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What rank to get off base housing
Hi there,
My fiance and I were looking into apartments together in
San Diego. He's and E-3 now and has been in a little over a year.
Can someone tell me if they will let him live off base with me if
we aren't married?
Thanks,
Brogen
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Permalink Reply by Kathy (AOMom) on
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Yes he can live with you, but he will not
get housing or BAH, usually has to be E5 or married.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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He will still be required to maintain his barracks room for inspections. Sailors in the fleet pretty much can sleep where they like, but the apartment will be in your name, and be an out of pocket expense. Kathy is correct, to pull a housing allowance (BAH), they must be married, or an E-5, or an E-4 over four years.
If the barracks is full, they can get BAH, but usually there is a waiting list for that privilege.
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Permalink Reply by NavyWifeJo on
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San Diego used to allow E-4's to receive single BAH with less than 4 years in however that rule recently changed. He may still be able to apply for it but in order to live outside the barracks the Pacific Beacon must be 100% occupied and it's not. So if he were to apply for it and he got approved they would force him to live there, and you can't live there. Recently there were sailors who got busted for not actually living in their barracks and it was a big issue here. So long story short, you can't live together unless you're married.
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Thanks for the new information... the Pacific Beacon barracks sure has changed things a great deal!
Do you have more info on the sailors who got busted? Is there a curfew and that's how they got busted? Or were they doing dumb stuff off base? Were they from a ship or a shore command? I'm very curious as to how it works now.... no one cared with the old barracks as long as your room passed inspection. I've had more than one "ghost" roommate.
I do know Pacific Beacon has a lease signed by the sailor, while the old barracks system was simply an assigned room. PB allows overnight guests, but no more than 14 nights in a row per month.
(I'm not saying I doubt your post, I don't, but details are very enlightening.)
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