What is the biggest difference between married and Single in the service?

i hear that married ppl get to pick Thar accommodations eg on base or a apt if there owen and Higher pay and benefits any comments .What is the biggest difference between married and Single in the service?
When I was active duty, I was single, then got married so I've seen both worlds. I got more money for being married, but that's because I had more expenses. I got to move out of single barracks and into housing. I was stationed in Germany, and since on post was availible, thats where I went. Sometimes you can pick were you live, and sometimes not. It depends on the housing office on your base. The one here is crappy. If you don't them personally, you get treated like crap. Benifits are still the same... but here overseas, I can have 2 cars in my name instead of one! Woot! Haha. Hope this helped.What is the biggest difference between married and Single in the service?
if your married you can live off base, they give you a housing allowance (BAH) how much they give you depends on your rank, but as an e4 I get over 1000 a month just for housing, and you can find pretty cheap appartments which means you pocket the rest of the BAH. You also get a food allowance, which is about 300 a month. When you deploy you get all that plus family seperation pay.


You can get on post housing too, but they take all of your BAH. Actually I would rather live in post housing so you dont have to get up so early or wait forever to get through the gate.
There is really no difference Except:





If married:


-You will receive BAH, NOT BAQ. BAH is what it is called now. This is the basic allowance for housing. This is dependent on having at least 1 dependent (it doesn't matter if you have 4 kids and one wife, it all equals 1 dependent). You will receive BAH to help offset the cost of housing off-post. You will not receive BAH (sort of) to live on post. You will be able to get ';free'; housing when you live on-post.


---Single Soldiers who want to move out of the barracks must either get married or gain a certain rank usually E5 or above then they will receive BAH but if they are single and receiving BAH, they get it at the without dependents rate.


http://www.military.com/benefits/militar鈥?/a> BAH is based on rank, where the Soldier is stationed,and with or without dependents





-Married Soldiers also receive BAS: basic allowance for subsistence. This is to help offset what the Soldier eats since he will not have a meal card to eat in the DFAC (dining Facility) like Soldiers will have. Soldiers who move off-base will start to get this also.


http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/p鈥?/a>





-All Soldiers who live OCONUS (overseas like Germany, Italy, Hawaii, Alaska,Japan, Korea) will receive COLA (cost of living allowance) but this is based on number of dependents you have. And each child and your spouse count with COLA. But every Soldier will receive some type of pay for COLA.





-When a Soldier is deployed and he is married or has custody of children than he will receive Family Separation Allowance. This is $250 per month after the Family and Soldier has been separated more than 30 days.





These are the only entitlements that being married gets a Soldier but as you can see even Single Soldiers get the first two sooner or later and will receive the 3rd one if they PCS overseas. The only pay benefit that a single Soldier will not get is the Family Separation. That is it.





There is no higher Base pay for being married. There is no better benefits. A single Soldier receives the same medical, dental, eye, etc., that a married Soldier receives. Both single and married Soldiers receive the same time for leave 2.5 days per month. Both have to go through the same promotion system, both can be deployed, both can get extra duty, both can get Article 15's, both work ';overtime'; until the job is done, etc.,.
Married -


Sam Base Pay


Same BAS


Slightly higher BAH or base housing ($300 difference for an E-6, but rent for a 3 br is twice as much as a 2 br in our area!)


Slightly higher COLA for locations that receive COLA (current base... $40 difference for an E-6)





That's it. Nothing else. Unless you want to subtract the $12/$30 a month they take out for the dental plan (1 dep / 2 or more).
I was single but I got all the benefits of being married financially by claiming my over 18 years old sister as a dependent, sent her an allotment check from my pay in an amount to qualify and then she'd cash it and send me the money back. Meanwhile I got BAQ and comrats while living on base. made about an extra 500 a month tax free. Gotta know how to work the system.
You do get more pay, but you have to remember that the extra pay you receive is for 2 people....not just you.





If you have enough rank, you might get on post housing. But if you don't have the rank, then enjoy renting on the local ';F**k th G.I. Over Economy.';





#3, cme2bleve.....I don't believe what you are saying for one second. AKA, I believe your lying. I'll bet though you are one of those who b*tch, cry and complain about others on welfare %26amp; food stamps....while at the same time, your doing even worst. Especially, if what you claim to be doing is true.
Married people ge BAQ, Basic Assistance for Quarters and ar generally assigned larger accommodations. Either an apartment or house.
A lot more money and better living conditons. You get nearly 50% more in some areas, don't have to eat at a chow hall and get to pick you apartment with a private kitchen and bathroom. It's really not fair to the bachelors.