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So I just found out that if I'm married, and to go my first duty station without my family, I still have to live off post and receive the BAH based on my duty station's BAH rate instead of where my dependents live?
My wife most likely won't be able to move with me because she has to take care of our mother, so my concern is I have to use my BAH to pay off for the housing at my duty station while supporting my wife financially back home at the same time. Is there anyways I can request a room in the barrack and receive the BAH for my wife at the same time?
My wife most likely won't be able to move with me because she has to take care of our mother, so my concern is I have to use my BAH to pay off for the housing at my duty station while supporting my wife financially back home at the same time. Is there anyways I can request a room in the barrack and receive the BAH for my wife at the same time?
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Even if you requested a room in the barracks, you would lose all your BAH. You should look into renting a room at your next place.
If you and your spouse are providing the majority of her support, you may be able to make her your dependent
If you and your spouse are providing the majority of her support, you may be able to make her your dependent
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Make your mother in law a dependent and if there are any special need people involved let housing know.
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SPC (Join to see) SSG (Join to see) provided you with an answer in your previous post.
Since you are married you will get BAH for your duty station and not where you wife lives and since you are married you will have to live in a house and use your BAH. Units don’t let married people live in barracks. So if she is gonna live in California you better find a cheap apartment to live at or she needs to move with you PVT Quang Nguyen
According to the link below, it is unlikely that you would be allowed a room in the barracks.
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/what-the-recruiter-never-told-you-3332705
Since you are married you will get BAH for your duty station and not where you wife lives and since you are married you will have to live in a house and use your BAH. Units don’t let married people live in barracks. So if she is gonna live in California you better find a cheap apartment to live at or she needs to move with you PVT Quang Nguyen
According to the link below, it is unlikely that you would be allowed a room in the barracks.
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/what-the-recruiter-never-told-you-3332705
What Your Recruiter Never Told You About Housing
Learn about housing in the military, including on-base and off-base options, payment of housing allowance (BAH), and dormitory or barracks life.
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I’m in the same exact situation. Use the BAH get a 2 bedroom and split the living cost with someone. Like SFC (Join to see) said you may be able to make her your dependent which would help out a bunch. You don’t wanna live in the barracks anyway ;) My wife and I were getting 3k for our BAH in NY and now I’m at Bragg so it dropped to 1,300 fortunately she has a great career which is why she chose to stay there for now. Best of luck!
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SPC (Join to see) Geo Bachelors are no longer authorized CONUS. The only way to do that is if you got order OCONUS.
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I was in the 3rd ACR from 1990-1993 at that time the 3rd ACR was still at Fort Bliss and we had married soldiers living in the barracks usually while waiting on their on post housing to become available . After they received their on post quarters they then would send for their wives to join them . Receiving on post quarters means you won't receive an allowance for Housing but your M.I.L. could come stay with you and after she's been living with you for at least 1 year she could be declared a dependent so long as your her sole support structure . If she's living with you then you are her sole support structure even if she works . I've seen soldiers declare their younger siblings as dependents just so long as they live with you and you provide for them . My thoughts would be for you to talk to your command structure . You're a PVT so talk to your NCO's see what the options are .
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No. Your only option in this case is a humanitarian reassignment based on your wife's needs. For that to happen, your mother would have to become a dependent, and there would have to be a medical reason for her inability to move. Sometimes life offers you no good options. Why can't you move your wife and her mother closer to you?
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