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A friend told me I should have my Lease agreement with me to receive the BAH. I am married.
Military Pay
Marriage
Dependents
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Bring a copy of it to give just in case they screw you but from experience you do not need it. You have a dependent (your spouse) and they will go off of your zip code for your BAH. I didn’t have to provide anything other than birth certificates for dependents and marriage license which should be in your packet already.
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Unnecessary advice. BAH is not awarded by the existence of any rent, lease, or mortgage. BAH is strictly awarded due to the fact that you have one or more dependents. The amount is decided by two factors 1) your zip code 5at your duty station and 2) your rank.
Google the BAH calculator located at https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/bahCalc.cfm
Good luck in basic training and thank you for your service!
Google the BAH calculator located at https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/bahCalc.cfm
Good luck in basic training and thank you for your service!
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SFC Guy Mikesell
BTW, if your recruiter or MEPS didn’t enter your family’s information, you will need to bring original copies of each one of your dependents birth certificates and your marriage certificate/license to your basic training if you want to be paid BAH while you are training at basic and AIT. You will need to tell your Drill Sergeant when you first arrive at basic and keep asking until they get you to DEERS office to enroll your dependents. Also, as soon as you have them enrolled, you need to enroll all of your dependents in TriCare health insurance and get them each their own military ID cards that prove they have medical insurance and are authorized to enter military installations. I know this can be overwhelming but it’s necessary.
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Make sure you're recruiter puts your dependents in the system and you should be fine. If there is any hiccups with your wife receiving BAH/BAS then inform your drill sergeant and have them talk to/ take you to S1. I ran into this problem during basic and my senior drill sergeant said "the NCO creed makes it my responsibility to make sure your family is taken care of so that you can focus on being the best soldier you can be, and not issues at home" just remember, drill sergeant's are not your friends. But they are not your enemies. They are there to make sure you COMPLETE the training nessisary to be an effective soldier.
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