The Marine Corps offers excellent pay and compensation for your hard work and dedication. Earnings depend on rank, educational level, and number of years in service. The longer you're in, the more you earn! Basic pay increases each year. In 2009, all service members received a pay raise of 3.9 percent effective Jan. 1. Under that raise, basic pay starts at $1,399.50 per month … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2010
Enrolling in DEERS
The Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System or DEERS is a military wide system that all dependents must be enrolled in to be recognized for military benefits. Being enrolled in DEERS is the first step to obtain a military identification card and access healthcare benefits through TRICARE. Military members are automatically registered in DEERS. When a soldier leaves … [Read more...]
Military Clause in Your Lease
When your spouse joins the military, the branch of service will either provide housing for dependents or will provide a housing allowance to pay for off-post living arrangements. If the family decides to live off post, it is up to them if they will rent or buy and how much of the rental payment or mortgage payment the housing allowance will cover. If you decide to rent, … [Read more...]
Step 5: Start Training
https://youtu.be/HmzIHHdyaBk?si=v_DFic_dg8SIKNNi It is extremely important for everyone serving in America's Navy to be at the top of their game in everything they do. With that being said of course the training is in-depth, hands-on, and very challenging. Boot CampThe Navy Boot Camp is located at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center north of Chicago, Illinois, near the … [Read more...]
National Guard Annual Training Pay
* Updated November 2015 Annual Training Pay Training Pay is part of the total compensation available to National Guard and Reserve soldiers performing drilling and other training duties. A drill period is defined as four (4) hours. Training Pay for a National Guard or Reserve Soldier depends on the Soldier's length of service and Army rank (most enlisted Soldiers enter … [Read more...]