What does CHANGE BAH (202) in LES means?

CPL Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 04:01:47 -0400

Situation: I've been married since October and
haven't gotten paid BAH. Last month July, my LES'
remarks said "Change BAH *insert marriage date*
(202)" but it hasn't change my pay/entitlements.
was expecting I'd get mid month August but as I
check my pay for august, its still my regular base
pay without BAH or anything. Please help.

Response by CPT Lawrence Cable made Aug 5 at 2022 5:59 AM

CPT Lawrence Cable — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 05:59:02 -0400

I never understand why this happens. Get your chain of command to take you down to finance and fill out a DA5960 "AUTHORIZATION TO START, STOP, OR CHANGE BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS (BAQ),AND/OR VARIABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE (VHA)". You will need a copy of your marriage license and I would bring a copy of your spouse's birth certificate, you will need to have that somewhere in this process. Make sure that your admin has sent this to your S-1, but the S-1 is not finance.