Military Married to Military

Question

Ok so my wife is in the USMC and she's an E-2 and im about to go to boot in Oct but shes getting deployed later this month and im going back to my home state wich means we'll get BAH(1500) back. So my question is how will our BAH be affected when i get in and become a Marine.I'm getting conflicting answers, some say that it'll be given to the senior member and some say it'll be split and my be less because we're both active duty.Any other Pros and Cons for being in the military and married to a military member is also welcome

Answer 1

You'll need to find out from your finance office how the marines handle that. My hubby and I used to be dual army and we both received BAH. When we had a kid, one of us received it at the "with-dependent rate" and the other received BAH at the "without-dependent rate".  

Answer 2

Can't help on your question. But thanks to both of you for your service to our country.

Answer 3

Only one will get the bah.

Answer 4

Your BAH will be paid at the rate of the senior member.

There is no guarantee that you will be assigned to the same duties or duty stations and that can sometimes lead to problems with military married couples.

All in all, if your marriage is on strong grounds and you are going into the military with both eyes open to the pros and cons you can make it work for both of you.  Having children will pose some serious problems, however, because the wife cannot seek discharge because of the birth of a child.  Child care may be a factor that you need to consider, particularly when the children are very young and require constant training and care.

Semper Fi.

Answer 5

David C has it on the money... too much ground here - you should both talk about the pros & cons - maybe one of you can go into the reserves when you have kids... something to think about.