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Pay & Allowances:
- 2009 Basic Pay Chart
- 2009 Pay Transaction Cutoff Dates
- 2009 Reserve IDT Drill Pay
- Aviation Career Incentive Pay (ACIP)
- Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS). Effective 1 Jan 2009 monthly rates:
- Officers: $223.04.
- Enlisted: $323.87.
- Enlisted Daily Discount Meal Rate (BAS-DMR) deduction: $9.25 per day.
- Breakfast - $1.95
- Lunch - $3.65
- Dinner - $3.65
- Cadet COMRATS. Daily Rate - $10.80, effective January 1, 2009
- Breakfast - $2.30
- Lunch - $4.25
- Dinner - $4.25
- Career Sea Pay
- Clothing and Uniform Allowances
- Clothing Maintenance Allowances (CMA)
- Civilian Clothing Allowance Authorizations
- Enlisted Supplementary Clothng Allowances (SUPP CMA)
- Combat Tax Exclusion (DOD PAYMAN, Chap 44, Par 440103.A - Combat Zone Defined and Figure 44-2 Combat Zone Tax Relief Areas)
For an officer (O-1 and above), the amount of the maximum Combat Tax Exclusion in effect for a qualifying month equals the sum of the highest rate of enlisted basic pay payable (E10 $7143.30) and the amount of hostile fire/imminent danger pay actually payable to the officer for the qualifying month ($225.00). - Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
- Critical Skills Training Bonus (CSTB) Program
- Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay (Crew and NonCrew Flight Pay)
- Housing Allowances:
- ALCOAST 579/09; Homeowners Assistance Program (Update 1)
- Critical Housing Areas
- Also see ALCOAST 137/09; 2009 ANNUAL REVIEW OF CRITICAL HOUSING AREAS (CHA)
- Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
- Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA)
- Imminent Danger Pay (DOD PAYMAN, Fig 10-1)
- Previous Years Pay Charts
- Savings Deposit Program
- Selective Reenlistment Bonuses (SRB)
Note: Per ALCOAST 621/09, effective 01 December, 2009, no SRB and no kickers will be authorized. All lump sum SRB payments for contracts executed prior to 01 December 2009 will be processed without interruption. This does not impact annual installment payments under previous SRB contracts.
- 2009 Selected Reserve (SELRES) Bonus Amounts/Eligibility
- 2009 Selected Reserve (SELRES) Health Care Professionals Bonus Amounts/Eligibility
- Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP)
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), 2009 contribution limits, enrollment forms and information
Taxes
- Federal Tax Withholding Worksheet (2009 - Pg. 1, 2008 - Page 2)
- State Flat Rate Tax Table
- FICA: For 2009, the wage base for withholding social security (old age, survivors, and disability insurance) has increased from $102,000 to $106,800. There is no wage base limit for Medicare (hospital insurance). For social security, the tax rate is 6.2% each for employers and employees. For Medicare, the rate is 1.45% each for employers and employees.
Life Insurance:
- Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
Premium Rates - Family SGLI (FSGLI) Spousal Premium Rates
- Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI)
Travel:
- Dislocation Allowance
- Distance Table
- Per Diem (CONUS and OCONUS)
- Travel Claim Payment Status
- Government Travel Charge Card Program
- Privately Owned Conveyance (POC) Mileage Rates
Retirement:
Education:
Medical/Dental:
- DEERS/RAPIDS ID Card Info
- TRICARE
- TRICARE Dental Plan (TDP) The TDP is available to Family Members of Active Duty Service Members and National Guard/Reserve Service Members and Their Families
- Premiums for Active Duty Family Members.
- Premium Payment Options for Active Duty Members
- Premiums Reserve Members and Family Members.
- Premium Payment Options for Reservists
- TRICARE Retiree Dental Program
Civilians:
Veterans
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Veterans Benefits Provided by States:
Last Modified 11/12/2009