If you are married and have or do live on an air force base...?

Question

What are your personal pros and cons about it?

Answer 1

Some of the housing is very nice.  Some of it is gross.  Either way, you don't get to pick where you live.  My sister had to live on the third floor of an apartment complex, and she has serious leg problems.  They didn't care.  That's where they assigned them.

Pros: It's convenient.  You have little to no commute time and it's close to the PX and all base facilities.  There is also no hassle in filling out applications, no costs for the housing and are usually pretty well maintained.

Answer 2

Pros--no commute, don't live in the ghetto, I can come home to my family for lunch, three of my neighbors are in my squadron

Cons--don't get BAH, far away from any of the worthwhile things off-base, and it didn't happen to my block...but some of the people got 60 days notice before their houses were torn down.  That comes around because, unfortunately, the AF is letting some crappy private company run the base housing here.  

Answer 3

Pros:  Convenient, essentially zero commute time.  Handy for BX,  Hospital, Day care, commissary

          Free-or essentially free

          Inherently low crime area-constantly patrolled by SF

          You always know your neighbors

Cons:  It's close to the base-noise, and one loses the psychological advantage of "leaving the job behind" when one drives out the gate each day.

          Your boss lives nearby

          You have the "lawn n***s" who drive around to see that your lawn's cut, kids' toys put away etc.  Lived in both, and it's MUCH worse than an HOA believe me.

          Some of the housing is small, and not well built.  Though that's changing

          You don't have a lot of choice: what they offer you is what you get; if you refuse it you go to the bottom of the waiting list

          Oh yeah, there's a waiting list.