{"id":11716,"date":"2020-03-27T14:05:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T14:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/27\/new-incentive-pay-approved-for-alaska-bound-soldiers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:24:13","slug":"new-incentive-pay-approved-for-alaska-bound-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/03\/27\/new-incentive-pay-approved-for-alaska-bound-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"New incentive pay approved for Alaska-bound soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Army has approved a special incentive pay for new soldiers reporting to Fort Wainwright<\/a>, Fort Greely and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, that tops out at $2,000 for single soldiers and $4,000 for those with families, Army Alaska officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cremote and austere conditions assignment incentive pay\u201d will apply to soldiers and their families who reported after Dec. 1, 2019, officials said in a media release. It\u2019s designed to encourage troops to volunteer for historically unpopular assignments and offset the cost of moving to Alaska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPreparation for the Arctic winter includes car winterization, sub-zero rated outdoor clothing, and insulated winter boots. These necessities are critical but expensive,” said Army Alaska commander Maj. Gen. Peter Andrysiak Jr., in his request to Army headquarters for the pay increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incentive pay could help encourage soldiers to move to Alaska, and especially locations like Fort Wainwright, which was visited last year by behavioral health specialists who studied the post\u2019s high rate of suicides<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe required winter gear and car winterization will facilitate outdoor activities increasing the emotional and physical wellbeing of our assigned Soldiers and Families,” Andrysiak added.<\/p>\n\n\n\t