Editorial: Raise single BAH ratesA sweeping study of military pay calls for bringing fairness to the Basic Allowance for Housing. It’s about time.
The 10th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation proposes raising BAH rates for troops without dependents to 95 percent of the rates for their peers with families. The 5 percent difference accounts for the fact that single people need less for utilities and insurance.
Differences in BAH for single and married troops amount to hundreds of dollars per month for many, especially the most junior personnel.
This is because BAH rates are, based on average costs of various types of housing that defense officials deem appropriate for troops according to their age, grade and family status.
The Pentagon rationale is that single people — especially low-ranking single people — can make do with smaller housing.
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