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  • 2016: Another lukewarm year for military compensation
    2016: Another lukewarm year for military compensation

    Troops will see small increases in various pays and benefits this year, but more compensation turbulence lies ahead.

  • 2016 Pay Book: Special Pays
    2016 Pay Book: Special Pays

    All service members receive an annual clothing allowance to buy and maintain their required military uniforms. Imminent danger pay is a flat monthly payment of $225 to troops on duty outside the U.S.

  • 2016 Pay Book: Housing and Food
    2016 Pay Book: Housing and Food

    Basic Allowance for Housing rates in 2016 rise slightly

  • 2016 Pay Book: ConUS COLA
    2016 Pay Book: ConUS COLA

    The Continental Cost of Living Allowance, or ConUS COLA, is a taxable supplemental allowance designed to help offset higher prices in high-cost locations

  • 2015 Drill Pay

    All drilling reservists in paygrades O-6 and below received a 1 percent increase in drill pay effective Jan. 1. The rates shown below are for four drills, a typical duty weekend for reservists.

  • 2015 Hardship Duty Pay

    Hardship duty pay-location compensates service members assigned to areas with extraordinarily arduous quality-of-life conditions.

  • 2015 Imminent Danger Pay

    Imminent danger pay is a flat monthly payment of $225 to troops on duty outside the U.S. and subject to physical harm or imminent danger due to wartime conditions, terrorism, civil insurrection or civil war. In some locations, IDP is paid only to land-based troops; in others, both land and the airspace above qualify. Certain…

  • 2016: Another lukewarm year for military compensation
    2016: Another lukewarm year for military compensation

    Troops will see small increases in various pays and benefits this year, but more compensation turbulence lies ahead.

  • 2016 Pay Book: Special Pays
    2016 Pay Book: Special Pays

    All service members receive an annual clothing allowance to buy and maintain their required military uniforms. Imminent danger pay is a flat monthly payment of $225 to troops on duty outside the U.S.

  • 2016 Pay Book: Housing and Food
    2016 Pay Book: Housing and Food

    Basic Allowance for Housing rates in 2016 rise slightly

  • 2016 Pay Book: ConUS COLA
    2016 Pay Book: ConUS COLA

    The Continental Cost of Living Allowance, or ConUS COLA, is a taxable supplemental allowance designed to help offset higher prices in high-cost locations

  • 2015 Drill Pay

    All drilling reservists in paygrades O-6 and below received a 1 percent increase in drill pay effective Jan. 1. The rates shown below are for four drills, a typical duty weekend for reservists.

  • 2015 Hardship Duty Pay

    Hardship duty pay-location compensates service members assigned to areas with extraordinarily arduous quality-of-life conditions.

  • 2015 Imminent Danger Pay

    Imminent danger pay is a flat monthly payment of $225 to troops on duty outside the U.S. and subject to physical harm or imminent danger due to wartime conditions, terrorism, civil insurrection or civil war. In some locations, IDP is paid only to land-based troops; in others, both land and the airspace above qualify. Certain…

  • 2016: Another lukewarm year for military compensation
    2016: Another lukewarm year for military compensation

    Troops will see small increases in various pays and benefits this year, but more compensation turbulence lies ahead.

  • 2016 Pay Book: Special Pays
    2016 Pay Book: Special Pays

    All service members receive an annual clothing allowance to buy and maintain their required military uniforms. Imminent danger pay is a flat monthly payment of $225 to troops on duty outside the U.S.

  • 2016 Pay Book: Housing and Food
    2016 Pay Book: Housing and Food

    Basic Allowance for Housing rates in 2016 rise slightly

  • 2016 Pay Book: ConUS COLA
    2016 Pay Book: ConUS COLA

    The Continental Cost of Living Allowance, or ConUS COLA, is a taxable supplemental allowance designed to help offset higher prices in high-cost locations

  • 2015 Drill Pay

    All drilling reservists in paygrades O-6 and below received a 1 percent increase in drill pay effective Jan. 1. The rates shown below are for four drills, a typical duty weekend for reservists.

  • 2015 Hardship Duty Pay

    Hardship duty pay-location compensates service members assigned to areas with extraordinarily arduous quality-of-life conditions.

  • 2015 Imminent Danger Pay

    Imminent danger pay is a flat monthly payment of $225 to troops on duty outside the U.S. and subject to physical harm or imminent danger due to wartime conditions, terrorism, civil insurrection or civil war. In some locations, IDP is paid only to land-based troops; in others, both land and the airspace above qualify. Certain…