How long have you had to wait for on-post housing?

CH (MAJ) William Beaver — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:53:45 -0400

Ever wanted to live on post? Ever been on the official waiting list? How long have you had to wait before? What's the longest you had to wait? The shortest? Is it even worth it anymore waiting for a home to be offered? Please share your success or frustration.

Response by TSgt Joshua Copeland made Jun 30 at 2015 10:56 PM

TSgt Joshua Copeland — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:56:06 -0400

When I got married, we were married at 0800 and moving in to our base housing by 1200. When I PCS'ed to my current base, it was a week.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Jun 30 at 2015 10:57 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:57:02 -0400

The list for E-5/6 2BR housing was over 2 years long at Fort Irwin. I never did get it. Instead, we enjoyed the 45 mile ride to work and the 45 miles home. That was the town of Barstow. I only survived the 3 years of driving on practically zero sleep because I was a youngster.

Response by SPC George Rudenko made Jun 30 at 2015 11:06 PM

SPC George Rudenko — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 23:06:21 -0400

HA ha ha, never got it.

Response by LTC Kevin B. made Jun 30 at 2015 11:35 PM

LTC Kevin B. — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 23:35:29 -0400

We never waited. Either we immediately moved into housing (within a couple of weeks) or we never put our names on the list. We hated moving so much, we never would have done yet another move while at a duty station, just to get into post housing.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 1 at 2015 9:23 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 09:23:32 -0400

We only lived on-base in 2 places... 1) Mannheim, Germany- before we had kids for a 2 bedroom was maybe a week once I applied. 2) JBER- 2 weeks for a 4 bedroom that was brand new. I think we got pretty lucky on both counts.

Response by SPC Gary Welch made Jul 27 at 2018 8:17 PM

SPC Gary Welch — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 20:17:22 -0400

Me and my wife came up on the housing list when I was active and she said HELL NO