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PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - Basic allowance for housing requests for single sergeants and below have been frozen with the release of Marine Administrative Message 429/11.
Previously, limited space in the barracks was a problem across the Marine Corps and resulted in the need for some Marines to find residency elsewhere, said Lt. Col. Robert Friedman, with the Headquarters Marine Corps installations and logistics department. This increased the number of unmarried Marines living off base with BAH.
It is the commandant’s Bachelor Enlisted Quarters initiative to correct the situation by ensuring each base provides adequate living assignments for all enlisted Marines sergeant and below, according to the message.
Friedman said between 2006 and 2014, the Marine Corps allotted $2.8 billion to build new barracks in order to improve the quality of life for Marines.
This expansion will have created 25,000 new barracks across the Marine Corps, to include the new barracks on Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.
The purpose of the reiteration is to re-enforce the presence of noncommissed officer leadership in the barracks and keep unit integrity throughout the BEQ, Friedman said.
According to the messages, the Marine Corps also has the responsibility of providing all personnel with a well-maintained suitable living environment aboard installations.
Currently, approximately 10,000 single sergeants and below that do not have children have been approved for BAH and 4,500 of them live in an area that can provide adequate space in the BEQs.
Hardship requests and other instances to include joint custody will be looked at in a case-by-case light.
If a Marine has a need for housing, to include joint custody, visitation and other instances listed in the Marine Corps Order on housing (Marine Corps Order P11000.22), BAH will not be withheld, Friedman added.
According to MARADMIN 429/11, BAH requests for sergeants and below will continue to be denied until barracks across the base are operating at 95 percent capacity.
This will not affect the BAH status of already approved sergeants and below living off base.
For information on qualification for BAH, consult MCO P11000.22 or contact the Installation Personnel Administrative Center at 228-2739 for Parris Island or 228-8434 for Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.
| Date Taken: | 08.19.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 08.29.2011 11:38 |
| Story ID: | 76121 |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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