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Living on base + Dual military BAH
DH and I are dual military and we currently live off base which has us pocketing all of my BAH and his is used on rent. We are scheduled to PCS early next year and I have begun to look at houses in the area to get an idea of what we will be paying. A home that has the amount of rooms that we want in the area would take all of my bah, his bah and then some so I am seriously considering living on base. How does the BAH thing work? When I ask around some say his will be taken in full and mine half and some say only his will be taken bc he outranks me. Can anyone fill me in? Thanks
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Re: Living on base + Dual military BAH
Sorry that I can't answer your question directly. My suggestion would be to call or email the housing office at the post you are interested in.
Are you sure you're looking at the correct BAH rates? Unless you're limiting yourself to one of the super expensive neighborhoods (like McLean) I'm with Smudge's that your rent shouldn't be that high.
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At our base, with privatized housing through Lincoln, it works as follows, "If more than one service member in a family is receiving a BAH, the higher of the two BAHs with dependants will be used to pay for housing and the second BAH will remain for the family's use."
I don't think it's always the case though, so I'd check with your specific housing office.
OP, Fort Belvoir housing is privatized. In May 2010, my DH was not allowed to get on the wait list at Belvoir until AFTER he'd signed into his unit. It varies from post to post. Some, like Belvoir, make you wait until the service member signs into their unit, others, like Fort Lee, allow you to get on the wait list when the service member receives orders. Things may have changed, but I would be very surprised.
If you have any questions, I'm happy to help. I lived here (in Falls Church and Alexandria) for 8 years before meeting and marrying my DH. We've been back in Alexandria since May 2010. I have ever only lived in Virginia, so I'm biased and limited in that way. But, I'm happy to help as best I can.