BAH Audit....THE DEBATE

[Lindsey]

Come on ladies I know some of you are peeved....I'm just peeved at others on another board that say if your dh is deployed and you move home with parents that you're committing fraud....

[Rach]

Yeah...he just sent me an email last night listing what he needed to provide by next week...

[Bex]

lindsey -- i don't think that's fraud at all. i mean, you gotta do what you gotta do when your spouse is away, and you still have to support the dependents when you're gone, especially if your wife is a SAHM.

what i think is fraud is when someone marries for the BAH, doesn't live with their spouse, collects the BAH, and then spends the BAH on themselves.

[Chevy_Gurl]

there's a debate? I didn't know there was one. I just handed my stuff over with no problem.

As for the fraud no I don't agree with it but I also don't agree with moving home when husbands deploy. But thats a whole nother topic in itself

[Bex]

Originally Posted by Rach Yeah...he just sent me an email last night listing what he needed to provide by next week...

what does he have to send in, rach?

[Lindsey]

you have to give a marriage cert...birth certs of kids....and a lease....and bill

[Cat]

i dont think that at all. and other people shouldnt either. thats horrible. i mean if your hubby is deployed and you move home just temporarily because you have family that can help you then i think thats great. why does that make people think you are committing fraud. to me thats not what fraud is. fraud is if a sailor marrys a woman just to get the extra money and isnt even in love with her. to me thats fraud and nothing else. every situation is different.

[Chevy_Gurl]

Originally Posted by diverlindsey you have to give a marriage cert...birth certs of kids....and a lease....and bill

not too hard. Takes about 5 secs to pull them out if you keep them in one spot in your files

[Lindsey]

Originally Posted by wileys_cherries there's a debate? I didn't know there was one. I just handed my stuff over with no problem. As for the fraud no I don't agree with it but I also don't agree with moving home when husbands deploy. But thats a whole nother topic in itself

Some people on another navy board were saying that living with the parents rent free while DH is deployed is fraud if you're collecting from where dh is stationed....

[Bex]

Originally Posted by diverlindsey you have to give a marriage cert...birth certs of kids....and a lease....and bill

ahhh makes sense. and if you live in housing do you still need a lease or just proof you live in a certain place?