can you live on base with a marine if he's your b/f or fiancee or perhaps a relative? i know some marines have apts. and don't live in barracks, so how possible would it be to live with him there? also how does a marine get to have an apt. instead of barracks, does it depend on rank? can they choose what base/camp they want to be at? thanks!
2007-08-22 23:21:31 · 5 answers · asked by Kaitlyn 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
so if he has an apt. it's not even on the base? is it usually in a nearby town?
2007-08-22 23:47:56 · update #1
joby.. thanks for the info and the attitude.. isn't it better to ask questions to become informed rather than stay ignorant???
2007-08-23 01:01:48 · update #2
To live in military housing you need to be a recognized military dependent...either a spouse, child or dependent family member (there are strict rules governing that..generally must be a blood relative or relative by marriage and military member must provide over 50% of your income.support and must be command approved). Girls friends, fiancee's, friends or buddies can not live in military housing.
For a military member to live off base they either need to be married or have dependents as listed above or, if they are single, have to reach a certain pay grade and then be approved to move off base. In general, if a Marine is unmarried and without dependents, you can figure he will be living in barracks for at least the first 2-3 years of his military career. Once he has achieved the needed rank and pay grade, he can ask for permission to move off base. He will then be given a monthly housing allowance, determined by rank and geographic location. However, in the lower ranks (especially if the military member has no dependents) the amount is usually not enough to afford a place on his/her own.
As for base assignment, all military members are asked to fill out dream sheets. This is a list of bases you would like to be stationed at, both in the US and overseas. However, there is never any garuntee of being given one of these bases. Some bases do not support some career fields, so keep that in mind when choosing a job and when filling out the list. Most military members will tell you the best shot you have at getting a dream base is to take an unaccompanied tour to a place like Korea or to deploy to the dessert. Often times, when you return, they will try to give you the base of your choice. But there is never any garuntee or absolute promise in the military...they will send you where they need you, even if it is somplace you never wanted to go.
2007-08-23 02:38:29 · answer #1 · answered by Annie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are not married or a dependent of the Marine in question, they will not give you housing, they will give you a barracks room, and you can't have anyone else living in there. Since you apparently know NOTHING about how the Marine Corps works, and neither does your boyfriend/fiance, or he would have told you this, you should know that he will get to put in requests as to where he wants to go, and then the Marine Corps will ignore them, and send him where they can most use him. Also, since you don't appear to be college educated by the spelling and grammar you used, I am betting that he is enlisting, and won't be an officer. Below the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-6), the Marine Corps makes you ask permission to live out in town, if you want to collect BAH, and unless you are a Sergeant, or sometimes a Corporal, don't hold your breath. That means that if he lives out in town on his own, he will still be required to maintain a barracks room, and he will not receive any extra money for housing.
And, to answer your edit, base housing is for MARRIED Marines, or ones with children, they have barracks for single people. And housing never keeps up with the demand for it, so you see lots of apartments out in town. a Private or PFC, even a Lance Corporal doesn't make enough to swing living out in town without receiving BAH. your best bet is to wait until you get married, then you guys can live together.
2007-08-23 00:39:39 · answer #2 · answered by joby10095 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although they can have a list of preferences as to where they want to be stationed, they ultimately have no say so over it.
A single marine can either live in the barracks or live off of base. If he chooses to move off of base, he will get BAQ (Basic Allowance for Quarters) with his pay. He may choose to live with his gf off base.
On base family quarters are usually for married couples and there is usually a waiting list for them.
Why would a marine want to live with a gf? Part of being a marine is being single and partying isn't it???
2007-08-22 23:30:04 · answer #3 · answered by Mike 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no. only dependents may live in military family housing(spouse and children). if he is living in the Barracks he is not allowed to have any roommate other than who he is assigned, and most definitely no overnight guests of either gender.
In most cases, Single Marines must be at least the paygrade of E4, and sometimes E5 before they will be given permission to live out in town.
getting choice of duty station is difficult. Needs of the Military always take precedence. and many First termers go OCONUS for their first duty station. Japan, mostly.
2007-08-23 00:48:13 · answer #4 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as stated above, NCO's and above can live out on town if they are single. below NCO, you have to be married to get out of the barracks.
2007-08-23 01:32:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋