What's Base Housing Like in Germany?
My husband (E4, who is graduating nursing school) and I just got orders for Landstul Germany and in the orders in tiny little font at the bottom it says were only approved for a 1 bedroom house? I've never heard of 1 bedroom military houses. Is this true? I would have thought we would get at least a 2 bedroom... What is base housing like in general? A PX or BX? What about getting a job on base? It's just me and my husband, no kids. And as far as I know, we are not authorized to live off base?
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don't know. you can find out more about the bases, links, on http://www.angelica.dds.nl/armybase.php if that is in the south of germany, it is green, clean, and pretty there
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Because Germany is an overseas tour, there are additional allowances along with the normal BAQ. You can obtain housing rate information for Germany at the DTIC Per Diem site. BAQ and OHA (Overseas Housing Allowance) are usually sufficient to cover the rent and a portion of the utilities. Lower ranking service members with a family size requiring 3 - 4 bedrooms will have a more difficult time finding a house on the economy within their price range. If you choose to accept government housing you can submit an application once you receive your orders. Submit a DD Form 1746 and a copy of your orders assigning you to Germany to your local housing office and they will forward it to the KMC Housing Office. Government housing locations are at Ramstein AB, Sembach Annex, Landstuhl, Vogelweh and Kaiserslautern (Flieger/Blutacker). In base or post clusters, it is common for a person to receive housing on a different base than the one where they work. Most bases in the KMC are within 10 to 25 minutes of each other. Much of the Air Force government housing was built in the 1950s as apartment buildings, and each building houses either 18 or 24 families. Over half of the units have never been renovated. Again, single or unaccompanied military members in grades E-1 through E-4 must live in the dormitories. Housing on the economy varies from small apartments to massive freestanding homes. The average move-in costs run from $1,000 to $3,000, which is offset by MIHA (Move In Housing Allowance). Move in costs include first month's rent and security and utility deposits. If these costs are too high, check with finance to see if a housing allowance advance is available. Also, when placing a security deposit on your rental, and the deposit is equal to $1,000 or more, finance will pay the deposit directly to your landlord. Once you move out, the landlord will return the deposit to finance without you ever having to go out-of-pocket. In the KMC individual single-family homes are expensive with most rentals being, multi-family apartments or duplexes. However, cheaper rentals can be found further from the bases. Currently, there is a shortage of four or five bedroom housing units on the economy. One- and two-bedroom homes are easier to find. Furnished apartments are also available. The housing office has a database of apartments and homes available. Just enter your requirements and a list of possible choices will be printed. Be aware, often German homes have two adjoining rooms with only one access to both rooms. In these situations, the rooms are only considered one room. Also important to note is that some finished basements cannot be considered as bedrooms on the housing listings. For example, my home was listed as a 2 bedroom with basement when in fact it is 3 bedrooms (2 rooms attached) and a finished basement that we now use as a guest bedroom. One of the best places to check out the types of housing available is in the classified ads of the Kaiserslautern American (KA) KMC military newspaper. Military wives usually can find jobs on base, especially in child care.
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