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JoeBriggs
May 12th, 2008, 12:17 PM
Sorry to post about BAH again, just having trouble finding a straight answer.
I'm having trouble figuring out whether I get BAH II or BAH I during basic/AIT. I am married and am currently renting. I have found some information but I'm not sure how accurate it is. I moved to a different state and currently do not have a recruiter. I asked my RSP coordinator and he referred me to my previous recruiter who will not return e-mails or phone calls. I found this info from usmilitary.about.com.

-Housing Allowance. As with last year, Congress has decided to continue to fund Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), so that it pays 100 percent of the costs for an average rental in a given area. The new rates are effective on January 1, which means members will see the change in their January 15 paychecks.

Individual housing allowance rates are determined from DoD surveys of average housing costs in individual areas. The average increase for 2006 is 5.9 percent. Locations which saw the largest increases are: Edwards AFB, CA, Key West, FL, Honolulu County, HI, Kingston/Saugerties, and NY, Long Island, NY. Some areas saw a drop in rates. The areas with the larges decrease in BAH rates are: New Haven/Fairfield, CT, Boston, MA, Brockton/South Weymouth, MA, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA, and Brownsville, TX. Military members currently assigned to those areas, will continue to receive the 2005 rates. The new (lower) rates only affect those being assigned to the areas after January 1.

Reserve Housing Allowance. Under current law, Reserve members on active duty for less than 140 days receive BAH II. BAH II is not based on location and pays substantially less than the active duty BAH. Section 610 of the bill requires the military to pay Reserve members the same housing allowance rate as their active duty counterparts anytime they are called or ordered to active duty for more than 30 days. In most instances, members called or ordered to active duty for a period of 30 days or less, will continue to receive BAH II.-

KJCSJC
May 12th, 2008, 01:02 PM
If your wife is a dependent you will get full BAH while at BCT/AIT. It will be based on your home zipcode. You will get BAH-II for active duty periods of less than 30 days, such as annual training (no BAH for monthly drill).

JoeBriggs
May 12th, 2008, 01:20 PM
Thanks for answering. Do I have to list my wife as a dependant on my
w2's or is she considered a dependant automatically?

Frisco
May 12th, 2008, 02:08 PM
If you submitted a copy of your marriage license with your enlistment packet, you should be good to go.

Have you received an LES yet (are you in RSP)? Your LES will have a box on it for "BAQ type", which should say "W DEP", and a box next to it for "BAQ Dep", which should say "SPOUSE".

JoeBriggs
May 12th, 2008, 02:23 PM
Thank you very much for your help. I will look at my last LES.