military pay and housing?

Question

my husband is looking to try and enter the military (either coast guard or navy). we are married and have one child. but before he contacts a recruiter i need to know some truth. recruiters will say ANYTHING to get you signed up and then when or in, your stuck no matter if he bold face lied or not. so, how much do you think he would receive monthly and is the housing on base as GREAT as they make it seem (with all the huge two story houses in cute, quiet neighborhoods) or is it a crock?

Answer 1

Judging by Iraq war i would find it hard no no impossible to believe anything us military tell me

Answer 2

The first thing to be aware of is that the pay scale and housing allowance may be different between the Coast Guard and the Navy. The Navy is part of the Department of Defense so the general rules regarding pay and allowances are very similar between Army, Navy, Airforce and Marine Corps. The Coast Guard has traditionally be a part of the Department of Transportation but I believe it is now part of the Department of Homeland Defense. So you could be looking at very different pay and allowances. The quality of military housing varies greatly within the brances of service and among military installations. You would have to know where you were going to be stationed to determined the quality of the housing. Each brach of service is responsible for ensuring that it has adequate housing, however, the priorities of each branch determine how funding is allocated. The Air Force is roundly considered to have the best housing nationwide. As for pay, all military personnel receive some sort of free housing or housing allowance based upon rank and the number of dependent family members. There are calculators available on-line to determine what the housing allowance(the amount of pay he will recieve above his base pay to offset the cost of housing) he will receive based upon his rank and duty location.

Answer 3

Ummm I dont see many "garbage" answers. It DOES vary by service. You cant tell me that Army housing is better than Air Force housing because it isnt true. We have air force on our installation and I have talked to them. It DOES depend on where you go. Your BAH rate is determined by the zip code, and the quality of housing will vary depending on the installation. I have seen some TERRIBLE housing at a few installations (WW2 era officers quarters), and I have seen some really beautiful homes being built for junior enlisted.

My experience is that it is GREAT living on post. I have a large home (4 bedroom, 3 bath duplex), with more storage than even I know what to do with. I feel very safe, the schools are great (DoD schools have higher standards than state-run schools), and if there is every a problem, maintenance is always quick to respond. Also, it is close to my husbands work, and everyone around is going through the same thing. On my block, for some odd reason, 75% of the soldiers are from the same brigade. So we all really ARE going through the same thing.

If you live on post, you dont actually see your BAH (you get your BAH and it comes out in an allotment to your housing office if it is privatized housing). I have included a link to our housing management company to give you an idea of what it COULD be like depending on where you go.

Anyway, be happy to answer anymore questions via email. Take care!

Answer 4

you wont get a giant two story house on my most posts. i lived in a small two bedroom apartment, the only ones who get town homes are the officers you will most likely be enlisted so your housing wont be much. however if in the army and stationed at ft hood you can if you qualify get a townhome. you must have at least 3 kids though.being that you will be a low rank you may not even be allowed base housing. housing is limited and many bases have a long waiting list

also coast guard isnt military exactly they are department of transportation . not defense so with coast guard he wont be likely sent to iraq

Answer 5

Go talk to the recruiter yourself. They have access to pay scales, cost of living allowances, and what you will have to expect, being a military spouse. You can log onto the base's website and can usually get a welcome packet that describes the facilities pretty accurately. It is not in the recruiter's best interests to leave you out of the loop. You are going to be separated during basic training and Advanced Individual training (if it is less than six months long) and you will need a support system during that time. An informed Military Spouse will be far more likely to be supportive and that will greatly enhance the success of the soldier's career. I hope you enjoy your new life as much as we did. Best of luck and wish your husband my best.

Answer 6

It all depends on where you get stationed. San Diego was working really hard on updating and building new housing. I was stationed in Monterey and they are tearing down and building actual houses for the officers and enlisted. I live in Norfolk now and the housing wait is really long, but there are some really good communities.

Though not perfect, the housing situation is something that the navy is trying to improve.

Please contact me offline and I can help you out some more.

Answer 7

Wow, there are some garbage answers. Housing doesnt differ by service, it differs by zipcode and rank.
Not all recruiters lie, i am a navy recruiter and take great offense to that.
Navy doesnt usually have base housing, you are offered a housing allowance to pay your offbase rent and such with. here is a website to look up the different rates.
https://secureapp2.hqda.pentagon.mil/perdiem/bah.html
simply select a zipcode and i would use E3 for his rank.
Be aware that when he ships to bootcamp, you wont usually be moved with him until after his schooling, unless it is more than 6 months long.
if you have any questions, feel free to email me, [e-mail]

Answer 8

base pay depends on what paygrade he goes in at. Juniro enlisted pay isn;t a lot. witha degree he can get E3 coming in.

an E1 with under 4 mos of service makes $1200. after 4 Mos it goes up to $1300.

an E2 under 2 years makes $1450. E3 under 2 makes $1500.

factor in taxes, and the GI Bill,....

BAH will eb based on the paygrade and zip code. this can be as little as $500/month or as much as $2500/month. Rates are calculated on the average cost of living in that area.

Base housing: too borad a question. Some areas are great, some suck. sometimes you can get in immediately, sometimes you have to wait 2 years. what you are entitled to is based on your family size and paygrade. your average Junior enlisted( e3 and below) with one child can expect to be given a 2 BR apartment or townhome

Answer 9

you will get Base Pay and BAS (ingesting allowance), COLA while you're stationed in an foreign places region. it fairly is approximately it. whenever you consume interior the Mess you're able to have that quantity subtracted from the BAS. in the time of difficulty-unfastened you will no longer get it in any respect on your pay. you will no longer get BAH (housing allowance) given which you will stay in barracks/dorms. as a manner to qualify for BAH w/o dependents to stay out on the city you ought to be an E5 or an E4 w/greater suitable than 4 years in. each and every from time to time they'll enable E4s to stay out on the city until now whether it ought to be approved via the command and the barracks/dorms would desire to be above a undeniable share finished.

Answer 10

the navy and us coast guard are ran by the department of defense and yes u do get free housing only if ur in the miltary or work for the government.