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How many pets can you have on base in a house?
Hi Tyler,
I assume you're talking about on-base family housing? If so, every base has their own requirements (every base is different).
I've been on some bases where the maximum number of pets were two, and others where the maximum amount of pets were five. Each military base is different. If I had to give a "general" answer, I would say the *average* allowed is "three." Some bases have provisions where one can apply for an exception, to be approved/disapproved by the Installation Commander.
Now, keep in mind that if you are living with dependents (family members), you generally are not *required* to live in on-base family housing. You can elect to live off-base and receive a monthly housing allowance instead (see: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/housingallowance/a/07bah.htm). In such cases, the maximum number of pets would be between you and your landlord.
Single members (those who are not married or don't live with minor dependents) in the rank of E-4/E-5 and below usually must live in the barracks (unless they choose to live off-base at their own expense). In the barracks, pets aren't allowed (except tropical fish, birds, or other "contained" pets (with the approval of the commanding officer and/or first sergeant).
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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