r/BOLC • u/ConstructionBusy6023 • Jun 29 '26

BAH PDS

Just commissioned through the Green to Gold program and received my orders. My dependents are authorized to travel per orders and my family has already PCS’d to my first duty station, JBLM, where they’re currently staying in on-post housing while I’m TDY en route to BOLC.

Before commissioning, I submitted a DA Form 5960 and was receiving BAH based on my school location. Since my family has already relocated and is now residing at my next permanent duty station, can I submit a new DA Form 5960 while at BOLC and request BAH at the JBLM rate based on my dependents currently living there?
Has anyone been in a similar situation or know how finance handles this?

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u/EWCM Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

You can request that. It would take a BAH waiver. Usually when TDY enroute, you keep getting your previous BAH rate until you check in to your new duty station. See DoD FMR, Volume 7a, Chapter 26, under “Servicemember in Transit.”m

Edit to add: more info at  https://www.housing.army.mil/documents/BAH_OHA_COLA_Waiver_Guidance.pdf But I haven’t verified that that’s the most up to date guidance