KungFuDabu t1_istkd00 wrote on October 18, 2022 at 4:31 PM

Reply to comment by ProbablyTrueMaybe in More Same-Sex Couples Eligible for Survivor Benefits After VA Policy Change by EssoEssex

Lots of stright folks in the barracks are getting married to each other and getting out the barracks. Before they actually had to convice some random girl to marry them. Now all they need is someone to be a roomate to double their income and to get out the barracks. Who wouldn't do it?

Narthan11 t1_isu1po9 wrote on October 18, 2022 at 6:25 PM

Convince some random girl to marry you 😊 Convince some random guy to marry you 😡

KungFuDabu t1_isu6uxa wrote on October 18, 2022 at 6:58 PM

It's a lot easier to ask a fellow marine to marry you for the benefits than a random girl.

ProbablyTrueMaybe t1_istlaqc wrote on October 18, 2022 at 4:37 PM

KungFuDabu t1_istvkub wrote on October 18, 2022 at 5:44 PM

I know plenty of marines who have.

[deleted] t1_isu53hr wrote on October 18, 2022 at 6:47 PM

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007meow t1_isv2cah wrote on October 18, 2022 at 10:23 PM

You’d have been able to do that ever since DADT and Obergefell. Nothing about this policy change allows junior enlisted to do more than they could have before.

This is for surviving spouses.

It doesn’t change the rules for BAH.

If junior enlisted were going to do the kind of scam you’re suggesting, then they could have been doing so for years.