Military housing waiting lists that can be accessed online. Links to Camp Lejeune's waiting list and the Navy OneStop website are provided as well as a MARADMIN that explains a change in the rules for when you can apply for housing when you have PCS orders.
How to deal with neighbors in base housing. The financial and emotional benefits of base housing, space issues, gossip, and community involvement. Links to Rand Research, MWR, and MCCS.
There are so many misconceptions people have about base housing. This article will clear up the myths and present a realistic, detailed view of the rules governing base housing and the benefits of living on base.
You might be surprised to know how many service members are lined up waiting to get into military housing. Learn about the waiting list, basic allowance for housing (BAH), pets, signing a lease off-base, the military clause, renting in your child's school district, Self-Help Stores, and repairs.
No matter where you are living, you can turn it into "home, sweet home". Learn how to make military quarters or a berth more homey by setting a budget and finding cost saving decorating ideas.
We often take for granted that we will be able to take our pets with us where ever we go. Most Naval and Marine Corps housing units allow no more than two pets per unit.
LIFELines is sponsored by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs and funded by the Center for Personal and Professional Development.