Government Housing

Eligibility

All service members who are accompanied by their family members are eligible for family housing.

Applications

Procedure for advance housing application:

• Complete an Application for Assignment to Housing (DD Form 1746).
• Attach the following documents with DD 1746: one copy of your permanent change of station orders and one copy of your current Record of Emergency Data (Page II) or a Recall Emergency Data sheet, whichever is applicable (information in your service record that lists your legal dependents). Once the Housing Services Center receives your orders, the application is processed and referred over to the privatized partner for assignment.

Procedure for obtaining on-base housing upon arrival:

• Service members or representatives with powers of attorney may apply for base housing any time after the detaching date from your previous command and within 30 days of your report to duty date if you haven't sent an application for housing prior to your detaching date. To apply for housing upon arrival, the following documents will be required: an Application for Assignment to Housing (DD 1746), one copy of your permanent change of station orders, one copy of your current Record of Emergency Data (Page II) or a Recall Emergency Data Sheet (information in your service record that lists your legal dependents) and a Detaching Info Report.
• Your control date for base housing will be your detaching date from your last permanent duty station if you apply for housing within 30 days of your report for duty date.

Availability

Wait times vary. Please call for updated wait times.

Single service members E-4 and below assigned to submarine base and tenant commands are required to live in unaccompanied housing. The unaccompanied housing complex consists of 1,474 rooms and can house 1,434 individuals. Single Marines will be housed in two-man rooms per Marine Corps standards, while all others will have a private room with a shared bath. Wi-Fi is available from Sprint and in-room cable services are provided by Comcast. Laundry rooms are available 24 hours a day for residents' use only. All rooms are nonsmoking, and designated smoking areas in each complex. The front desk is open from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. seven days a week.

Service members who received single Basic Allowance for Housing at their previous duty station will be required to live in unaccompanied housing. Single E-5 and above are generally not housed in unaccompanied housing, and it is recommended that they arrange for other appropriate housing prior to reporting to Kings Bay.

Service members with dependents that desire to reside in unaccompanied housing must submit a request in accordance with Submarine Base Instruction 11103.1U. It is recommended that service members submit their request at least 30 days prior to their anticipated report date. Members in pay grades E-6 and above may request for assignment as a resident advisor in accordance with Submarine Base Instruction 11103.5C. It is recommended that the request is submitted at least 30 days prior to anticipated report date.