{"id":68016,"date":"2024-10-14T17:38:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T17:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/10\/14\/soldiers-will-get-240-a-month-for-operational-deployments\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:15:23","slug":"soldiers-will-get-240-a-month-for-operational-deployments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2024\/10\/14\/soldiers-will-get-240-a-month-for-operational-deployments\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers will get $240 a month for operational deployments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2024\/09\/17\/these-army-units-are-headed-to-the-middle-east-and-europe-this-winter\/\" target=\"_blank\"> deployed<\/a> for more than 60 days in an Army operation will now receive an extra $240 each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those already deployed, the cash benefit is retroactive to Oct. 1, said Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2024\/07\/25\/army-announces-upcoming-brigade-overseas-deployments\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tank-fire.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army announces upcoming brigade overseas deployments<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The three brigade-sized deployments follow seven unit deployments in recent months.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\">benefit<\/a>, dubbed \u201coperational deployment pay,\u201d is specifically for operational deployments and does not cover exercises at the combat training centers, Wormuth said. For example, the pay is intended for brigades and battalions who\u2019ve deployed to Europe for Operation Assurance, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat is both to recognize the hardship of being away from families but also the rigors of deployment,\u201d Wormuth said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wormuth and Army Chief of Staff Gen. 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