Do you have to be married to have someone live with you, on base or off?

Question

I'm going into the Army, hopefully to be an airborne MP, want to be based at Fort Bragg. Do I have to be married to have my "significant other" live with me?

Answer 1

yes.  you must be married to qualify to live in Base housing and you must be a dependent in order to be allowed to live on base.  

Living off base as a single below E5 will be very hard to do.  and many times you will NOT get BAH if you do so.  

you are not permitted  to have anyone with you in the barracks(unless an assigned roomie)  

Answer 2

Married, or listed on their DEERS form.

Either way you need to be their dependent.

A wife, a son or daughter, or even a dependent sibling, parent, grandparent, or neice / nephew.

Answer 3

On base yes, off base you do what you want.

Answer 4

If you live on base/post yes, because with out an ID...your SO won't be able to get on post in order to get home.  Off post, I don't think so, but you won't get any benefits for that extra person living with you...just BAH (housing allowance) for yourself.

Answer 5

on base yes you have to be married. you also will be living in the barracks on base.  once you move up in rank you will be able to receive partial BAH while you are not married. unless you are married you will also not receive BAH to pay for your off base housing. you can live off base and pay for it yourself but you will also still have a room in the barracks. my husband (before we were married) lived with me but he also still had his room in the barracks and we had to pay for it without getting any BAH.

Answer 6

The short answer is yes.  To have anyone live on base with you ,  you will have to be married.  Now, you will be able to live off base together, BUT...and this is the big but..not until you make high enough rank and are given permission.  Generally, you will need to be at least an E3, possibly E4 to be allowed to live off base.  Time line wise, this means that unless you are going in at a higher rank, you will not be able to live off base at all until nearly the end of your first enlistment.  Keep in mind that not only would your SO be unable to live with you, that the cost of thier moving to be with you once you are given orders would be totally out of pocket, as would all the living exspenses.  Once you are eligable to live off base, you will only get single rate BAH until you marry.  Keep in mind that even if you get Bragg, that is not where you will be your entire career and the chances of getting base of choice right out of basic is slim.

Answer 7

On base "yes". Off Base "No".

Answer 8

Your "significant other" means NOTHING to the military.  She has NO rights and they are under NO obligation to her.  The BIGGEST MISTAKE is to get married so the military is obligated to your significant other.  That's insane.  

If you live off base, you'll get a housing stipend (eventually- based on rank) and she can live with you.  She has NOTHING to do with on base life, will not be allowed to drive on base, cannot shop at the NEX, etc.  Be sure to keep one of YOUR PARENTS as the power of attorney, and make sure that she is comfortable with your mom and dad.  That's really one of the best things you can do.  You need to be sure that when you are deployed, THE RIGHT PEOPLE are taking care of your obilgations here at home.  IF something happens between the two of you, and you've given away PoA, you've effectively given her all your money, property, vehicles, etc.  She NEEDS to understand that a parent will ALWAYS be in charge of this, NO MATTER WHAT.  It's the best policy.  I've been with my boyfriend for years now, and his PoA is still his mother.  That's GREAT- I take care of the bills when he is deployed, etc, but she still has all the power should something go wrong.  Don't ASSUME something will go wrong with your relationship, but always remember that IT CAN.  Girls don't get this military stuff unless they REALLY TRY HARD (I did, and that's WHY my relationship has lasted so long through deployments, moves, etc).  It takes a chick with some brass balls.  Best of luck to both of you, but remember, don't get married so she has rights.  Just keep her in communication with the people that DO have rights.

Answer 9

You want to be based there? Wow you should check into that, only military that really gets to choose where they get stationed is usually above e-4 and that's after you are in for a while. You have to be married to even apply for on base housing, usually you have to be married to even move out of the barracks. I'm a Chief Corpsman Wife stationed with the Marines.