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Tips for living on base
Ladies,
What are the on base houses like? Space? Bedrooms? Laundry facilities? Pets? Storage? Just wanting to get an idea of what to get rid of!
Thanks!!
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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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Which base? Each is different. Also, I believe all navy bases in the US have privatized civilian housing-meaning they are off base housing developments owned by private companies specifically for military families, so it's not actually on base.... Could definitely be wrong but most that I know of are that way. Anyway Lincoln Military Housing is the one I'm mos familiar with and I think Balfour is the other one...if you know which base you can look up either of those websites to get an idea of what their floor plans and amenities are, like if they have pet friendly units & such.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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As was said every base is different and it depends on the family size what type of unit you get..if you are a family of two you won't get a house with 4 bedrooms..
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Permalink Reply by EmilyNicole98 on
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The base housing here -Bangor/Bremerton, Washington- is both on and off base. There is one community that is next to the base but the majority of the housing is actually on the main base. It's owned by Forest City, they run a lot of the base housing around the country. They're awful, so you might want to rethink base housing if they're in charge of it where you're going! Waiting lists are usually extremely long as well, depending on where you go.
Some houses are pet-friendly, but not all. There are breed and weight restrictions too and an extra fee of course. I'm pretty sure most have washers and dryers in the unit but I'm not 100%. You'll get the number of bedrooms your family needs and no more. Depending on demand, you may get less bedrooms than you technically need. The space varies greatly. There are different types of housing here that seem to range from very cramped to spacious. You don't exactly get your pick of what you want in most cases, due to the waiting lists. You just kind of get stuck with what's open.
Unless you have kids, you'd be better off-base in the majority of locations. You're going to have to forfeit all of your BAH to live on base and run the risk of still having to pay for utilities anyway (everyone here is paying part of their electric bill even though it's supposed to be included in rent). In most areas, you can save several hundred dollars by choosing to live off base and you'll get a lot more freedom!
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