If, lets say, I get a small boat station for my first duty assignment, and I bring things like my computer, car, etc to the station so I can put it in the off base housing they rent, what do I do with these things if I later get moved to a cutter with no off base housing? Or am I mistaken and there IS off base housing for cutters as well?

Small boat station you'll get a room, housing, bah, somewhere to live. You can stow your stuff there.
For a cutter, most cutters you live onboard and get qualified, than you are assigned housing(unless you are married you obviously get housing right away)
smaller cutters(like mine for example) I wasn't qualified but was assigned both ship board berthing and than a barracks room and I through all my junk in there. I know several nonrates who just smashed as much stuff in their car and just kept it their until you are qualified.

Posted By E on 23 Oct 2010 04:57 PM
I know several nonrates who just smashed as much stuff in their car and just kept it their until you are qualified.

^ Doing the above.....

ok. hope my computer doesnt melt in my car if im somewhere hot

There are always self storage facilities everywhere...

you can always ask or find a shipmate who has a barracks room.

You can also limit what you bring. Colin left a lot of stuff at home. Not his laptop but there was space in his berthing to keep that. He just didn't pack off everything and expect to keep it stowed somewhere. It all just moved from Texas to Wisconsin with me and if I move again before he gets home to collect everything, I'll move it with me. He did come home to Texas to clean his room before the move, I told him I wasn't doing it, so he did.

Believe married is still the key to your question . To do over again

back in 74-78 as single male RD2 I would of gotten me a nice 26-28 ft

travel trailer and stayed in parking lot or close by . Would not of worked 

in Boston ( Hamilton ) but Panama City ( Dependable ) would of  been

just fine !  Serious if you can live on ship / travel trailer be down right

comfortable at best !

the dependable is in Cape may now not panama city anymore LOL guess the people on it now hate it compared to where it use to be