Active Duty Military: Home of Record

[Norton]

My wife is active duty military and stationed of MD. We declared our home of record as MD when she enlisted without thinking about the implications of MD's insane laws regarding CCW.

So...for those active duty military folks, have any of you changed your home of record to a state where CCW laws are more in line with some semblance of common sense though you are stationed in a non-gun-friendly state?

We were both VA residents at the time of her enlistment so there is precedent for our switching back to there as her home of record.

This would enable me to get a VA resident permit which is recognized in WV where I have some property.

 

[cdrt]

I think the only time you can change your home of record is when you re-enlist, but it's been a while since I was on active duty. I'm sure your personnel office can answer the question.

I did my time in MD when I was stationed in D.C.; don't ever want to go back there as a permanent resident.

 

[Ohen Cepel]

Norton, what in the world were you thinking to claim md?!?!? I hope it involved some tequila or something you can deny in court!

Anyway, little jab aside.

I think (think being key here) this is right:

You can change your state of residence by registering to vote, pay taxes, vehicles registered, basically show intent to make that state your home.

The home of record (I think they call it something like point of entry) is more of a tracking thing for the military in that at the end of your service that is were they will pay you to move back. It doesn't mean that for your 20+ years that is your state of residence.

If you want to change to VA that should be pretty easy if you have a viable address there. Register to vote, change your drivers lic/car paperwork, and tax status to VA.

Or, you could file for a CCW from Florida and save a lot of hassle

I broke ALL ties with md ASAP when I got here. I pity you for being stuck there. It's cash and carry here, no limits, and tons of stuff the maggots in md don't trust you to have

I'm not a personnel specialist or lawyer so all disclaimers apply.

 

[Old Dog]

Norton, as the others have noted, you're confusing "home of record" with "state of legal residence."

Home of record is recorded upon enlistment or reenlistment after break in service. It cannot be changed otherwise, but as Ohen Cepel noted, really only pertains to separation/retirement allowances anyway.

State of legal residence may be changed through the member's personnel or pay (finance or disbursing) office, depending on branch of service. This may or may not have bearing on a military dependent's state tax status, too.

You may wish to confirm that the active duty member's state of legal residence has any legal status for his/her dependent.

 

[xsquidgator]

Pick FL, 2A-friendly and NO state income tax! I knew a lot of guys in the Navy who did this with FL (I think you had to actually be in FL say as in a school or something to claim it at the right time) due to the state income tax thing.

 

[Norton]

Thanks all.

The reason I primarily am looking into this is that WV does not honor the VA non-resident permit....only resident permits. That's where my property is.

WV will not issue a CCW based on part time residence even though I own property and pay taxes there.

 

[only1asterisk]

Norton,

If your wife made your WV cabin her home of record West Virginia will not have an issue with your permits, plus you get to pay WV taxes instead of MD taxes.

David

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

Norton why does your wife have any bearing as to your State of legal residence? Why can't you go back and get an address at WV at the property, get a driver's license and get your CCW? after your CCW comes in then switch ack to MD. Although I wonder if you might be breaking any laws here. You have a moral right because you have property and you pay taxes in that state.

 

[Norton]

Norton why does your wife have any bearing as to your State of legal residence? Why can't you go back and get an address at WV at the property, get a driver's license and get your CCW? after your CCW comes in then switch ack to MD. Although I wonder if you might be breaking any laws here. You have a moral right because you have property and you pay taxes in that state.

I guess that I can try the property owning bit. I now have a physical structure on it that they will tax me on. The only thing that might be sticky is the owning of property in MD and not having a MD drivers license since MD is really persnikety about that.

 

[MarkDido]

I enlisted in the Navy in 1973 in New Jersey. After boot camp and "A" school, I got stationed at NAS Corpus Christi TX, where I immediately changed my state of residence rather than let the PRNJ tax my income.

I remained a Texas resident until I retired in Virginia is 1995, which I immediately left and moved to Florida!