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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is super cheap daycare a benefit you are promised when you enlist? Just curious. [/quote]

Its not, but its an argument that is brought up over and over. The absolute lowest BAH in this area with dependents [b]is over $2000[/b], that's tax free money on top of salary. [b]There are options. People can afford th[/b]em. Its not just the officers. And it bears mentioning that becoming an officer [b]is an option to anyone that gets a degree [/b](which the military will pay for...).

All army CDC's are under investigation for hiring practices. The issue is not fixed. Also there are financial assistance options for those seeking daycare off post. There are MANY options. Many. [/quote]

Wow, you are a piece of work.  Seriously.  $2000 is not enough for this area for decent housing close in with child care options on top of it.

I just looked up the enlisted pay chart and an E5 with 8 years in makes $35,000 a year.  Wow.  That is just BIG money with that whole $2000 a month BAH.  Meanwhile an O4 with 8 years in makes $74,052 a year.  So yes, that officer has a LOT more options PLUS he is getting close to $3000 a month in housing allowance.

I know lots of enlisted that have worked for their degrees but are not being put into OCS because the military doesn't want to lose their enlisted.  It is a rarity for someone to back a soldier so that he/she can become an officer.

[b]I imagine that you are some officer's wife that is completely out of touch or an an O4/O5 that doesn't know any better because you are on the side that CAN afford to have options.  If the military makes you move to DC but doesn't give you enough to adequately care for your family you do not have a lot of options[/b].[/quote]

WOW!  This and the entitlement that it oozes are part of the reason that I do not want my child at on base child care.  If you act like certain children shouldn’t be there, I am sure that the attitude will find its way to your children.  The waitlist prioritizes based on marital status (single primary caregivers are highest pri, followed by dual military parents, then one military one non military), then rank (meaning the less you make the higher priority you are given).  Not to mention that these officers and senior enlisted subsidize the junior enlisted by paying a higher tuition, and not every one of them had their degree paid for. [/quote]

Actually, I think you have the criteria for priority incorrect. At least at the JBMHH CDC there are two waitlists: one for those assigned to JBMHH and than those assigned to the Washington Headquarters Service (mainly, the Pentagon). Approx half the slots are for children of WHS employees and military personnel and the other half are for the children of JBMHH military and civilian personnel. Within those list I believe priority is given to active duty single parents followed by dual military families...regardless of rank. Once upon a time you used to get priority if you already had a child in the center but that is no longer a consideration.[/quote]

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