i am getting maried in july my fiance is in the army, he lives on post but i go to college about 3 hours away so i will not be able to live on post even if hes living in the barracks will he recieve bah for me to live off post? the bah for my area is 1300 a month that just seems like alot for someone to live off post so im not sure if im understanding correctly... THANKS FOR HELP!!!
2007-11-24 17:26:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The only way he will be able to live in the dorms and recieve bah on where you live is if he is on a remote. He will be offered the ability to get military housing or live off base. If the two of you choose to live in seperate places that is on you and you will have to pay the two rents or the rent for your place at college out of pocket.
If you want to email me I can help you understand it more. It is a bit more complicated then just getting married.
2007-11-24 19:25:41 · answer #1 · answered by celtic_princess 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Ok. First off you have to realize that your life will not and can not stay the same if you wish to stay married. You may have to transfer colleges, apt hunt between towns, etc.
The others are correct once you are married he will no longer be eligible to live in the barracks unless they have Bachelor apts available BUT then normally you give up your BAH. (Which is based on where he is at). If he continues to live in the single barracks after you are married and is found out then that could result in punishment and fines - which is so totally not necessary! 1300 may seem like a lot now but once you find an apt/house for both of you that is meant to cover both rent/payment and utilities, the extra would go for gas to work and school. It is a great help but is not as much as you think!
You need to get with your fiance and talk about finances now, straighten out where you will live (off post, on post) and where you will go to school. Some couples choose to live apart until the end of the school year and then get together but then you would have to stretch the bah for two households.
2007-11-25 01:29:17 · answer #2 · answered by ArmyWifey 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You just need to have him call and ask. I think each branch does their BAH a little different. I doubt they would allow him to live in the barracks once he's married and even if they do, as long as he's living on base he will not receive BAH. He should receive BAH with dependent pay for living off base though. Again, since your situation is a little different in that you won't actually be living with him, I would ask. The BAH would be based on his zipcode though, not yours.
2007-11-24 19:08:39 · answer #3 · answered by Debbie G 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If he is drawing BAH "with dependents," the BAH is for his spouse/dependents, NOT himself. If he is married he will not live in the barracks. It is possible to live in on-post housing (not the barracks) if there is any available, but those are usually filled up with officers and senior enlisted personnel, so if he is a junior enlisted he'll probably end up last in line for on-post housing. They will want him to live off-base with the dependent whom the BAH is intended for (you). If you can't live together, then he will have to pay for his own off-post housing out of his pocket while you are entitled to the BAH for your housing needs. I assume you're already paying for your own place to live, so if you wanted to be nice you could let him use his BAH to pay for his own housing until you decide that living with him won't be too inconvenient for you, or postpone the marriage until circumstances suit it better.
And BAH rates are dependent upon the area you live. It is meant to cover 100% of the average cost of housing in that area suitable for someone of his rank and dependency status, so the $1,300 a month is probably correct. The person above me is right too: the BAH he receives is the BAH for HIS area, not yours, as you are a "dependent" and expected to be "dependent" upon him.
2007-11-27 09:20:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
BAH will be based on the zip code of the base he is stationed at, not where you are living. The only time that will happen is if he is on unaccompanied orders to school or overseas. The amount he receives will depend on his rate/rank. Normally it is the same for E1 to E4, then starts going up. He will qualify for the rate with dependents. Now because you are choosing not to be with him, they will either make him pay for barracks or have him move to a place in town. The military is now cutting back on allowing Geo-Bachelors because it is not fair to live in barracks for free and get BAH at the same time.
2007-11-24 23:19:54 · answer #5 · answered by NWIP 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If you all get married he will not be allowed to live in the barracks. Special consideration is considered but not likely. And if they keep him in the barracks they will probably not give him BAH.
He will most likely get BAH for the zip code which he lives if they do or he moves out.
2007-11-24 17:34:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
you're entitled to BAH or the splendid to stay interior the barracks, yet not the two. in case you assemble BAH, you will could furnish your own housing. There are circumstances in which you would be authorized to stay interior the barracks even nonetheless you're amassing BAH, yet it somewhat is in actuality a surprising element on your command to authorize if the barracks at the instant are not finished. you're authorized BAH at your accountability station, not her area, different than in specific extraordinary circumstances (deliver changing homeport, specific short faculties, and so on.) you is in basic terms not authorized BAH at her area based upon your loved ones's determination to be aside. h
2016-10-02 04:12:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Army does their BAH a little different than the Navy (which I'm in) so he should ask personnel about it. In the Navy he would receive bah for you, and could stay in the barracks as a Geo-bachelor. Basically because when he received his orders, you were not funded as part of the moving process. Hence they should allow him to stay in the barracks and receive bah. Now he may have to move to a smaller/crappier barracks, because as a geo-bachelor he rates the minimum for base housing.
2007-11-24 18:28:02 · answer #8 · answered by big_erin_97 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋
If he is married, they have to either give him BAH or put him in housing (housing, not the barracks). Likely, they will make him move out of the barracks at his duty station. That's what they do at Ft Hood.
2007-11-24 17:37:53 · answer #9 · answered by DOOM 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Have your fiance check with Finance....BAH is their program and they can tell you what's what, some places let soldiers stay in the barracks and others just don't have the room.
2007-11-24 20:59:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋