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I am in between duty stations so I figured I'd throw my question here on the boards, I want to have my wife take the MSF course and was trying to find out if the Marines will reimbursed me for it...?
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i am 99.9% sure they provide this course for the marines as well.
also, with this course, your spouse will not be allowed a loaner bike, she has to provide her own (or at least that's what they say ...)
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Could have sworn I took the course with dependents on the MSF course I went to...Navy. I'm not sure how standardized everything is though.
it's pretty much standard now that spouses CAN take the military MSF course. it's just in the southwest region, they are not allowed a loaner bike. i guess they don't have the funds to supply bikes for many students.
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grr this sucks i want to get her a lil 250 or 500 and i gotta 600. I basically told her I wanted her to learn on a small cc bike, and then she can have mine and i'll upgrade when i return from deployment ..
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it's pretty much standard now that spouses CAN take the military MSF course. it's just in the southwest region, they are not allowed a loaner bike. i guess they don't have the funds to supply bikes for many students.
Granted this was in 2002 but the base down at Imperial Beach used to have their own bikes.
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they have a few bikes (they had an old buell, and two tw 250s during my oct 2006 class), but they recently changed their policy that only active duty and dod personnel are allowed loaner bikes.
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If she takes the class downtown she will not have to provide her own bike. Talk to the installation safety office about getting her signed up. I do not think it is too expensive like 30 bucks last I heard.
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If she takes the class downtown she will not have to provide her own bike. Talk to the installation safety office about getting her signed up. I do not think it is too expensive like 30 bucks last I heard.
r u talking about the MSF course for civilians? my wife took that and was $225 ...
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i'll find out what they do for it at pendleton...i cannot believe that they would have to pay for it considering to even ride onto base to BASE HOUSING they would have to have it registered AND have a MSF card....
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As far as I know dependents do not have to have a MSF card to ride on bases only active duty. That may be only for Air Force. It is recommended for dependents but not required.
As far as I know dependents do not have to have a MSF card to ride on bases only active duty. That may be only for Air Force. It is recommended for dependents but not required.
On base here ALL who ride have to take the MSF course, on base or off base, just as long as you have the card... its free on base but they don't supply bikes
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Why is it that people jump on people assuming its their first bike...because they just joined the forum....maybe they just want to converse and ask questions...people can ride for eternity without coming here for our infinite wisdom
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It's better to learn on a 250 for all the same reasons that experts can make a 600 do so much more. The design compromises that make a sportbike so responsive in the hands of an expert also make it amplify the mistakes of a beginner.
will military pay for spouse to take msf course?
