There are several choices of military housing based on availability and rank. The Robins housing office staff is available to answer questions about on and off-base housing. Housing floor plans, area maps, and local rental and sales listings are all available at the housing office, Building 706. Call (478) 926-3776 or DSN 468-3776. There are 807 government- owned family houses and 670 privatized houses at Robins AFB, a total of 1,477 houses. The base has 213 allocated for officers and 1,264 are for ranks E-1 through E-9. All family housing units are equipped with a stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, garbage disposal, and central heat and air conditioning. To see more floor plans and other information, please visit their Web site at https://www.mil.robins.af.mil/ceg/Housing/housinghome.htm.

The base has two-, three-, and four-bedroom homes for every category of entitlement—junior enlisted, senior enlisted, junior officer, field grade officer and senior grade officer. Call the housing office for current availability and wait times. All units have central air conditioning and carports, and are furnished with stoves, refrigerators, garbage disposals, and dishwashers. To put your name on the wait list prior to your arrival, please submit an advance application (DD Form 1746). The effective date of advance applications is the first day of the month prior to the month the applicant states he or she will arrive at the gaining installation (the actual reporting or "sign-in" month). Members may, of course, apply for housing at any time after you report.

Privatized housing, offered at Huntington Village, provides another alternative to military families. The Huntington Village community (http://wrafhousing.com/) is designed to be a safe, secure and comfortable environment for the families of Robins Air Force Base. Every home at Huntington Village is of quality construction and comes complete with an array of contemporary amenities. The village is minutes from Robins Air Force Base with easy access to three different base gates. Rent is based on the military member's rank with a utility allowance subtracted from your basic allowance for housing. Residents are responsible for paying gas and electric utilities. Huntington Village takes care of water, sewage, trash and pest control as well as lawn care (unless residents put up a fence).

Robins AFB also has nine dormitories accommodating up to 674 single enlisted members. Four of the dorms have been renovated to a one-plus-one configuration, which feature private rooms with a shared bathroom and kitchen. The shared kitchens are equipped with stoves, refrigerators, and microwaves. The other five dormitories are in a room-bathroom-room configuration. Each private room has refrigerators and microwaves. Every dormitory has laundry rooms, dayrooms and recreation areas. Five dorms have an exercise room equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. Typical room furnishings include beds, nightstands, dressers, desks, chairs, microwaves, and refrigerators.

There is no unaccompanied officer housing at Robins. All unaccompanied E-1 through E-4s with less than 3 years of service are required to live in the dorms according to Air Force policy. Other grades are housed in the dorms on a space-available basis. Dorm assignments will be made as arriving members process through the Dorm Management Office in Dorm 780. They can be reached at (478) 926-1295.

Robins Elementary School on Warner Robins Street, Building 988, provides quality education for dependent children living in permanent housing on federal property. The school teaches pre-kindergarten through the sixthgrade. The school is fully accredited "With Quality" by the Georgia Accrediting Commission and by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Robins Elementary is funded by the Department of Defense.

Houston County schools provide students with a quality education. Talented teachers, an academic focus, state-of-the-art equipment, and diverse extracurricular activities help to ensure that students have the skills they need to succeed.

From the Pre-Kindergarten program through Advanced Placement courses in which students may earn college credit, Houston County schools emphasize what is important—the student. A strong program of academic learning is the key to success for all students, no matter what their future plans may be. Houston County schools provide students with unique plans of academic learning supported by offerings in the fine arts, athletics, vocational and business fields, and JROTC.