Housing
Allowance Policy
For Navy Single (Unmarried) Sailors
ADMINISTRATIVE
MESSAGE
ROUTINE
R 261755Z JUL 01 ZYB MIN PSN 535223J20
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
TO NAVADMIN
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 184/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
SUBJ/BERTHING OF E4 SHIPBOARD SAILORS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS//
REF/A/DOC/FLOYD D. SPENCE NDAA FY-01/31OCT2000//
AMPN/REF A IS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR
2001 THAT PROVIDES FOR PAYMENT OF BAH FOR SHIPBOARD E4 MEMBERS
WITHOUT DEPENDENTS.//
POC/STEFANIE MILLER/LT/N130C4/-/TEL:(703)695-3304//
RMKS/1. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 01, AN E4 WITHOUT DEPENDENTS ASSIGNED TO A
SHIP WILL BE AUTHORIZED BERTHING ASHORE UPON APPROVAL OF THE
COMMANDING OFFICER (CO) PER REFERENCE A.
2. UPON APPROVAL TO BERTH ASHORE, E4 SHIPBOARD SAILORS WITH FOUR OR MORE YEARS
OF SERVICE WITHOUT DEPENDENTS MAY BE AUTHORIZED BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING
(BAH) OR OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE (OHA), AS APPROPRIATE, IF ADEQUATE BQ SPACE
IS NOT AVAILABLE. E4S WITH UNDER FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE WITHOUT DEPENDENTS ARE
NOT ENTITILED TO BAH OR OHA. THE CO OF THE SHORE-BASED FACILITY WILL TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION FULL BQ UTILIZATION, DETERMINE WHETHER THE MEMBER WILL BE BERTHED
IN A BQ SPACE OR WILL DRAW A HOUSING ALLOWANCE.
3. FULL UTILIZATION OF BQ SPACES SHOULD BE ENSURED PRIOR TO AUTHORIZATION OF
BAH FOR SHIPBOARD E4S OVER FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE WITHOUT DEPENDENTS. HOWEVER,
SENIOR PERSONNEL WHO ARE BQ RESIDENTS WILL NOT BE INVOLUNTARILY DISPLACED TO
PROVIDE BERTHING FOR SINGLE SHIPBOARD E4S.
4. E4S WHO RECEIVED BAH WHILE ASHORE AND ARE SUBSEQUENTLY ASSIGNED TO A SHIP
IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE BAH FOR BERTHING ASHORE
IF THE MEMBER MAINTAINS CIVILIAN QUARTERS. UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR SHIP ASSIGNMENT,
THE MEMBER WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE BAH IF REASSIGNED TO THE SAME SHORE LOCATION.
E4S WILL HAVE THEIR AUTHORIZATION TO RECEIVE BAH REEVALUATED WHEN EXECUTING
PCS ORDERS OUT OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA.
5. ASHORE BERTHING OF E4 SHIPBOARD SAILORS IS A LONG OVERDUE OPPORTUNITY TO
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICERS.
6. RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
BT
Information Courtesy of United States Navy
