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Sorry to be a pain Rod, but, so he would not be able to recieve a housing allowance if we were not married correct?! He would have to be an E-5? I just want to make sure i've got this right...lol. Thanks again.
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Hi Rod,
I have a question...ok, my boyfriend is in the Navy...we've been together for going on four years...we're looking at getting married within the next two years, but my question is, is that i've already decided that i'm going to move out to California to be with him...but can he live with me off base in like an apartment or do we have to be married or does he have to be an E-5 or some kind of officer before he is able to live off base? Also, if he is able to live off base, does he get any sort of housing allowance if we're not married? Thanks so much for your help!
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Hi Jessica,
He'll most likely be allowed to (unoffically) live off base, but he would receive a housing allowance. Generally, to be authorized to live off base at government expense, you must be in the rank of E-5 or above, or you must be living with your dependent(s) (married).
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
Hi Jessica,
Different bases have different policies. It depends primarily on the occupancy rate of the dormitories/barracks on the base for single personnel.
In general (without getting too specific about the rules), single (unmarried people) live in the barracks/dormitories on base (for free). If the dormitory/barracks occupancy rate, base-wide, exceeds 95 percent, the base will begin allowing single (unmarried) peope to move off-base at government expense. When they do this, they offer the chance to personnel based on their rank. In other words, higher-ranking enlisted personnel are given the opportunity to move out of the dormitories/barracks, before lower-ranking personnel are.
Again, while it can vary from one base to another, on average, as a single person, in order to be authorized to live off-base at government expense, one must be in the paygrade of E-5 or above (some bases offer it to E-4s with more than 4 years of active duty service).
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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