{"id":77190,"date":"2022-12-05T22:28:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T22:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/12\/05\/troops-to-get-historic-boost-in-food-allowance\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:06:25","slug":"troops-to-get-historic-boost-in-food-allowance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2022\/12\/05\/troops-to-get-historic-boost-in-food-allowance\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops to get historic boost in food allowance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Military members are set to get an 11% increase in their monthly Basic Allowance for Subsistence beginning Jan. 1, according to information published by the Defense Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new monthly BAS rate for enlisted members will be $452.56, an increase of $45.58 a month from 2022 rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new monthly BAS rate for officers will be $311.68, an increase of $31.39.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Military Times calculations, this is biggest percentage jump in the BAS in 21 years \u2014 the largest percentage increase in the BAS in the history of the modern form of that food allowance. Beginning in 2002, under the BAS reform, all enlisted members get full BAS, but pay for their meals, including those provided by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\t