When should I apply for on base housing?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:41:59 -0500

I am currently attending college and will graduate in the spring. I am in ROTC and will be sent to Advance Camp in June as an at Camp Commissioning. My fiance is an E3 in the Marines and in BRC. He will be sent to his unit in March. (He already knows we're going to Camp Lejeune.) There is currently a 3-month waitlist. We have a tight timeline. In May I graduate the 12th in Texas, the wedding is the 14th in South Carolina, and we're moving the 16th from Texas to North Carolina. Should I apply in March when he has orders and provide May as the expected date for housing?

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Feb 5 at 2018 10:32 AM

SGM Erik Marquez — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:32:04 -0500

The simple answer is, when your eligible..

But to give a better answer, we need some specifics that will tell us when that is.
What status are you in now (married, spouse in DEERS?, Married but Dependants not in DEERS, spouse is a service member and you in/ not in the married couples program?)
Do you have orders with concurrent travel for Dependants?
Where are you PCSing to?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 5 at 2018 11:02 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:02:39 -0500

That sounds like a good plan

Response by SGT Eric Davis made Feb 5 at 2018 11:24 AM

SGT Eric Davis — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:24:37 -0500

You should apply when you are married cause right now you don’t have enough rank to get housing. So you w ll be eligible when you are married nothing sooner than that. So apply after you get the marriage license.

Response by SGT Joseph Gunderson made Feb 5 at 2018 11:54 AM

SGT Joseph Gunderson — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:54:39 -0500

You apply as soon as you are legally married and have your orders.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 5 at 2018 12:02 PM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 12:02:16 -0500

If I understand it right, you will be a Commissioned Officer in June married to a Lance Corporal... My recommendation would be to find off-base housing. (This is assuming that on-base housing is still segregated by rank, but my experience with base housing is almost 20 years old... it could be different now.) Regardless of the legitimacy of how you ended up that way, you would still have either an O1 in junior enlisted housing or an E3 in junior officer housing. Either way, it would lead to an uncomfortable situation for both your family and your neighbors.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 5 at 2018 1:57 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:57:07 -0500

Don’t wait. You should call yesterday. Those wait lists are no joke. Even if you’re not married now you can still put your name down so you have a better chance of getting a place on post. Looking off post though may be a better option for y’all so make sure you look into that as well. You can pocket some BAH living off post where as on post they take the full amount.

Response by SGT Eric Davis made Feb 5 at 2018 4:35 PM

SGT Eric Davis — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 16:35:10 -0500

Also why live on base wit you being an Officer and he being enlisted it might be weird living in base. Go ahead he married now and Have a wedding later that way you can be looking for an apartment and you won’t have to worry about the wait for on base housing. It would be better for you two to live off base anyway cause less people in your business!

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Feb 5 at 2018 4:59 PM

Cpl Justin Goolsby — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 16:59:11 -0500

He won't rate housing until you are married. So until you are married, it's barracks life for him. So enjoy the 3 month waitlist, because you'll be at the bottom of it.