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moving to Pensacola next month

My husband is graduating boot camp 3-11 and will be going to pensacola for his A school the next day. He is Aircrew and I was wondering if anyone knows what steps we have to take to get on base housing, or what the wait list is. Is it better to live on or off base? And how would I find out if they Navy will pay for the move or not? Thanks!!

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Permalink Reply by Gman Navy Husband on February 6, 2011 at 6:35pm

If your husband is only going to Pensacola for A school you will not be reimbursed for moving. Also, you are not eligible for base housing because he will be in student status.
You can however move down there at your own expense and live off base as soon as he gets there. I got a place to live right off base when my wife was still phase 1 or 2. No problems. The Navy will not change your home of record and pay you BAH for Pensacola but you can find a place that isn't too expensive down there. We paid about $500 for a two bedroom duplex.
If you don't know about the different phases of A-school, there are 3. Phase 1 is about 2 weeks long, 2 is about 30 days or so. Then phase 3 is the rest of the time. The different phases are levels of liberty given to sailors. What they can and cannot do and how long they stay out at night and on the weekends.

Permalink Reply by Valarie26 on February 6, 2011 at 8:14pm

Thanks so much! I have been searching everywhere but I have almost no information about this move. I plan on moving down as soon as he graduates. I know he's going to be there for about a year not including the wait time for classes. His recruiter told us that the navy would pay for the move and we could live on base, but I have quickly learned to take everything he says with a grain of salt. LOL Do you know of some nice places to live in the area?

Permalink Reply by Gman Navy Husband on February 6, 2011 at 11:01pm

It will say on his orders if dependents and their move are allowed.

As far as nice places. We stayed in an economical place. The neighborhood we stayed in was ok. No crime or anything like that. I could never get a straight answer from anyone about crime and neighborhoods in Pensacola.

I would look back through previous posts, I believe there are posts about where others lived.

Permalink Reply by Valarie26 on February 22, 2011 at 3:40pm

Thanks! i've looked into that place and Austinwood. Im just not sure which one to go with. It would be awesome if I could see the places in person, but I live in indiana so its out of the question. I am really nervous about it because when he joined his recruiter told us the navy would pay for the move, but everyone I've talked to says they probably wont. His schooling is 49 weeks so I guess im just gonna have to cross my fingers LOL.