Great Lakes housing? - North Central U.S

Amy · 09-08-2009, 09:51 AM

I'm filling out the application for housing- which community would you recommend? Does anyone have pictures of any of the housing? I know we'll be in the older housing to begin with- how bad is it, really?

Amy · 09-08-2009, 08:32 PM

allbluezoo · 09-09-2009, 10:51 PM

remind me what your rank is again? Ft Sheridan is e7 and above only..I am pretty sure? We live in Nimitz Village and love our home. The one house they offered us in Forrestal was nice enough, but not nearly big enough for us. I have pics of the inside of my house before our HHG arrived...PM me your email and I can email them to you.

There are some nice homes in Halsey...espcially the single family units but I am not sure if there is a rank factor involved? And there are some ghetto fabulous units over there too. Part of it is getting ready to be demolished so a large chunk of the neighborhood is fenced off and just looks junky in general. I wouldn't want to live over there b/c of the construction that is getting ready to happen, but that's just me

Amy · 09-09-2009, 10:52 PM

My husband is an E5.

I've seen the forest city website but have no idea what the waiting list is, what the housing looks like, etc. I've seen some pictures of housing that is absolutely HORRIFYING.

allbluezoo · 09-09-2009, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by Amy

My husband is an E5.

I've seen the forest city website but have no idea what the waiting list is, what the housing looks like, etc. I've seen some pictures of housing that is absolutely HORRIFYING.

When we got here they already had a house waiting for us. I think I put Ft. Sheridan and Forrestal. I think JrE housing is on the other side of the park from us, duplexes and quadplexes. I haven't been in one but I have friends who live over there and I haven't heard them complain at all?

When do you guys get here again? I can go snap some pics tomorrow if you'd like

P.s. I don't wanna drive all the way down to Glenview to take pictures..it's far, don't put it on your list. Well, it's not FAR but we live literally RTC is across a field from our house and the main gate is only 1min away if there were no stop lights.

Amy · 09-09-2009, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by allbluezoo

When we got here they already had a house waiting for us. I think I put Ft. Sheridan and Forrestal. I think JrE housing is on the other side of the park from us, duplexes and quadplexes. I haven't been in one but I have friends who live over there and I haven't heard them complain at all?

When do you guys get here again? I can go snap some pics tomorrow if you'd like

His report-no-later-than date is November 8. I might drive with him up to Great Lakes sometime in late-October, early-November, or I might fly there around the 4th of November. There's a class I want to take here on the 2nd and 3rd.

*Kim* · 09-09-2009, 11:05 PM

Have you looked at http://www.housing.navy.mil/onestop/_hqd/?bid=58

That was the specific link to GL housing. Let me know if it didn't work.

Amy · 09-09-2009, 11:08 PM

Do any of you know what the wait list is, though? I've heard we can have a house waiting for us but have no idea which neighborhood. I've also heard that for the nicer housing, we can't get on the waiting list until after we've been in Great Lakes for 6 months or so.

allbluezoo · 09-09-2009, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by Amy

Do any of you know what the wait list is, though? I've heard we can have a house waiting for us but have no idea which neighborhood. I've also heard that for the nicer housing, we can't get on the waiting list until after we've been in Great Lakes for 6 months or so.

Yes, that is true about the new housing. I can't help you on the waitlist thing b/c so many of the neighborhoods can accomodate multiple ranks...I'm not sure if they break it down, i.e. "the Smith's prefer Ft. Sheridan and Forrestal so we will only put them on the waiting list for those neighborhoods" or if they just have one generic list they go from and offer you the first thing that opens up?

If you call Forest City and ask for Jackie I bet she can help you with that info.

Amy · 09-09-2009, 11:20 PM

Yeah, I have no idea. They just ask for a preference, and I wanted to be able to give them some idea at what we would prefer. I have no idea about the options available, or what the wait lists are for the available options. We don't have to have new housing, and in all honesty we probably won't move again after we've settled into base housing, even once given the option. I'll probably be disappointed given the base housing in Hawaii, but at least we won't be paying out of pocket.

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Amy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Posts: 8,958 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 94% Longevity: 46%	My husband is an E5. I've seen the forest city website but have no idea what the waiting list is, what the housing looks like, etc. I've seen some pictures of housing that is absolutely HORRIFYING. __________________

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Kim Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: So Cal for me, Sasebo, Japan for him. Posts: 3,980 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 58% Longevity: 23%	Have you looked at http://www.housing.navy.mil/onestop/_hqd/?bid=58 That was the specific link to GL housing. Let me know if it didn't work. __________________

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Amy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Posts: 8,958 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 94% Longevity: 46%	Do any of you know what the wait list is, though? I've heard we can have a house waiting for us but have no idea which neighborhood. I've also heard that for the nicer housing, we can't get on the waiting list until after we've been in Great Lakes for 6 months or so. __________________

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09-09-2009, 10:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
allbluezoo Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 238 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 17% Longevity: 31%	remind me what your rank is again? Ft Sheridan is e7 and above only..I am pretty sure? We live in Nimitz Village and love our home. The one house they offered us in Forrestal was nice enough, but not nearly big enough for us. I have pics of the inside of my house before our HHG arrived...PM me your email and I can email them to you. There are some nice homes in Halsey...espcially the single family units but I am not sure if there is a rank factor involved? And there are some ghetto fabulous units over there too. Part of it is getting ready to be demolished so a large chunk of the neighborhood is fenced off and just looks junky in general. I wouldn't want to live over there b/c of the construction that is getting ready to happen, but that's just me

09-09-2009, 11:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
Amy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Posts: 8,958 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 94% Longevity: 46%	Yeah, I have no idea. They just ask for a preference, and I wanted to be able to give them some idea at what we would prefer. I have no idea about the options available, or what the wait lists are for the available options. We don't have to have new housing, and in all honesty we probably won't move again after we've settled into base housing, even once given the option. I'll probably be disappointed given the base housing in Hawaii, but at least we won't be paying out of pocket. __________________