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austrianna in navy_wives

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Mar 07, 2011 23:44

hi. my husband's currently in OS school. we got our orders for, where else, Norfolk. we havent gotten our move date yet or anything else. which is stressful. when i was a kid, my dad was in the Navy til i was 16 when he retired after 21 years, and i thought this stuff just magically fell into place perfectly. i was so wrong lol. i have an ( Read more... )

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mikachubelle March 8 2011, 04:54:05 UTC

My son is 3.5 and we moved here just last November. We kind of live smack dab in the middle of everything. We found our place online thru rent.com and it went really well. I love our little house. You can look through the newspaper online as well. Hope that helps. No where I have seen is really bad. Good luck and welcome =)

coercedbynutmeg March 8 2011, 04:56:33 UTC

Don't bother with Norfolk and don't live in Portsmouth or Suffolk or on the peninsula unless your hubby loves to sit in traffic for hours a day.

Have you tried http://www.lincolnmilitary.com/installations/naval-station-norfolk/ I think it shows the different communities of housing in the area (we've never tried to live in housing though except in Lemoore CA, but we changed our minds).

austrianna March 9 2011, 00:47:56 UTC

i looked at housing, but i know there's a waiting list. i'm hoping we can get in (we're applying anyway), but chances are, as an E3, not on EFMP, and just 1 kid, we'll most likely have to live in town :(

kathrynthegr8 March 8 2011, 12:31:56 UTC

Hey there! I'm a Navy wife living near Norfolk. Feel free to add me if you want. :)

kathrynthegr8 March 8 2011, 12:46:01 UTC

Where are you in Indy? (I'm originally from there!) I would recommend trying to find houses to rent out here. There are many available, unless you want housing and can get in.

austrianna March 9 2011, 00:46:48 UTC

i'm in Madison, southeastern IN right on the Ohio River :) i added you. i found some apts so far in the Glenwood Park section of Norfolk.

rachel3 March 12 2011, 03:28:22 UTC

You have to be really careful in Norfolk. It's really spotty. A super nice neighborhood can be ghetto the next street over. I don't recommend signing any lease in Norfolk without seeing it in person first.

rachel3 March 9 2011, 01:24:58 UTC

I would live in either VA Beach or Chesapeake. BAH is plenty to get a decent place out in town in a nice neighborhood in both VA Beach and Chesapeake.

wonder_allie March 17 2011, 04:22:28 UTC

here in whidbey if there is no housing sometimes they will put you up in the navy lodge. Is that a possibility there? i'd check until you can find something that you feel comfortable with.