Am I supposed to be getting BAH as a dual-military couple who are stationed apart?

2019-01-31T11:09:27-05:00

Im stationed in fort hood shes in korea and is pcsing and coming with me, were dual military and have no kids, I cant find the regulation to dual military bah and im told i shouldnt be getting bah, i am in the baracks since i dont have bah to be able to move out

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 31 at 2019 12:19 PM

2019-01-31T12:19:22-05:00

Must be stationed together in order to gather BAH. If you are separated and do not meet the pay grade requirements to move out of the barracks. You will receive single soldier pay until you get put on orders together

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 31 at 2019 2:36 PM

2019-01-31T14:36:29-05:00

"Not Co-Located
If dual military service members are not stationed together, and they do not have dependents, they will be treated as a single service member for purposes of BAH. This means that if the other "single" people in their unit, of the same rank, are eligible for BAH, they are eligible for BAH. If the other "single" people in their unit, of the same rank, are not authorized BAH, they are not automatically authorized BAH. They can, of course, always request BAH from the command. The results may vary. If dual military service members are not stationed together, and one service member is residing in the barracks, the other service member will continue to receive BAH at the appropriate rate. "

But this is the official page on BAH: https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/faqbah.cfm

Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) - Frequently Asked Questions

A member assigned to permanent duty within the 50 United States, who is not furnished Gov't housing, is eligible for BAH, based on the member's rank, dependency status, and permanent duty station zip code. A member stationed overseas (except in Hawaii and Alaska), including U.S. territories and possessions, who is not furnished Gov't housing, is eligible for an Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA) based on the member's dependency status. If a...

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 31 at 2019 7:35 PM

2019-01-31T19:35:45-05:00

This question keep coming up a lot. I have posted this a couple of times but I’ll post it again for you. Your spouse will not be able to receive BAH because she’s at a overseas location. However, you should be receiving BAH without dependent because as a married service member you are not authorized to live in the barracks. There are a lot of bases, that are not aware of this change so to assist you, you can give them this link so they can authorize you your BAH without dependent. Good luck to you, I hope this helps.
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/army-announces-end-to-geographic-bachelors-3353934

Army Announces End to Geographic Bachelors

The Army announced an end to the geographic bachelor program. Soldiers drawing a housing allowance who have dependents can no longer live in barracks.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 31 at 2019 8:36 PM

2019-01-31T20:36:12-05:00

No. Hers gets changed. Along with her BAS

Response by SSG Dale London made Feb 1 at 2019 6:45 PM

2019-02-01T18:45:16-05:00

BAH is paid for those soldiers authorised by their CO to live off post. If your spouse is not with you and you have no dependents there is no compelling reason for your CO to authorise a move from the barracks. From his/her point of view it is significantly more cost effective for the army to keep you on post. He or she may, at their discretion, authorise you to live off post on your own dime but you may find you of still needing to maintain a room in the barracks and paying full whack for your house/apartment out of base pay with no allowances.
I did this when I was stationed Fort Hood in 1985.
I regretted it.

Oops - Editing on the fly here. I just read SFC Tamala Sherard Hobbs' post -- things have changed since I was in. According to her post you should be getting BAH (and I suspect that if you're getting that you should be getting BAS as well).

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 2 at 2019 8:43 PM

2019-02-02T20:43:55-05:00

thank you all for the responses, it was mix responses so i called finance, both me and my spouse have to be stationed here, but I can get a memo for an exception of policy so that I can request BAH 180 days prior to her arrival, all I would need is her orders and that memo