it for her.When I got mine I just took my birth certificate and DL and went to Fort Ben and got it.

My husband is active duty and his company commander should give him time to take care of this. If he keeps putting it off, call his first sergeant. Does she have a POA? If she has a certain POA, she can do it herself. Where at in TX? I was at Fort Hood.

HI! I'm J. and I am a military wife. My husband is always busy to. The best time i went is at his lunch or when he gets off like a hour or two earlier than normal. I think that he can also go and sign a paper and then she can take his orders in and then maybe she can get it on her own. I hope that this helps. Military life is rough.

I am also a military wife. All she should have to do is get a copy of his orders, their marriage license and her social security card. If she hasn't already changed her name on the social security card she has to have that done first. That should be all she needs. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me anytime.

Do they live on Base????? If so she is gonna Have to get a military Id...otherwise she can't really do anything there unless she goes off base. My dad is retired military and I had to get my Id for college and insurance reasons. I live in Kentucky and he is in North Carolina. I know he had some paperwork he had to fax to me and I just took that and my birth certificate to an office here and they did it for me. maybe she needs to call the office where they do the id's and ask if she can do it without her husband present and what paperwork she might need. Surely there is a way for her to accomplish this task with out her husband going with her...especially if he is so busy that he can't go.
A military id allows you to get on and off base and grocery shop and EVERYTHING...plus if she has to go to the hospital or something she has to show Id in order to be seen. I hope she is able to work things out and have an ID soon.....best of luck
T.

I am not sure she can do anything. I am pretty sure that he has to go with her to get it. She could call his commander and ask maybe? I would think she would have the numbers? Or call the ID Card office and ask them. It seems strange that he couldn't do it. Is he giving any other reasons?

Good luck
R.

I didn't need dh to go on base and get mine. I went w/ another military wife, who had ID to get on the base. Tell security you are going to get ID. I've had to get active duty and reserve status ID cards and didn't need DH either time. Good luck to her, cuz he sounds kind of controlling to me.

She does not need him to be with her. I took my daughters and myself while my husband was in California and got ours done with out him there. All I had to do was tell them who my husband was and show them birthcertificas for my daughters and that was all they needed.

When my husband was in the Navy I had to go with him to get my idea because I was the dependent. If he's that busy I am not sure there is much she can do but pester him to make time!!

Have her contact his unit's family support group. They should be able to help her. If he won't get her the number she can always call his unit clerk or his commanding officer. She should be able to go and get it herself, she'll just need proof that they are married and all that good stuff.

As the WIFE of an E8 in the ARMY, I can say that she needs to tell him, to make the time. Otherwise IF she has power of attorney she can go get it herself. Have her card the ID Card Facility & see what they say. She may not need power of attorney anymore with the soldiers being gone so much anymore.
Has he added her to DEERS yet? If so, that may be enuff to walk in and get it herself. How is she going to Dr appts, the PX or the commissary? She needs the ID to do about everything. What about her car? Id she has one, has he registered it oo post.., he has to in order to get her a decal on the windshield to get in & around post. NOT HAVING TIME!!! Sounds like there is more to it. I know that it takes a lil while to get this stuff done. But from experience of it myself... it does NOT take more than a few hours. And he is allowed to take the time to do such things. He can get in trouble for NOT getting this done for her.
Please contact me or have her contact me IF she needs any more info. We have been in 17 years & I can help her get what she needs thru the military. It is not the headache that it use to be. Especially if you know WHO & WHERE!!!