I also know of two instances in which one of the spouses ended up pausing their career's when their spouses got posted. They ended up taking LWOP, effectively stalling their own careers to enable them to follow their spouses. Both cases I am speaking of were Military Police members taking overseas postings in an embassy, and therefore, there was absolutely no place for their CM's to find a position for their combat arms trade husbands and they were not interested in being separated for 4 years with an ocean between them, but, if it does come to pass that you get posted on opposite ends of the Country, perhaps this could be an option, especially if you know that the posting has a definite time frame, ie - a 2 year posting that the member must do for a promotion. Or..... get out. I've seen that too when members are going to be separated, one will shut er down to remain with the spouse. It all depends on what your personal career goals are, what your partners career goals are, and how much you're both willing to sacrifice to achieve those goals.