text: Here is the deal.  When a soldier is single and below a certain rank which varies depending on barracks availability they must maintain a barracks room.  This means that they will not be receiving a housing allowance but, if they are willing to pay out of their own money or have a friend that they can stay with, they can actually live off post.  If a soldier is married (as I am assuming your HUSBAND is) then he can request on-post housing or he can take the housing allowance and live off post.  Sometimes on-post housing has a waiting list so availability will different depending on what post you are looking at.  Technically the answer to your question is "no" because on post-housing for families are not referred to as barracks.  There are housing offices on each post that will have people who can answer your questions about the specific post you are going to.  He should be able to get their contact info when he in-processes or, if he is just new to be being married (rather than new to the post),  he can go to the welcome center and ask.  Good luck.