Posted on Dec 10, 2019
Anyone have any experience with getting a house on post at JBLM?
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Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM)
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MAJ (Join to see)
Yeah I deal with autocorrect crap all day. Just moved here after retiring out of Bliss. Found off post places fairly easy to find. Don’t know much about on-post housing. Good luck. SGT(P) (Join to see)
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Well on base you're only going to get housing if you have dependents as a SPC. Off base there are places around in Lakewood, Tacoma, etc. Just depends.
For on base sometimes there's a wait list - it just depends what you need or are looking for. But the junior enlisted family housing doesn't sound like it's worth the BAH honestly. Not from what I've heard - and on base they take all the BAH.
For on base sometimes there's a wait list - it just depends what you need or are looking for. But the junior enlisted family housing doesn't sound like it's worth the BAH honestly. Not from what I've heard - and on base they take all the BAH.
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Thank you for the info SFC. I get my orders on the 15th of next month. I'm not sure how long I'll have before I need to report but I will be moving out there with my wife, daughter, and our two dogs So I dont know if that changes anything. An unfortunate possibility is that my reserve unit may not complete my release before arriving meaning I may not get paid for a while.
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Yes but it was 29 years ago. I was stationed at Fort Lewis and had to wait 18 months for a house to open up on post. My wife, kids and I rented a house in Lacey and I commuted -- I also ended up taking a second job to pay the electric bill -- Puget Power was extortionate back then. I had a very understanding CO and an equally understanding manager at Hawk's Prarie McDonald's.
When we finally got on post I was only there 6 months before I PCS'd overseas.
Fun.
When we finally got on post I was only there 6 months before I PCS'd overseas.
Fun.
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