USAG Ansbach

Passports, pets, driving, and shipping are on the PCS to Germany checklist.

U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach uses locality DE228. The lookup line reads ANSBACH (B). The garrison housing questions use that same code.

Read OHA overseas and the Germany page.

Housing allowance

• Off base, the allowance is OHA, not BAH.
• It pays rent up to the lease or the ceiling, whichever is less.
• See the rates table for your pay grade.
• Source: DTMO OHA Rate Lookup.

The information paper says assignment on post is mandatory.

• The policy stays in effect until occupancy reaches 95 percent.
• If family housing is not projected within 60 days, a certificate of non-availability is issued.
• If a unit in your category and bedroom size is open, you get the next quarters.
• A certificate is not issued while those quarters are available within 60 days.

The housing questions add rank rules.

• A certificate is issued only when occupancy is above 95 percent.
• Bona fide bachelors in grade E-7 and above may live off post.
• E-7 and above on an unaccompanied tour may be paid at the with-dependents rate. They must use senior bachelor quarters when those quarters are open.
• E-1 through E-6 must live in the barracks.
• A garrison-commander certificate for those grades needs occupancy of 95 percent or above.
• OHA, a utility allowance, and a one-time move-in allowance apply when off-post housing is allowed.

An August 2019 housing booklet is still on the garrison site. It describes a choice between government housing and government-leased housing. The information paper and the housing questions state the mandatory policy. Ask the office which document it is using.

On-base housing

Every government-controlled family unit is treated as adequate.

• Prompt assignment is used so units are not left vacant.
• An exception request does not keep temporary lodging allowance running while it is pending.
• Ask finance for the TLA amount.

Sample monthly costs

Item	Amount	Source
Off-post housing	Only with a certificate	Ansbach information paper and housing questions

Ceilings, utilities, and MIHA are in the rates table.

Source: DTMO OHA Rate Lookup.

COLA is separate. Use the DTMO COLA calculator.

Before you sign

• Report to the housing office before you commit to a private lease.
• Ask if family housing in your category is projected within 60 days.
• Ask the current occupancy rate.
• If you are unaccompanied, ask which bachelor rule applies before you look off post.

Update log

Date	Change
17 Oct 2026	First version. OHA from the DTMO lookup. Assignment rules from the USAG Ansbach information paper and housing questions.