Hi Ladies,
I'm not usually on this board (I frequent 12-24 instead), but I am an Army wife and I have a question.
My Mom is having surgery next week and I want to get a flight out to help her out, but booking on such short notice is ridiculously expensive. I want to look into Space-A, but I don't even know where to begin to get a flight. Can someone tell me if it would be possible to get a flight from Fort Benning, GA to Hill AFB, UT? How would I go about it?
Thanks!
Re: Flying Space-A
Unless you are stationed overseas, you are not eligible to fly Space A without your DH in tow.
This is the direct link to the Eligibility Rules https://www.amc.af.mil/amctravel/spaceatravelcategories.asp
And unless you are Cat III (ie your DH is deployed) you cannot hop between bases. Now, if your flight starts in Germany, goes to Charleston and then on to another base, you can go all the way to the last base or get off at any stop between.
Also, you cannot get a schedule of the flights more than 3 days in advance. You will have to call each base or use one of the non-profit sites (AMCs do not post flights) like Peppard.com.
Finally, you will need a letter from your DH's commander authorizing your use of the Space A flights, will only have 90 days per letter and may have to wait days for your flight, since these flights are not daily.
Now, I use Space A 2-3 times a year, but I never use it for specific travel, only when I have free time to waste. This is not an entitlement or even a benefit per se...just a that pretty candy on the icing of the cake.
Thanks, I have always wondered this as well. This is great information!
9/26/10 stopped BCP and started TTC.
9/2011 referred to RE. All blood work normal and DH's SA=normal results
11/2011 HSG=both tubes clear
One natural (monitored) cycle of Clomid, 50mg 2/2012= BFN
Getting ready for first IUI, 3/2012 received orders to Japan! (postponed IUI)
5/2012 Moved to Japan, fought Tricare for months over referral (no fertility treatment on our military base) for Japanese RE out in town!
8/2012 Started seeing new RE
9/2012, post coital test= hostile cervical fluid, (finally) moving on with first IUI!
9/29/2012 IUI #1+trigger= BFN
10/27/2012 IUI #2+100mg Clomid CD5-9+trigger= BFN
11/28/2012 IUI #3+100mg Clomid CD5-9+trigger= BFN
12/28/2012 IUI#4+100mg Clomid CD5-9+trigger=BFN
2/1/2013 IUI#5+injectables+trigger=BFN
3/2013 IUI#6+injectables+trigger=???