Mistakes can happen. The Entitlements section shows your base pay , special or incentive pay and allowances like Basic Allowance for Housing or Basic Allowance for Subsistence. The Deductions section shows things that are deducted from your pay, including Medicare and Social Security taxes, state and federal taxes, and Thrift Savings Plan contributions.
The Allotments section lists your allotments. The amount of money you receive is shown in two places. Your mid-month pay is listed as a deduction, and your end-of-month pay is listed. Is the amount accurate for your situation?
This is the monthly allowance that is given for feeding the military member. Historically, military members were provided with room and board a place to stay and food as part of their military service. As the military evolved, more and more military members began to be authorized to eat outside of the dining facilities, and BAS was developed to compensate for this expense. Now, all members who are not in the initial training pipelines receive BAS, though those who are expected to eat in a dining facility or on board a ship will be charged for those means, often through a meal deduction.
If you live in the barracks, or in certain government owned quarters that are not public-private venture PPV , you may not receive BAH.
Other Pays and Allowances There is a huge list of less common, rare, and truly odd special pays and allowances. I'm not going to write about them all here, as this post would be 10 times as long as it already is. If you have one of these pays or allowances on your LES, and you are not sure what it is for, you can do a quick internet search by using the actual name listed below. Related Topics: PayCheck Chronicles. This is a discretionary pay. Among the DoD Services, only Navy uses this pay.
Intended to improve retention of members in sea service skills and as recognition for members serving on sea duty for the greater-than-normal rigors of sea duty. To encourage enlisted members to qualify for and volunteer to serve in, or remain in, designated positions with duties that are extremely difficult, or carry an unusual degree of responsibility, when compared to typical jobs of members of the same grade level.
Discretionary pay -- all Services use this pay. To provide a monthly incentive to a member who performs service, while entitled to basic pay, in an assignment designated by the Secretary concerned. Used to encourage members to volunteer for difficult-to-fill jobs or assignments in less desirable locations.
Discretionary pay - all Services use this pay authority. To provide incentive for an adequate number of qualified enlisted members to reenlist in designated critical military specialties where retention levels are insufficient to sustain a steady readiness posture imperative for the individual Service to accomplish its mission.
To provide incentive for persons to enlist in the armed forces. Discretionary bonus -- all Services use this bonus authority. Financial incentive for Nuclear-qualified Navy officers to continue on active duty upon completion of obligated service. Discretionary authority. Navy uses this pay authority. Financial incentive to encourage adequate numbers of voluntary accessions into the Navy's nuclear power officer community. For members in certain critical skill classifications to extend their tour of service overseas for the convenience of the Government.
Financial incentive for members to become proficient, or to increase their proficiency, in foreign languages to enhance the foreign language capabilities of the armed forces. Discretionary pay; all Services use this pay authority. Discretionary pay; only Navy uses this pay authority. Discretionary pay; Navy use this pay authority. Financial incentive to serve throughout a military career as an enlisted flyer.
Discretionary pay - all Military Departments use this pay authority. To provide an incentive for members to convert to, and serve for a period of not less than 3 years in, a military occupational specialty for which there is a shortage of trained and qualified personnel.
Discretionary pay - Army uses this pay authority. Discretionary pay; Army use this pay authority. Financial incentive to address skill-specific retention problems. Skip to main content Press Enter. Section a 1 Flying Duty, Crew Members. Section a 3 Parachute Duty Pay. Section a 4 Demolition Duty Pay. Section a 5 Pressure Chamber Duty Pay. Section a 6 Acceleration and Deceleration Duty Pay. Section a 7 Thermal Stress Duty Pay.
Section a 8 Flight Deck Duty Pay. Section Diving Duty Pay. Section b Nuclear Officer Accession Bonus. Section a a Optometrists Regular Special Pay. Section a b Optometrists Retention Special Pay. Section d Registered Nurse Accession Bonus. Section h Dental Officer Accession Bonus.
Section j Pharmacy Officer Accession Bonus.
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