Military pay question - dual active status on base housing

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:08:58 -0400

Right now I receive w/dep rate for BAH, COLA, etc here in Hawaii. First time in my career I've lived on base housing (living with the Navy's housing). They have an allotment to take my full BAH.

But my wife is National Guard. If she comes onto active orders for a year (ADOS), I have to reduce my BAH to single as well as COLA.

I live in Senior Enlisted housing but she's a field grade officer.

Will they kick me out of housing to go to officer housing for a year? Adjust our lease to only take her BAH instead? Continue to take mine at the married rate? How does that work? No one here seems particularly familiar with outcome.

Response by TSgt Kevin Buccola made Mar 29 at 2014 4:18 PM

TSgt Kevin Buccola — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:18:53 -0400

When a dual military couple resides in military housing (government owned or PPV), the BAH of the senior service member should be forfeited as payment for the housing. The lesser BAH remains for the family’s use.

unsure on the area of base housing

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 29 at 2014 10:09 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:09:16 -0400

Do you all have kids? That changes everything a bit. Otherwise, you'd submit the DA 5960 to change your status to without dependents. Although, I will say as a former Guard technician in military pay that it is very unlikely they will be able to tell that you two are dual military because of the incapability of the two systems (AC/RC) with each other. Housing won't kick you out, because you are still married.