I am currently single and in the Marine Corps. If Marines decide to get married the military will pay them several thousand dollars a month to pay for a mortgage for them. Why just because im single wont they pay me for a home. The military gives a married person money to invest in real estate and hence they are able to build up a large amount of possitive equity and gain huge amounts of money. But what about me. I am forced to live in the barracks. For all of my years of service of being singe Im not eligable for this opportunity. Can somebody please give me an explaination as to why the military runs this way. What can I do to have the same opportunities as married personel.
2006-12-14 19:25:05 · 19 answers · asked by sjappel01 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Another whiny serviceperson.
2006-12-14 19:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by Minmi 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Do you think you could slant this any more then you have???
Who says you can't buy a home? Go buy one right now.
Married people get paid housing allowance so they can "gain huge amounts of money"? get real.
"forced to live in the barracks" No: move out. Do you have bed checks? No.
"for all my years of service" The Marine corps will allow you to move out and get housing allowance without dependents when you make it to pay grade E7. Not until then, though it can be approved down to E4. If you don't have it then get promoted.
One reason is because too many are not responsible enough and the Gov is taking care of you; that's right be offended, but it's true. When you waste your hard earned money on beer, or that $34,000 SUV and insurance, or that triple comic book collection, and the 2 cell phones you have you'll still have a free room that won't get foreclosed on and a meal card so you can at least eat when you're flat broke.
If you don't have nearly 50% of your pay going into your investment portfolio right now, you'll never me finacially mature enough to manage a mortgage. Grow up.
2006-12-15 19:36:06 · answer #2 · answered by Top B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you are completely wrong. The military give housing allowance to cover the cost of housing your dependents. Since you are not married, you don't have the added cost of property rental, utility bills, and such that come along with having a family. The rate is variable based on your duty location, and rank. Non-married persons are given living space, and meals. If you choose not to live in barracks then you can get a place on your budget, depending on rank you might be entitled to housing allowance based on no dependents. There are no real advantages to being married in the military. Most of the housing allowance doesn't really cover the cost of rent, and utilities. Most married people in the military the spouse works as well as the military pay that comes in. If a service memeber lives in military housing the housing allowance isn't available to them. Those that live in PPV, the housing allowance is turned over to the leasing company via a deduction, again the married person does not see the money. Don't get me wrong, if you have someone that you truely feel that you want to get married then do so, but don't think you'll get richer just by being married and in the military.
2006-12-15 03:34:42 · answer #3 · answered by GIOSTORMUSN 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I love MSGTs answer, haha, thats why I refer all these questions to my 1st SGT cuz he can do that.
Because when most of my soldiers get home from deployment and have 30k in their pockets guess what they do with it the moment they are released. They go and buy a car that they wouldnt be able to make insurance payments on, they go and buy a totally new wardrobe and stuff that they cant afford. Instead of saving that money for when they get out they can buy a home. Most company grade officers I know blow some money but we put it away for a house when we PCS or buy a home if our location is right.
Oh and there are plenty of smart single NCOs I know that take the money they saved and bought property and invested. So stop whining, and do some financial planning. And the military does not give extra money to married soldiers to buy property, they save money and get loans available to other soldiers, plus if two people are working in a household they would be making twice the money as you than.
2006-12-16 17:44:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where you are, I got housing allowance for the last year I was in the Army as a lower enlisted soldier and I was single. It usually comes down to your command and barracks space. In most cases that I know of, actually all besides somewhere like Korea, the military will provide housing allowances to married members, not money to pay off their mortgage as you put it and its calculated according to the cost of living in the area.
2006-12-17 02:54:51 · answer #5 · answered by Meekha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What rank are you? Ask housing if they would allow for you to live off post. I was single in the Army, but there were no barracks at the duty station. I bought a house and let my BAH cover the expenses, when I wanted to move, I sold the house and made $7,000 and I didn't have to pay a dime for my mortgage payment. It is a really great deal and most people aren't taking advantage of that. At least you have your VA Home loan. Ask housing....
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2006-12-16 10:22:40 · answer #6 · answered by Biancoa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I am in the Air Force and we have the same rules. I would have to say that the money given isn't to help pay a morgage. It can be use for rent and so on. Trust me I live in Anchorage Alaska and if I could get a house big enough for my wife nad two daughter for 1256 a month I would. Its not about showing favoritisim, its about being realistic. The military give you BAH for a residence, BAS for food, COLA for cost of living plus base pay and the only thing taxable is your base pay. I lived in the barraks for years. Also I would like to know how many years of service that you have. Im sorry, but you do have the same oppurtunities, but it is more greaded because you are single. Trust me what they give us isnt enough.... Noone also forced you to sign that document....you did it on your own. You should have checked on the rules. Im sorry to be so harsh, but I can be because I am in the military.
2006-12-15 03:39:21 · answer #7 · answered by Tharoah 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"What can I do to have the same opportunities as married personel."
What opportunities would those be? The opportunity to try to raise a family on one income because you keep getting stationed in parts of the world where your spouse can't find a job that pays more than hamburger flipping?
The opportunity to explain to your family why you are moving for the third time in six years?
The opportunity to tell your children you are going to spend the next 13 months in a nasty place you might not come back from?
No one in the Marines, married or single, has it made over anyone else. I'm guessing you either haven't been in long enough to learn this, or you are a naturally selfish person who can't put himself in someone else's boots.
2006-12-15 08:39:23 · answer #8 · answered by blueprairie 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
umm, where did you get THAT idea? Single servicemembers , at command discretion, may chooose to live off base and collect BAH. some commands requiree you to be at least an E5 before permitting this. others allow E3 and up. In fact, in many many MANY cases, once you hit E6 you are forced to live on the economy because they need the barracks space for the newbie e3s and below.
BAH is NOT to 'invest in real estate'. It is to help defray the cost of housing. whether it's rent or mortgage.
2006-12-15 11:14:43 · answer #9 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, BAH isn't "several thousand dollars". So you won't build up "large amount of positive equity" and "gain huge amounts of money".
I know soldiers (in the army) that did get bah for the single rate when they weren't married because they chose to rent an apartment.
Sometimes depending on their rank, I don't think they were allowed to live off post.
2006-12-15 03:46:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, it depends on your command. I was an E-3 and I recieved BAH. Really, it depends on the area your command is in and how much the allowance is. If you are in San Diego, good luck. You'll be and E-6 and still living in the BKS. But if you are in Lemoore you'll be an E-2 living out in town. Luck of the draw.
2006-12-15 05:49:18 · answer #11 · answered by Amous 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋