Is Geographical Bachelor for dual married military still going on?

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 21:30:33 -0400

Is the geographical bachelor program for dual military still in effect or have they shut that down? I am still being looked at as a “single” soldier, but I have been married to another active duty soldier that is stationed in a completely different station then me for almost two years and have never received BAH or BAS because they put me in the barracks since I have been married. I’ve put in packet to fix that and had both my troop and squadron commander sign off on the 5960 stating that they agree that I should be getting it? Is there something wrong going on or am I in the wrong because my husband is out of the barracks (i am in the barracks), and receives BAH and BAS.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 7 at 2018 10:09 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 22:09:13 -0400

Good evening, what is the rank of your husband?

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 26 at 2018 6:54 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 18:54:47 -0400

I am in a similar boat, so I would also be interested in the answer. My wife is staying behind while I attend flight school. I will be fine on the old system after I pin WO1, but if she PCSs in the meantime, she is still below e6 and most locations will claim geobachelor status and throw her in the barracks (despite being married with 3 dogs and an entire household full of furniture). I also will be in a situation where onpost at Rucker will not give me a house until after WOCS, so I guess my HHG will be in a storage room for a month?
I’m amazed that the system treats single Soldiers and dual mil who have been separated as the same thing.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 12 at 2019 10:32 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 10:32:32 -0500

Hey . I have been in the barracks for more than a year . Not BAH , not BAS. We are six hours Apart . I have talked to everybody on post to help me get out the barracks . Husband can not even come here to visit me because we do not have a place to stay . After doing this for more than a year , I try to relocate closer to him with not succes or support from my chain of command. We have been married for five years , two of them living apart ; six hours distance . Thankfully , I am being chapter under chapter 8 and going back to my normal marriage and happy life. Plus I have been paying Storage for my household goods too . Very very unfair. Nobody will ever understand until they have throught this situation.