Is everyone in the air force guaranteed family housing so their wife or husband can be close to them? If not, how does it work?
2007-11-14 10:54:22 · 8 answers · asked by KungFu Ninja 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Well if your spouse is pcsing (basically moving to a new base) and it is a family move then you can go on the list for housing or you can get the money and live off base. There is never a guarantee for housing on base. If the move is a remote or for training any move the family of the active duty member wants to make to be with them is all on them.
If you live off base you get a BAH amount based on the location as well as the active duty members rank and if there are dependents or not. Many times if you live off base you will incur out of pocket expenses because often BAH is not enough to pay for rent and utlities. Living on base is just like living off base except you have to have an id card to come and go from off to on. Other then that it is the same but some would say about 90 times safer then living off.
2007-11-14 11:20:38 · answer #1 · answered by celtic_princess 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Air Force Military Housing
2016-11-07 09:43:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you are not guaranteed a base house. You have to sign up at the housing office for the list. It is divided up between pay grades then the number of bedrooms. Your kids have to be a certain age even if they are they same sex to get more bedrooms.( that's the way it was 7yrs ago) If you are PCSing from an over seas assignment you get put higher on the list. The wait can be anywhere from 6 months to 2 yrs. Some bases have more housing than others. If you live off base you get BAH. Each city near a base has a set amount.
I don't understand the part of your question where you say so the wife or husband can be close to them? The only time a spouse does not live with the member is either by choice or if the assignment is a remote.
2007-11-14 13:45:22 · answer #3 · answered by KM 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. the availability of base housing is dependent on paygrade, bedroom entitlement and waiting list. some bases you can get in immediately, others you are waiting for months or years. Each base will be different. In lieu of that, BAH is offered to help defray the cost of finding suitable housing. in some cases it may not be possible to find housing that BAH will pay for, you may have to pay out of pocket. In others, BAH is sufficient. BAH is based on the average RENTAL cost of what the military would house you in.. so if the military says they would give you a 2 BR apartment, then all the BAH you get will be for the average rental cost of a 2 BR apt in town. it doesn't matter if you want to live in a home or a larger place.
HOWEVER. Not all duty stations are accompanied. any duty station listed as unaccompanied, family members may NOT join the servicemember. there are a few different reasons why you would not be allowed to come. orders lasting under six months, failing an overseas screening,
2007-11-14 11:09:59 · answer #4 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one is ever guaranteed military housing.
Has to do with the size of the base, amount of quarters available, amount of civilian population, cost of living per given area.
Have 8 recent years experience with Air Force Housing. Other branches use their housing also.
Most important thing to do is get put on the housing list ASAP, have a sponsor, lower enlisted NCO'S usually do, if you already know there's a slim to none chance of quarters-then get a list of approved rentals for the area and start a rental search.
That way you can find out the cost of rent, utilities, deposits and such.
Air Force quarters I've seen are nicer than the Army has to offer, that's for sure!
We have a child in the Army who lives in Air Force housing. You may find living in the civilian community is very enjoyable. Every post has regulations that everyone must follow, makes people feel like they are imprisoned, living on post.
2007-11-14 16:22:29 · answer #5 · answered by kriend 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not everyone, because some bases can get crowded and some people end up on a waiting list for base housing. I do believe the military will compensate for families having to live off base.
2007-11-14 11:02:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not exactly. Most of the time there is not enough housing for every military family to live on the base. However, the people who have to live off base get a housing allowance called BAH, so they can afford to live off base. The allowance is based on the zip code of the base so it varies from location to location.
2007-11-14 10:59:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
No. Actually, my best friend is in the Air Force, and he isn't even going to be guaranteed individual housing within the next year--they are literally kicking him off the base to make room for new people (not because he did anything wrong).
2007-11-14 11:06:05 · answer #8 · answered by Esma 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋