Government Housing

The Commander, Navy Region Southwest Family Housing Welcome Center at Naval Base San Diego is responsible for assignment of all military families in the San Diego area, including Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and Marine Corps Recruit Depot. It is highly recommended that each service member and family check in to the CNRSW Family Housing Welcome Center upon arrival to the San Diego area. For more information, please contact the CNRSW Family Housing Welcome Center at 619-556-8443 or visit the CNRSW San Diego Military Housing website.

Availability

There are over 9,000 government houses located at 38 housing sites throughout San Diego area. Of these homes, approximately 8,600 are enlisted units and 600 are officer units. Depending on the housing site selected, waiting times can be as little as 0-3 months or as long as 18-24 months. Please see the CNRSW San Diego Military Housing website for more information.

Eligibility

All officers and enlisted personnel with accompanying dependents are eligible to apply for Military Family Housing. MFH is limited. Apply for MFH at the Assignment/Referral Office, located at NBSD.

Sponsors with family members designated as Category IV or V in the Exceptional Family Member Program will be housed on a priority basis. Service members whose families are experiencing severe hardships should call the Housing Office for special assistance and services available to them.

Application Procedures

All officers and enlisted personnel with accompanying dependents are eligible to apply for Military Family Housing. MFH is limited. Apply for MFH at the CNRSW Family Housing Welcome Center located at NBSD or send the required documents by email to web.housing@navy.mil. In order to apply, you are required to have the following:

• Assessment package for housing (download here)
• A copy of orders showing your detachment date
• Certification of bona fide family members, either through the emergency data application (Page 2) or the record of emergency data
• A copy of your leave and earnings statement

Application may be made in person or submitted by mail. Applications submitted by mail must be confirmed within 30 days of reporting to San Diego.

If you have a family member who requires a wheelchair-access unit, documentation from your family member's physician should be included along with your housing application form and transfer orders. You should also identify any other medical requirements when you submit your application.

Control Date

Your control date (effective date of application) determines your placement on the housing waiting list. The control date will usually be your date of detachment from your last permanent duty station if you apply within 30 days of reporting to San Diego.

All personnel are required to renew their applications every six months. Renewal may be made in person, by email or by telephone at 619-556-8443. The CNRSW Family Housing Welcome Center recommends the service member or spouse periodically check with the center regarding the status of their application. Failure to provide current information may result in a delay in your assignment to housing.

Single Service Member Housing

CNRSW offers barracks and privatized housing to qualified single service members. It is the responsibility of the service member to check into the Billeting Office for room assignment. See the below contact information section for the billeting enlisted quarters and billeting officer quarters. 

Your command sponsor is your link to specific needs; however, the Fleet and Family Support Center is also standing by to provide information and resources.

Government Housing
The majority of permanent party barracks are government owned/controlled and located on-base. The Navy Unaccompanied Housing (UH) office and/or Housing Service Center (HSC) is responsible for determining eligibility, processing applications and making assignments. This office also manages Housing operations, including resident relations, and maintenance and repair coordination.

Unaccompanied Housing Assignment Permanent Party
Navy barracks are programmed to house all single, permanent party Sailors in pay grades E1–E3 and E4 with less than four years of service. Navy Housing houses as many E4s with more than four years’ service as possible. Permanent party E1–E3s are normally assigned to shared sleeping rooms with no more than two Sailors sharing a bath. E4s are normally assigned to private sleeping rooms with no more than two sharing a bath.

Students
Students are housed in dormitories and are typically in shared sleeping rooms with no more than four (4) Sailors sharing a bath. Dormitories vary depending on the type of training, and can vary from open bay rooms for basic training to private rooms with amenities such as bathrooms and kitchens

For additional information, visit CNIC Unaccompanied Housing Information or call Naval Base Point Loma Unaccompanied Housing Office at (619) 553-7530.