Comments on: Basic Allowance for Housing: Ten Questions Answered

By: Ejanica10

Ejanica10 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:04:00 +0000

Hi Tamika, my husband is currently AD in the Navy and I’m a Navy veteran. We lived on base and before I got discharged I sent in my application for the Post 9/11 Gi Bill. I went to school on the base and I received all my BAH benefits with no problems. His BAH continued and so I was able to pocket mines and use it to make payments on my car.

By: WWEB

WWEB — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:18:00 +0000

Is it true with all the automation and new technology used by the VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION that V.A. FORMS will be merged into one GENERAL PURPOSE form and directed to appropriated department?
Walter(Durham, N.C.)

By: nice

nice — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:45:00 +0000

BAH is to pay for HOUSING not child care. If you already recieve FREE housing you are making out better than the rest of us!!!! Be grateful for what you have.

By: Tamika

Tamika — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:22:18 +0000

I am in the military and my husband just got out and we live in Alaska base housing. I am trying to understand the situation because I was told that if I lived off post, which you are paid BAH, then my husband can get the BAH, but because I live onbase, which they still pay the BAH and take it away,then he is not entitled to BAH. Don’t agree with this at all. He wants to finish his last 2 years of schooling and it would have helped with daycare expenses.

By: Tamika

Tamika — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:20:07 +0000

I am in the military and my husband just got out and we live in Alaska base housing. I am trying to understand the situation because I was told that if I lived off post, which i am paid BAH, then my husband can get the BAH, but because I live onbase, which they still pay the BAH and take it away,then he is not entitled to BAH.

By: The New Post 9/11 GI Bill - Eligibility, Applications & Benefits | Veterans Benefits GI Bill

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:13:40 +0000

[...] or participate in hybrid learning is the housing stipend provision, typically referred to as the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH). Essentially, online education and campus education benefits are intermingled. Students that [...]

By: The Post 9/11 GI Bill and the FAFSA | Veterans Benefits GI Bill

The Post 9/11 GI Bill and the FAFSA | Veterans Benefits GI Bill — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:48:35 +0000

[...] expenses you may incur while attending college; online students, for example, do not receive a BAH, so loans may be your only option for handling those [...]

By: Tracee

Tracee — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:15:13 +0000

this new gi bill is crazy. they so were not ready to push this onto people. has anyone else not gotten their BAH the beginning of dec? we always get it when he gets his retirement check this time nothing. and of course the phones are ALWAYS busy. even if you call at 4am. they say all representatives are busy at this time. they are just not answering phones. guess we should have stayed on the other gi bill.

By: Lara

Lara — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:35:23 +0000

Seriously if I get another email from military.com promoting the GI Bill I am going to throw up! The email says “You earned it!” in reference to the GI Bill. Seriously…dont send me an email telling me I earned it…I know I did, now tell the VA that and maybe they will quit acting like they are doing me a favor and treating me like I am at the unemployment office trying to collect.

By: Alison L

Alison L — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:38:48 +0000

I agree that not receiving BAH for online is not right! I cant attend the University I choose, UMUC because my family is in VA and PA. I started w/ UMUC while active duty and want to finish with them now that I am no longer active. But military moves around!! Come on VA!! So I have relocated to a state where UMUC is not “on base” so I take the online. I still pay bills, I still raise children, I still study, I dont understand why online is different from going to a classroom. If its the verify residence or location thing for people cheating the system, well, that doesnt make sense. I live in the country where its cheap…I dont care to beat the system, I just want help too while I better myself through education. It would actually be more costly to go in classroom because of more child care costs so taking online is super helpful.
Not understanding this BAH thing…

By: Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:03:50 +0000

I have read Mr. Eckert’s comments, but still have some questions and concerns. There must be a great percentage of soldiers and sailors completing online classes, especially with the unique hours associated with serving. The problem with the 1 class requirement is that online degrees usually are not accepted at face value by most traditional universities. The military friendly school that I received my Associates from had a partnership with Thomas Edison that is also in NJ where I retired to. Now, Thomas Edison does not offer a traditional classroom environment, only on-line and Kean is hard pressed to recognize my military experience.
Wouldn’t it be possible to drive to the local VA office with your cable bill, current/ past yrs taxes, drivers info, insurance papers, vet bills, cell phone bill, gas bill, electric bill and so on so they can verify your state residency? Seems to me that someone had trusted us to serve with honor and integrity, but now there might be an issue…..Hmmm seems like something could be done.

By: john martin

john martin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:24:38 +0000

Very nice information. Thanks for this.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:57:18 +0000

I agree with Adam. My husband had to outprocess and go to seminary school in order to become an Army chaplain. We already own a house in WA state, so it would not make sense to move. However, there are no seminaries close by, so he decided to go with an on-line seminary in VA. We would be thrilled to get BAH for eastern WA where we are currently living. It would really come in handy since we are a family of 6! Wondering why we can’t get BAH for here?

By: David Eckert

David Eckert — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:59:40 +0000

Adam,

If they would give BAH benefits to someone who is studying online, they could live in a place that is very cheap to live like Oklahoma or New Mexico, paying 400 dollars a month for a cheap apartment with all bills paid. At the same time, they could be studying online with a college in San Francisco, earning 2756$ a month for BAH. This would not be very fair to a student who is studying on campus in San Fransisco, using almost all of the BAH for living expenses. This is why you only have to be enrolled in at least one on site class at a time, so that they know you are actually living in the area you are receiving BAH for. So you could get most of your degree online, but not all of it, to receive BAH.

By: Adam Carroll

Adam Carroll — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:42:45 +0000

I don’t like the fact the people who go to school online do not receive the same benefits. Why is this? Whether you receive a degree online or from going in person, its still looks the same to me.