military housing??

Question

I have searched online but i cant find any pics on what military houseing looks like. My husband recently joined the marines.. and i was wondering would ppl recomend living on or off of base...

Answer 1

try here
http://tricommandcommunities.com/

Answer 2

I would recommend the two links below, they have floorplans and photos, waiting lists. ( Navy housing OneStop and Army Housing OneStop). and when is comes to living on or off base it just depends.......like for instance we were stationed in hawaii and chose to live in military housing because it was cheaper then living out on town. but if you are stationed some where and the cost of living is cheap you could choose to live out on town and possibly pocket some extra BAH that wasn't used on rent. and also i would consider, if you know, how long you might be there and the market when it comes to purchasing a house. You dont want to be stuck with a house you can't sell. which is why we chose to stay again in military housing because the market is doing poorly where we are stationed currently. oh and also the military housing people can be sticklers when it comes to moving out of your house. Make sure when you move in and they give you that piece of paper for the walk-through that you write down EVERYTHING that is wrong, because it will come back to you when you leave. because its not like civilian rentals where you have a deposit which covers anything damaged. and keep good care of your carpet if you have any. My friend got stationed somewhere else and when she moved out there was a very small stain (hardly noticeable) in the corner on her living room carpet. and they made her replace ALL the living room carpet! and charged her a couple hundred. luckily that hasn't happend to me yet. I hope this helps!

Answer 3

I currently live on base in lemoore and LOVE it!!! I would say living on base is better than having to live in an apartment, I dont have to pay for gas, electric, or water. I like it a lot my husband is also a Marine and we are on a navy base and houses are super nice. try going to the base you will be at and looking up on their website about what their housing look like. I hear Marine housing isn't as nice as the ones we have here. But I mean housing is better than an apartment. I know some are really not all that great but most are being taken over by an outside person so they are becoming nicer.

EDIT!
ZepherGeist Said he doesn't have the choice. The Marine corp does give you the choice (even for a PFC) to either live on or off base( not post :O ) when service members are married. And someone else said try living off base, I lived off base when we 1st got to Lemoore and I looked around in the housing and fall in love with them. Plus we save money by staying in this house and its Huge compared to our one bedroom apartment that cost about the same. Its an up and down thing, try both. You can always move out of base housing if you decide its not for you. Here in lemoore we must (if we move on base) stay in base housing for atleast 6 months then if we dont want housing anymore we can go back out into town. Try ask friends at the base what they think when getting to your duty station. They should be able to tell house Great/Horrible base housing is.
OH OH and please try not to worry about base housing gossip! I think people overreact. I don't have any drama with my neighbors. you and your husband will NOT be required to attend meetings, the Marine corp will send your husband to random things and ask you to come however you never "HAVE" to. I go because it is his career. I think Army guy is giving you a bad idea of the Military and I for one can tell you being a USMC wife is nothing like this man is say! If you are busy let say working and there is some important meeting you must attend cal;l them and tell them dude is so off base here. I hate to trash what he told you but seriously girl he is army BIG BIG BIG difference from the Marines.

Answer 4

I have been in since 1990 and have lived on base for the entire time except for now. We now own a home off base, only because we are going to retire to this area. Living on post provides a substantial savings in money, security, no utility bills (this is changing), close to work, normally rapid maintenance when something breaks and normally a healthy family atmosphere. Downfalls, you never really get to leave work, because there are military people all around you, pet restrictions, and some housing are borderline slums. Good luck with the move, welcome to the military and try to have a good time. Try this site, it may help https://www.housing.navy.mil/

Answer 5

As an enlisted man, you and your husband will be given on-post housing. That is how it is done for couples in the Army, I am sure it is similar for the Marine Corps. If he is allowed to advance in rank, once he is an NCO, you will have the option of getting off post housing.

The on post places are generally not bad, you will receive additional allotments for being a couple on post as well.

The problem I am sure spreads across all services is the "Small town gossip", you will have to be careful to present your best face at all times.

I knew a young couple that got divorced because of the Family Readiness Group women started a story that she was cheating on him. The telephone game and the "Well, that's not what I heard" crowd made him think she was having some other guy's baby and he filed for divorce while in theater. Refusing to even hear her side, let alone believe her.

Extreme case. It was not true about the infidelity and speaks more of his trust and maturity. But THEY started it.

My last deployment before getting out last December, nearly a dozen Soldiers were finalizing the papers or in the process of splitting. FRG LOVES pulling this crap.

They called my family - when I left EXPLICIT orders not to - telling them with words to the effect: "Your son MIGHT have been hurt over there. We don't know, someone was hurt in his Company, we think?." My Mom is not emotionally fragile and knew better as to how casualty notification is conducted.

I filed a formal complaint against them and warned I would take it up with them personally if they ever contacted my family again.

Unfortunately, you cannot avoid them, you and your husband will be required to attend meetings and put out at functions when you really have better things to do.

His chain of command will get involved if you don't and this will have LASTING negative reprocussions on the both of you.

Good luck. From a Veteran, thank your husband for having the courage to do what he believes is right.

Answer 6

My dad is in the army and i have never lived on base i think its better off because then you can get away from the military for a little while and you can still shop on base..but if you're tryin to save money or want to meet more military peoples then live on base

Answer 7

Stay on base and save the money. Then decide if it is not for you. You'll find it isn't that bad at all. Don't hope for what you think you want until it is available and you have friends in the area living off base... then get feedback from them.

Oh, and like Tinka says, "But I mean housing is better than an apartment."

Answer 8

If you can't afford to buy a house, then it is a great idea, it just sucks throwing away your money to something you will never own. I recommend buying a house, if you are going to be there for 3 years or more though, then rent it out or sell it, hopefully you will make some money that way. Base housing is not bad though.

Answer 9

Military housing compares favorably with most civilian apartments. The lady above me is correct in saying that it is cheaper in the long run because they don't charge for utilities. Your husband's monthly Basic Allowance for Quarters (BAQ), which is an amount tied to his rank or rate, is forfeited to the government. And, there is never a rent increase.

Answer 10

ENTIRELY dependent on which specific base you are talking about, as well as his paygrade and bedroom entitlement. Factors also include wait lists to get in. In some places, it is entirely possible to find nice housing off base for under BAH. In others, impossible.

Answer 11

I was a military wife for many years and I always preferred living on base. It was cheaper in the long run because we had to pay no utilities.