What happens when someone in the military gets married?

do they get more money because they are married? does their spouse have to live with them? do they provide them with a house? i want the 411.What happens when someone in the military gets married?
The service member is entitled to Basic Allowance for Housing, which can either be used to get a home off base or to pay for base housing. If the service member is stationed overseas on a base where dependent aren't allowed then he will get BAH for the area his dependents are located and will live in the barracks. If he is stationed stateside then he will get BAH for his duty station regardless of where his dependents are located. The spouse doesn't have to live with them but if they choose not to then the military won't pay the service member extra BAH because of it.





They will get an extra $300 for Basic Allowance for Substance if they wasn't already getting it. Technically, everybody already gets it but single troops who live in the barracks have it automatically taken from them because the military provides them with food.What happens when someone in the military gets married?
The Soldier will receive more housing pay for being married. If you have children, the pay will NOT change. The couple will get to live together in most locations. There are some places like Qatar or Kuwait where the Soldier cannot take family members. You will have the option to live on post in a house or apt, depending on your location. There is usually a waiting list. If you do not live on post, the Soldier will be paid to live off post hence the name housing pay or BAH (basic housing allowance).
They will be entitled to BAH and BAS. If they live on post the BAH will cover the housing. If you find a place cheaper than the amount of BAH (and utilities) you can pocket the extra money.





No your spouse doesn't have to live with you. The BAH will be based off of the service members duty location except during basic. The service member will not be allowed to live in the barracks so maintaining two households is hard.





You can apply for on post housing but there is usually a wait.





Don't marry for benefits.
If the service member is living in the barracks, he will begin recieving BAS once being married (around $300 a month for food) he will either get BAH per month, or get on post housing. Depending on your rank BAH for lower enlisted is around $900 per month, depending on where you are living, and the cost of living there, could be higher or lower. No the spouse does NOT have to live with the service member, but you will not get more money being away and living seperately. On deployments he will get about $250 extra a month. That is about all the 411. Oh yea, you will get free health care, and access to on post facilites. (gym MWR stuff like that)