Posted on May 24, 2021
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Back in February I was advised by my first line that I was entitled BAH, and in order to receive BAH, I had to clear the barracks and use that as a supporting document. So, I cleared the barracks, got an apartment and then told i would not be receiving BAH. I put in a CNA packet. Hearing rumors about it getting denied although I was led down the wrong path by my leadership. My spouse gets BAH @ E3
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MAJ Ken Landgren
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Visit or call Finance and get the information from the horse's mouth. They know the regs.
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Why would you not be entitled to BAH?
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was told that i am supposed to be a geobach. a littl too late for that.
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This situation is why IG exists. They may not give you the answer you want but they will give you the right answer.

Best of luck.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
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SPC (Join to see) Except the geographical bachelor program no longer exist.

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/army-announces-end-to-geographic-bachelors-3353934#:~:text=This%20concept%20was%20known%20as,as%20a%20result%20of%20orders.

You're supposed to get BAH with dependent rate for the location you're at since that ended. That was in 2019 that it geo bachelor stopped.

I'd go to IG.
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SPC (Join to see) let us know what happens. I hope this works out in your favor.
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SPC (Join to see) Do you and your spouse live together? have children? Was there a lack of space in the barracks?
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
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SSG (Join to see) There's no geographical bachelor program anymore though. So yes they should be getting BAH.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff - Even as E4 and base housing available, w/o dependents? I only ask, so I am not giving out bad information in the future. I am not active anymore so I can accept that things have changed since I left the active side.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
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SSG (Join to see) Geographical bachelor means the person is married but their spouse isn't located with them. So they have a dependent.

If someone is E5 and below and single, with no dependents, no they don't get BAH unless there's no room in the B's and usually they start with E5s getting BAH if that's true.

They stopped letting geo bachelor's stay in the B's because they didn't have room.

2019 is when they ended geo bachelor program. I posted a link on here somewhere.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff - awesome, thanks for the information!
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