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BAH at Whiting Field
- Thread starter KUJayhawk
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I get 1036 as an ENS and share a house with another ENS at whiting pines. I have 612 deducted off my LES every month, so I pocket about 400 bucks of BAH a month, living in whiting pines.
Not sure if they are still forcing people to live in whiting pines or not, since it's pretty full, but I would live here anyway.
As of now they're requiring single folks to live in government housing unless a BAH chit is routed through the base XO. They pass out the forms on check in day with instructions, and the word is that anyone who requests it, and doesn't come off like an idiot, gets it.
This whole make you live in Government housing thing as an officer is ridiculous. What is even worse is that if they "don't get around to" paying your advances before your PCS is complete, you have to wait around 30 business days after you turn in your claim to get what is owed.
My beef with this policy is that they force people to live in "government housing" which is actually privately owned and then charge you more than your BAH (if you life by yourself) to live there. I mean how can they force you to live there and then take more than they are paying us for housing. That and the fact that you can live on the economy better and more cheaply than you can live in "government" housing. I wonder who is the head of Balfour...
fastnumber15
TailSpin--classic low level
I will be married when I get stationed at Whiting. I arrive about 3 months before I go to IFS in Colorado (AIR FORCE), followed by undergrad training. I'm assuming I will start receiving dependent BAH for the area upon reporting in??
fastnumber15
TailSpin--classic low level
Let me rephrase...Can I assume I will be given dependant BAH as soon as I report in, or is there some waiting involved. Trying to give my fiancee the details so we can plan at least part of our journey. THANKS
phrogpilot73
Well-Known Member
The minute you go to your version of PSD (with your marriage certificate) and update your info saying you're married, you'll get dependent BAH. Unless she's in the military too.
I guess it could be worse they could be forcing you to live int he Q taking all of your BAH and making you live with a room mate. OH THE HUMANITY. Its only a short time, get a roommate and bank some money.
I tried to live in the Q. They looked at me like I had a third eye in my forehead and told me I couldn't. If they are going to force you to live in base housing it shouldn't cost more than your BAH. That and the fact that they are forcing you to be a patron of someones private business is what gets to me.
is this still true? we were led to believe the opposite, that the XO was blanket denying BAH requests that wern't for the pines with the only possible exception being people who already had leases in pensacola.
Sorry for the outdated info, that's what they told us when we checked in. Most of the guys in my class ended up getting their chits denied (contrary to what we were told) a few days after I posted that.