{"id":32561,"date":"2023-08-04T19:48:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T19:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/08\/04\/600-unmarried-marine-sergeants-will-get-cash-for-housing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:50:36","slug":"600-unmarried-marine-sergeants-will-get-cash-for-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/08\/04\/600-unmarried-marine-sergeants-will-get-cash-for-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Up to 600 unmarried Marine sergeants will get cash for housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Up to six hundred Marine sergeants without spouses, kids or other dependents will receive the Basic Allowance for Housing, a cash transfer typically reserved for higher-ranking troops and troops with dependents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201chighly deserving\u201d sergeants will receive the allowance at a rate for troops without dependents, according to a Marine administrative message<\/a> Friday. These sergeants will get money that could enable them to move out of the barracks and into housing off base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Marine Corps has authorized the allowance for 200 sergeants in the southeast United States; 200 in the western part of the continental United States; 100 in the National Capitol Region; and 100 in Hawaii, according to the message. The authorization is only for Marines who are permanently assigned to the continental United States and Hawaii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In general, the amount of the Basic Allowance for Housing<\/a> depends on the area\u2019s cost of living<\/a>, as well as the service member\u2019s rank and dependency status.<\/p>\n\n\n\t