BAH Question???

[Spicy964]

Hello, I am wondering how do they judge who is eligible for BAH to live off base? Like can anyone get it if they choose to not live on base?

Someone please help... I am confused:confused: :

[Fireball]

Hello, I am wondering how do they judge who is eligible for BAH to live off base? Like can anyone get it if they choose to not live on base?

Someone please help... I am confused:confused: :

Some bases require you to live on housing while others don't... You should call the housing office of the post you will be stationed at. If the soldier is married and away at BCT/AIT you should qualify for BHA. There is a chart online that will determine it for you. I lived in TN and it was $892. I now live in TX and it is $862 (something like that). Anyway, should you need anything else feel free to email me or catch me on IM.

Fire

[kmullins]

some bases dont have houses on them, so ofcourse you would have to live offbase. i have heard most require newbies to live onbase. when you go to inprocess on your base, they will let ya know.

[Kitika]

some bases dont have houses on them, so ofcourse you would have to live offbase. i have heard most require newbies to live onbase. when you go to inprocess on your base, they will let ya know.

Theres an inprocess!? Ok what's that?:confused:

[kmullins]

fireball has just went through it so she may be better at explaining, but ill give it a try. i do remind you that ive never lived on a base yet. all my info on stuff like that comes from talking to people on here and reading info.

when you first go to your base, there is an office you will go to to fill out more papers. this will determine what kind of quarters you will need. if you have a family you will need to apply for a house. some bases have waiting list that can be up to a year long. where you go on this list depends on your rank and number of dependants. Fireball just posted and will be moving into her place i believe Monday, so that wait wasnt that bad.

[Fireball]

fireball has just went through it so she may be better at explaining, but ill give it a try. i do remind you that ive never lived on a base yet. all my info on stuff like that comes from talking to people on here and reading info.

when you first go to your base, there is an office you will go to to fill out more papers. this will determine what kind of quarters you will need. if you have a family you will need to apply for a house. some bases have waiting list that can be up to a year long. where you go on this list depends on your rank and number of dependants. Fireball just posted and will be moving into her place i believe Monday, so that wait wasnt that bad.

Girl I am off post... there is a 16-18 month wait.... Go figure... :rolleyes: This post doesn't make you live on or off post as a married couple.

Anyway, ****y and I have PMd more on the issue. Hopefully she's set! ;)

[kmullins]

Girl I am off post... there is a 16-18 month wait.... Go figure... :rolleyes: This post doesn't make you live on or off post as a married couple.
Anyway, ****y and I have PMd more on the issue. Hopefully she's set! ;)

thats a hell of a wait. dont know why i thought you already had a house on base? did you guess enroll for one when it comes up? hope J dont have a long drive to go to work.

[Fireball]

thats a hell of a wait. dont know why i thought you already had a house on base? did you guess enroll for one when it comes up? hope J dont have a long drive to go to work.

Yes, we signed up... We're hoping we'll get in at 12 months... no he will not have a drive... hence we are living in the nice part of the ghetto... rofl

[kmullins]

nothing like the ghetto!

[Kitika]

Yes, we signed up... We're hoping we'll get in at 12 months... no he will not have a drive... hence we are living in the nice part of the ghetto... rofl


First and foremost...theres a nice part of the Ghetto!? How did I not know this....!? And is housing really that bad? And or hard to get into on post?....Great...more stressing on my part now....:mad: :o

[Fireball]

First and foremost...theres a nice part of the Ghetto!? How did I not know this....!? And is housing really that bad? And or hard to get into on post?....Great...more stressing on my part now....:mad: :o

Yes, it can be this hard to get onto a post with a LOW RANK! We needed a 3-bdrm so there are many in our rank needing that many rooms apparently. If we had one more kid we would qualify for a 4 bedroom because of the ages of our kids... HEY - NO WORRIES we are working on it! The nice part is the 4-bdrm housing is BRAND NEW... hahaha so hopefully in 12 months we'll be moving right in.

As for the ghetto... heck yah! They try and build up some areas to encourage good people like us to stablize the city (or to give the crazies some game)... or they renovate to make it prettier... hahaha STILL THE SAME MENTALITIES just cuter houses.

[kmullins]

are a 9 year old and 7 year old boy required to share a room are can they get there own bedroom?

good luck on the baby makeing, i know you'll have a blast trying!

[Fireball]

are a 9 year old and 7 year old boy required to share a room are can they get there own bedroom?

good luck on the baby makeing, i know you'll have a blast trying!

I heard rumor it is three+ years age difference can not share... or opposite sex. You'd have to call though.

[kmullins]

the boys were fighting over which night light to use last night. seperate bedrooms would be a blessing to us all!

[Fireball]

the boys were fighting over which night light to use last night. seperate bedrooms would be a blessing to us all!

No way man... I AM ALL for sharing rooms... forget your sanity and remember it is about teaching them to respect other's property, work together as a team, etc... dude sharing a room prepares you for life! hahahahahaha All my kids will share rooms. I have NO sympathy for anyone who has to share a room. At one point I was sharing a room with my little brothers and my baby sister. IT SUCKED... the room was like 10x10. hahaha Then we switched at 10 and I shared with my sister for the rest of my youth - up until college. She was 8 years younger than me AND had a learning disability. Looking back - I am SO glad I shared - even though I HATED IT. Yes, privacy would have been nice - but being with someone always kept us on the straight and narrow. hahahaha! Not to mention helped me to deal with the annoyances of roomates.

My kids have separate rooms because they are different sex -- but my son every night asks my daughter "can I sleep in your room". (We have bunk beds with the trundles under the lower bunk) She'll say yes or no. They are so funny! She'll read him books and tell stories and it is so cute to hear them playing and trying to resolve issues. When they do start to fight I play mediator. YES -I am one of those annoying mom's. I ask what is going on -ask "how does that make you feel? Do we treat people that way? What are our house rules? What can you do to make this better?" and have them resolve the issue.

SUCK IT UP KM... :D hahaha! ;)

[kmullins]

No way man... I AM ALL for sharing rooms... forget your sanity and remember it is about teaching them to respect other's property, work together as a team, etc... dude sharing a room prepares you for life! hahahahahaha All my kids will share rooms. I have NO sympathy for anyone who has to share a room. At one point I was sharing a room with my little brothers and my baby sister. IT SUCKED... the room was like 10x10. hahaha Then we switched at 10 and I shared with my sister for the rest of my youth - up until college. She was 8 years younger than me AND had a learning disability. Looking back - I am SO glad I shared - even though I HATED IT. Yes, privacy would have been nice - but being with someone always kept us on the straight and narrow. hahahaha! Not to mention helped me to deal with the annoyances of roomates.
My kids have separate rooms because they are different sex -- but my son every night asks my daughter "can I sleep in your room". (We have bunk beds with the trundles under the lower bunk) She'll say yes or no. They are so funny! She'll read him books and tell stories and it is so cute to hear them playing and trying to resolve issues. When they do start to fight I play mediator. YES -I am one of those annoying mom's. I ask what is going on -ask "how does that make you feel? Do we treat people that way? What are our house rules? What can you do to make this better?" and have them resolve the issue.
SUCK IT UP KM... :D hahaha! ;)

well, growing up i shared a room with 2 sisters and two brothers. girls had a bed on one side and girls on the other. dad worked his *** off to take care of us, his aunt who raised him do to his parents death, and two other children from previous marriage. it was a shot gun house so there was NO privacy at all. so i'm one of those mothers who wants to give the kids what i couldnt have. my boys being 2 years apart go to the same school, there almost always on the same sports team. have the same friends and yadda yadda yadda. i think the'll be okay with seperate bedrooms.

[Fireball]

well, growing up i shared a room with 2 sisters and two brothers. girls had a bed on one side and girls on the other. dad worked his *** off to take care of us, his aunt who raised him do to his parents death, and two other children from previous marriage. it was a shot gun house so there was NO privacy at all. so i'm one of those mothers who wants to give the kids what i couldnt have. my boys being 2 years apart go to the same school, there almost always on the same sports team. have the same friends and yadda yadda yadda. i think the'll be okay with seperate bedrooms.

OF COURSE, any and every kid would be ok with not having to share a bedroom! hahaha