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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Straw man.  Base officer housing might not be that nice (though why you brought up enlisted housing I have no idea), but BHA definitely is.[/quote]
Married to an officer. We don’t have access to base housing. Many in the Bethesda area don’t. [/quote]

This isn't true at all.  You have access to base housing on other bases, but you choose to live in Bethesda.  You can go to Ft. Mead, Andrews, Bolling, etc.[/quote]
I actually can’t. Husband has to live within a certain radius of the hospital. [/quote]

But don’t they still give you lots of money towards your housing costs??[/quote]

[b]For officers yes[/b], enlisted no and it depends on rank.  If they can afford Bethesda they are higher ranking officer. [/quote]
I'm curious what the average DCUM thinks a lot of housing is for the Bethesda area? 
For 2024, it's $4260/month for an O6 with dependents in Bethesda.  Remember you move often so you don't have a lot of time to build up equity.  That person took about 18 years to get to O6.  I don't know anyone living large in Bethesda on that.  The people we know that are able to live fairly close in are dual earners. 
There is so much mis-information on this thread. [/quote]

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