ɹɪzˈɜːvɪsts hˌuː ɑːɹ ˈæktᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd, ˈiːvən ɪf ðeɪ ɑːɹ hˈaʊzd baɪ ðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɛɹ mˌoʊbɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən, ɑːɹ stˈɪl pˈeɪd bˌiːˌeɪˈeɪtʃ ɔnðɪ ɐsˈʌmpʃən ðˌæɾɚ ɹɪzˈɜːvɪst stˈɪl mˌeɪhɐv ðə sɪvˈɪliən ˌɑːblɪɡˈeɪʃənz lˈaɪk ɐ mˈɔːɹɡɪdʒ ðæt bˌiːˌeɪˈeɪtʃ ɪz dɪzˈaɪnd tʊ ˈɔfsɛt.
Reservists who are activated, even if they are housed by the military during their mobilization, are still paid BAH on the assumption that a reservist still may have the civilian obligations (like a mortgage) that BAH is designed to offset.