With a VA loan — no down payment, no PMI — your monthly BAH can go toward a mortgage instead of a landlord's pocket. The median home near Fort Leonard Wood runs about $223,197.

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All Fort Leonard Wood BAH Rates by Pay Grade

Pay Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
Enlisted
E-1	$1,386	$1,287
E-2	$1,386	$1,287
E-3	$1,386	$1,287
E-4	$1,386	$1,287
E-5	$1,479	$1,290
E-6	$1,722	$1,296
E-7	$1,833	$1,386
E-8	$1,956	$1,533
E-9	$2,064	$1,596
Warrant Officer
W-1	$1,740	$1,368
W-2	$1,884	$1,530
W-3	$2,034	$1,608
W-4	$2,073	$1,743
W-5	$2,130	$1,860
Officer (Prior Enlisted)
O-1E (Prior Enlisted)	$1,854	$1,476
O-2E (Prior Enlisted)	$2,010	$1,581
O-3E (Prior Enlisted)	$2,085	$1,713
Officer
O-1	$1,515	$1,293
O-2	$1,719	$1,452
O-3	$2,028	$1,629
O-4	$2,142	$1,833
O-5	$2,223	$1,899
O-6	$2,238	$2,013
O-7	$2,250	$2,043

Official 2026 BAH rates for the FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO Military Housing Area, effective January 1, 2026.

About Fort Leonard Wood

A Polish national wanted by authorities in Poland in connection with an alleged fraud and money laundering scheme involving more than $30 million in reported losses was arrested at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, after U.S. Marshals and Army investigators located him through an international fugitive investigation.

The U.S. Marshals Service announced May 21 that Marcin Pióro, 45, the CEO of the Polish financial services platform Cinkciarz.pl, was taken into custody on May 19 at the Army installation. Authorities said Pióro was the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice and was being sought by Polish officials. Pióro was arrested while actively attending Army Basic Combat Training after enlisting in the Illinois National Guard in October 2025.

While federal law enforcement agencies regularly work...

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