 Welcome to All Hands Update, I'm Petty Officer Amara Timberlake. The Chief of Naval Personnel wants you to know that he supports the co-location of dual military couples. The policy outlined in the Naval Military Personnel Manual states every reasonable effort will be made for military couples to move and serve together whenever possible. Military couples wanting to co-locate must submit separate requests to their individual detailers with their command endorsement. The request must include the name, rank, rate, and service of your spouse. The number of current dependents and a copy of your spouse's request is also required. Military couples will not be assigned to the same ship or the same deployable command. There is no established maximum driving distance for co-location duty stations, but 90 driving miles should be used as a guide. Talk to your chain of command if you want to request a co-location and visit the Navy Personnel Command website for more information.