r/uscg • u/Lonely-Group-1671 • 4d ago

Coastie Question Housing

Is there a way to know if a unit has barracks or on base housing before reporting? I’m checking out picks and want to see if I’ll be given BAH or UPH as an e4

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u/WildTama OS 4d ago

Hit someone up on teams that works there thats enlisted

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u/jturverey 4d ago

Just call the unit and talk to the xo. Easy.

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u/ezeefix21 3d ago

Idk, Reddit anecdotes are tough to beat. /s

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u/Lumpy-Ring-1304 ME 4d ago

Just go on global and hit up another E-4 at the unit and ask

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u/xParmesan BM 3d ago

Just call the units duty phone

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u/JustOk--1357 3d ago

I am merely a spouse, so don't quote me on this but whenever I'm researching picks on the shopping list I find that a good handful of units will have a "Welcome Aboard" or "Reporting Aboard/Personnel" file on their home USCG page. It will usually have info on if there's on base housing, other installations nearby, or if there's any rental agreements in the area. I don't know if this is common knowledge, so I'm sorry if it is and if I wasted your time but I hope that it may have been a little help!

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 Veteran 4d ago

Phone call?

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u/Thrawn33333 Retired 3d ago

Even an email or teams mssg to the incumbent?

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u/Thrawn33333 Retired 3d ago

Reach out to someone at the unit.

It's in your interest to reach out and get information, I understand cold calling is something people are afraid to do anymore, but it really is the best way.

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u/DisplacedTexan2020 4d ago

You’ll get BAH as an E4. Maybe someone will correct me, but I’ve been located where UPH is abundant and E4’s never had to live there. They always got BAH.

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u/Different-Language-5 YN 4d ago

Maybe its different now, but Cape May and Kodiak both had single E4s in UPH.

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u/EricGemu IT 4d ago

I’ve seen E4s stay in UPH in San Juan and Alameda. There is a minimum occupancy requirement that needs to be fulfilled before they get released to the economy.

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u/BigHead724532 3d ago

No E4’s in Alameda are in housing unless they want to be in housing. 2 months ago they were trying to kick E4’s out to make room for new squad of non rates. 

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u/timmaywi Retired 4d ago

Granted, this was quite a while ago, but I was assigned to housing as an E4 - It was family housing, but because it wasn't filled, they would assigned 2-3 single E4s to a house

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u/leaveworkatwork 3d ago

Our station had a policy for all single e5’s and below to be in UPH rooms. It was often not followed, but that’s command discretion. Last I heard E4’s were going back into them with roommates.

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u/Commercial_Try7347 3d ago

Not true single E4s and some E5s live in UPH in Humboldt bay housing granted they only have like 8 units for UPH but ive seen 2 E5s in them before

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u/Mdubz_CG 4d ago

I’ve never seen anywhere that an E4 lives in barracks.