Servicemembers that perform flying duty as a noncrew member, parachute jumping, demolition of explosives, handle toxic fuels, engage in flight deck duty or experimental stress duty, and so on earn $150 per month. There is one exception to the $150 per month for parachute jumping, is the authority to bestow $225 per month for HALO jumps. Servicemembers that meet the … [Read more...]

Hardship Duty Pay Missions (HDP-M) HDP-M is paid for specific missions. It is payable to both officers and enlisted personnel of the active and reserve component, at the full monthly rate whenever any part of the month is served fulfilling a specific mission. A member assigned to, on temporary duty with or otherwise under the operational control of the Defense Prisoner of … [Read more...]

An officer or enlisted member of the Armed Forces of the United States entitled to basic pay, who has been certified within the past 12 months (or 12 months plus 180 days when called or recalled to active duty in support of a contingency operation) to be proficient in a foreign language, and who meets one of the following conditions: Be qualified in a career military linguist … [Read more...]

Q-1: I am a member of the U.S. Armed Forces performing services in a combat zone. Is any part of my military pay for serving in this area excluded from gross income? A-1: Yes, if you serve in a combat zone as an enlisted person or as a warrant officer (including commissioned warrant officers) for any part of a month, all your military pay received for military service that … [Read more...]

NEW 2012 BAS Rates Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) entitlement continues for service members while hospitalized. BAS is meant to offset costs for a member's meals. This allowance is based in the historic origins of the military in which the military provided room and board (or rations) as part of a member's pay. This allowance is not intended to offset the costs of meals … [Read more...]