Up to 600 unmarried Marine sergeants will get cash for housing

You could give them all mansions and someone still would be unhappy. Many of the old barracks have unsafe conditions like black mold, rotting structure, unsafe electrical connections. Now they can look for a place that meets their needs with the BAH and pay. SSG(P) (Join to see)

Thank you my friend SSG(P) (Join to see) for posting the perspective from .marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2023/08/04/600-unmarried-marine-sergeants-will-get-cash-for-housing/ author Irene Loewenson

Since the recipients of this benefit will be screened and under scrutiny, this seems like a reasonable approach and hopefully it will inspire many junior USMC NCOs to strive to meet the standards.

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Up to six hundred Marine sergeants without spouses, kids or other dependents will receive the Basic Allowance for Housing, a cash transfer typically reserved for higher-ranking troops and troops with dependents.
The “highly deserving” sergeants will receive the allowance at a rate for troops without dependents, according to a Marine administrative message Friday. These sergeants will get money that could enable them to move out of the barracks and into housing off base.
The Marine Corps has authorized the allowance for 200 sergeants in the southeast United States; 200 in the western part of the continental United States; 100 in the National Capitol Region; and 100 in Hawaii, according to the message. The authorization is only for Marines who are permanently assigned to the continental United States and Hawaii.
In general, the amount of the Basic Allowance for Housing depends on the area’s cost of living, as well as the service member’s rank and dependency status.
Sergeants will get considered for the extra cash only if they “display maturity, financial responsibility, and a history of excellence in the performance and conduct of their duties as determined by their commanding officers,” according to the message. Installation commanders must serve as the final approval authorities for the requests.
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Sergeants who request the allowance under the new initiative must complete on-base training on estimating affordable rental costs, completing rental applications, understanding what’s included in rent and having roommates.
Once they have received the entitlement, they can retain it through a permanent change of station to elsewhere in the United States.
A sergeant receiving the allowance can lose it if “the Marine’s continued off-base residency is not in the best interest of the Marine Corps” or if the Marine is reduced in rank, according to the message. If that happens, or if a sergeant becomes eligible for the allowance by getting married or otherwise gaining a dependent, a slot may open up for another sergeant to start receiving the allowance.'

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