Special Pay Overview In addition to basic pay members may also receive special & incentive pays depending on their career field or location.
Deployed Troops Could Get More Pay for Family Separation. But the Pentagon Is Dragging Its Feet. The FSA is typically an extra monthly $250 that a service member is paid "to defray a reasonable amount of extra expenses"...
New Arctic Pay for Troops Was Passed by Congress a Year Ago. But the Pentagon Waved It Off. More than a year after it was passed in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the Pentagon has not enacted a new...
Aviator Retention Bonus The Aviation Retention Bonus is for pilots who agree to continue in flying duties after their original service commitment.
2024 Bonus and Incentive Pays for Non-Physician Medical Officers If you work in the health care field, you may be eligible for a sign-on bonus, an extension bonus, and monthly incentive pay.
Aviation Career Incentive Pay for Officers If you are an active-duty commissioned officer on aviation duty, you are entitled to Aviation Career Incentive Pay.
Officer Career Sea Pay Active duty commissioned officers on sea duty are entitled to Career Sea Pay, at a monthly rate of up to $805.
Hostile Fire Pay and Imminent Danger Pay You may be paid special pay for serving in a hazardous area.
Special Pay for Medical Officers If you are a health professional officer you may be entitled to special pay.
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Pentagon Reviewing 20 Medal of Honor Awards Given to Soldiers at the Wounded Knee Massacre Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has directed a five-person panel to review the 20 Medals of Honor that the Army awarded to...
$450 Million B-1B Lancer Crash Attributed to Crew Failures and 'Degradation of Airman Skills' A B-1B Lancer valued at more than $450 million that crashed in South Dakota at the start of this year missed the runway by...
Navy SEALs, Sailors Who Refused COVID Vaccine Will Have Records Expunged After Legal Settlement The Navy also must correct the records of those who left the service after they weren't granted religious accommodation.
The Army Is Reducing Job Choice for New Recruits in 2 Critical Fields Both the field artillery and air defense fields, as well as surveillance and communications systems, will no longer allow...