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Q: Why is military housing called quarters?
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Does quarters mean housing?

In a military sense, yes. Married or single quarters are housing stock owned by the state for the free or rented use by military personnel.


What is the name of housing quarters for a nun?

A convent or a nunnery is a housing quarters for a nun.


What is the name of the place that the families of army people live on?

Military families often live in military housing facilities called "base housing" or "military housing". These are typically located on or near military bases to provide housing for service members and their families.


What does the number 4 have to do with headquarters?

4 is the reciprocal of 1/4. The Latin for 1/4 is quartus which gave the English word quarter which means to divide into four parts or a fourth part. The words came to mean to divide in general and the parts or sections were known as quarters whether or not there were exactly four of them. For example the "French Quarter" in New Orleans. A military base would have a quarter used for housing and the housing itself became known as quarters. People outside the military speak of living quarters. Finally headquarters is a place for the head or commander.


What are quarters to live in usually in the armed forces?

On a Military Base, Soldiers' quarters are called Barracks. On some bases they are wooden structures that date back to WW2. On other bases, they are modern buildings.


What is Housing units?

A house or apartment that constutes separate living quarters.


Will the army make you pay for housing if your single and you live on base?

No the military has government quarters you can either live in the Barracks (dorms) or you can live off base in which case you would get a housing allowance which varies depending on the location that you live. but you can google military BAH and enter rank and zip code and it will tell you how much you would make to live off base... hope this helps


Can veterans get military housing?

No. Housing is for active duty individuals and families.


What is the student housing like at American military university?

American Military University is an online university and does not offer campus housing.


Are you elidgable for basic housing allowance in the military if you arent married but live with your girlfriend and baby?

Ask the military housing department.


Do men and women in the military have separate living quarters?

Yes


What all is needed for partial DLA?

If the move is from gov't quarters to gov't quarters, then you will need the SF 1164. If you are claiming travel expenses (ie gov't quarters to off-post), then you will need the DD form 1351-2. Make sure that you claim the DLA reimbursement in the reimbursable expense portion of the claim. You will also need the termination and(or) assignment of quarters letter(s) from housing and a Military Personnel Appropriation fundcite(check w/budget folks) and the letter from housing informing you that you have to move IAW JFTR U5630-b15. Ref Travel Technical Msg 02-17