Importance Of Base Pay In The Army

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In the army Its tough to make a lot of money and especially with all the jobs that are in the army,But in the army you get paid a small amount of money ."do eight hours of work, and get paid for eight hours." How much you will make in the military depends on several individual things. This is sometimes called "basic pay." Everyone on active duty receives base pay. The amount depends on your rank, and how long (years) you've been in the military. For example, the lowest ranking enlisted member someone in the paygrade of E-1 with less than two years of service, makes a base pay of $1,467 per month. A 4-star general (O-10), who has been in the military for 30 years, takes home $17,176 per month in base pay.
While members on active duty (full time)receive base pay, members of the National Guard and military Reserves get monthly Drill Pay. The amount of monthly drill pay depends on how many drill periods a person works during the month, their military rank, and the number of years they have been in the military.(John Smith) Most Guard and Reserve members perform one weekend of drill per month. Each weekend counts as four drill periods. A member of the National Guard or Reserves receives one day's worth of base pay for each drill period. A Guard/Reserve member in the lowest enlisted rank (E-1), with less than two years in the military, would draw $195.68 for a weekend of drill. A full-bird colonel (O-6), with more than 20 years in the military, would make $1,538.76 for a weekend of drill. When a member of the National Guard or reserves is performing full-time duty (such as in basic training, military job school, or deployed), they receive the same pay as active duty members.
Military recruiters promise "free room and board." Members ...

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...each meal. Those on a "meal card" (free meals in the chow hall), can claim a "missed meal" if they are not able to eat a meal in the chow hall due to duty reasons. If the person in charge approves the "missed meal," then the member receives the most of that meal in their next paycheck.(Jane doe)
Military members who are assigned or deployed to a location where their spouse and/or children are not allowed to travel at government expense are entitled to a monthly pay for each month they have been forcebly separated from their dependents, after the first month. The amount of the allowance is $250 per month for all ranks. The purpose of FSA (Family Seperation Allowance) is that it costs more to maintain two separate house homes.Through September 30, 1980, FSA was payable to a member serving in pay grade E-4 (over 4 years of service) or above as a member with dependents.

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