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The Post-9/11 GI Bill also gives Reserve and Guard members who have been activated for more than 90 days since 9/11 access to the same benefits as their active-duty counterparts. As of Aug. 1, 2011, the Post-9/11 GI Bill will now pay all public school in-state tuition and fees.  4. Coasties are on duty every single day. The Coast Guard is active duty, not a reserve unit. (We do have separate reserve and auxiliary units.) I often tell people that when your family would batten down the hatches in the face of an emergency, that is when our Coast Guard members are heading to work. 1. The Coast Guard is a part of the military. If there was one most frequently asked question, this is it. Let me explain definitively that, yes, the Coast Guard is part of the United States Armed Forces, according to Title 10, Section 101 of the U.S. Code. Living off Base with a Housing Allowance. Service members who qualify to live off base are given a Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) as part of their compensation. BAH is a monthly sum of money that takes into account the area’s cost of living as well as a service member’s pay grade and number of dependents. Living on Base. Although military housing varies by rank, location and family situation, new recruits typically start their military careers living on base. During Basic Training, men and women live in separate quarters known as the barracks, which consist of shared bunks and bathroom facilities. Report Abuse. The USCG does not get deployed overseas (you're thinking Navy). talk to your recruiter, if you have one, or call the local Coast Guard for housing specifics. Sometimes there will be on base housing-or we will have leased housing off base that you can live in. There are only a couple of bases that are large enough to have on base housing. Source(s): I'm a Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer. Back to Top. As an active-duty member in the Coast Guard, you'll be privy to a benefits package that is largely unheard of for most people just starting out. College tuition assistance, housing and meal allowance, free health, dental and eye care, and 30 days paid vacation are just the beginning of the benefits offered. Free Travel: As a member of the Coast Guard, you may get the opportunity to travel far and wide as part of your job. Not only will you get to see new places, you'll do it on our dime. Also, you will have access to military space-available flights. This is a unique privilege provided to service members, retirees and their families The objective of the Coast Guard housing program is to ensure that all Coast Guard members and their families have access to adequate housing reflecting community living standards that is within a reasonable commuting distance of their permanent duty station.  Housing. Housing Information for Personnel Newly Assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard AcademyWelcome and congratulations on your new assignment to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut. This information is to familiarize you of the housing options in the New London area which currently include: Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Speaking specifically of Cape May... IF you are stationed there (far from a guarantee), there is Coast Guard housing (immediately on the left as you enter the base, on Pennsylvania Avenue) that you'd likely be required to occupy-you'd only be allowed to live elsewhere if it was full. See the link: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/capemay/activedut... At many other CG bases (without housing), it is common to receive a housing allowance in lieu of gov't housing. Source(s): I'm a CG officer, been to TRACEN Cape May many times.
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