The 2018 military pay charts reflect a proposed 2.1% pay increase as set forth in the President's defense budget. The proposed pay increase is the same as the raise percentage approved by President Obama for FY2017 and 0.3 percent less than it should be according to U.S. Code Title 37. Notes: 1. Basic pay for an O-7 to O-10 is limited by Level II of the Executive Schedule. Basic pay for O-6 and below is limited by Level V of the Executive … [Read More...]
2018 BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) Rates
The 2018 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rate increase is currently proposed at 2.9.% according to the President's defense budget. The 2.9% increase would be effective on January 1, 2018 and servicemembers would see their first increase in their January 15th, 2018 pay. The BAH rate increase will not become official and may be adjusted until the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act aka the defense budgets is signed into law. Typically Congress and the President agree on a final version, … [Read More...]
2018 Military Pay
The 2018 military pay increase is currently proposed at 2.1% according to the President’s FY 2018 budget proposal. The proposed pay increase is 0.3% lower than private sector wage growth but the same percentage that President Obama signed into law for FY 2017. The 2.1% increase is not final until the FY2018 National Defense Authorization […]
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Top 5 Forever GI Bill Questions
The Forever GI Bill has been approved, ushering in changes to the rules of access, duration, and amount of the benefit. Some changes are fairly easy to understand, such as the provision that allows Purple Heart recipients to … [Read More...]