Some people say one of us would get single and the other with dependence. Is that true, or does only one of us get it?
2007-03-29 12:05:12 · 7 answers · asked by JOSHUA and SANDRA E 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
My husband and I are both active and we both get single rate.
2007-03-29 12:09:05 · answer #1 · answered by Boo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only time you both will get bah is if you get married. Unless of course you were already living off post. Your question isn't really clear.
If you were to get married, the higher ranking, your wife, would get full BAH with a dependent. You on the other hand would get partial BAH.
You have to look at your LES and make sure that finance has put this is correctly. You don't want to be caught double dipping, both receiving full, b/c the military will take it's money back whole.
2007-03-29 19:47:50 · answer #2 · answered by Gilla 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I find it ironic that you two have been in the military for what, three to five years, and you have to come on this sight to see if you are eligible? You need to go to your own housing director/manager/officer and see the eligibility requirements for married Navy to Navy.
Here in the Air Force, each person, who lives off base, is eligible for BAH, no matter if both are in the service. It is not available once you move on the base.
There is no difference between single or "head of household" when it comes to BAH rates. That may be different in the Navy.
2007-03-29 19:34:38 · answer #3 · answered by Serpico 13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are married and have children, the higher ranking service member gets BAH at the with dependants rate, and the other member gets it at the single rate. I would imagine it would work the same way even if you're not married.
Either way, they won't let you both claim the child. If you have more than one child, they also won't let you each claim one in order to both get the with dependants rate.
2007-03-29 19:36:57 · answer #4 · answered by Cloth on Bum, Breastmilk in Tum! 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Okay, unless something has changed, one of you can claim your child as a dependent and get BAH w/dependents and the other one will continue to get BAH ownright.
Just think about how you get it now and then add a dependent to one.
2007-03-29 19:10:35 · answer #5 · answered by jrstina624 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yes. you each rate single BAH until the child is born. then, if you are not married, the mother gets BAH with dependants.. typically, if you are married, the senior SM gets BAH w/ and the junior gets BAH Single once children are involved.
2007-03-29 20:26:30 · answer #6 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How can you possibly be E-4 and E-5 and not know the answer to this? Call your persru if you want a correct answer. What are you going to do, take the best answer given here and go with it?
2007-03-29 19:11:34 · answer #7 · answered by bopoppa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋