Savings Deposit Program -
DFAS website
This is different than the Thrift Savings Plan. The
SDP allows a service member that is deployed to the
combat zone for more than 30 days to deposit up to
$10,000 into the Savings Deposit Program. The money
deposited will gain 10% interest, compounded
quarterly. You can deposit by cash, check, money
order, etc. -- all done at your deployed location.
90 Days later, your money is withdrawn with 10%
interest earned!Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE)
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IRS website
If you serve in a combat zone as an enlisted person
or as a warrant officer (including commissioned
warrant officers) for any part of a month, all your
military pay received for military service that
month is excluded from gross income. For
commissioned officers, the monthly exclusion is
capped at the highest enlisted pay, plus any hostile
fire or imminent danger pay received.
Military Loans / VA Loans -
Military Loans website
Military Discounts - See
the latest
Military Discounts
How to Read your LES -
DFAS website (.PDF file)
How is your Credit? - get an
Equifax Credit Report
My Pay -
DFAS website
My Pay allows you to manage your pay information,
leave earnings statements, W-2, and more.
Army Reserve Pay Inquiries
Army National Guard Pay Inquiries
Navy Active Pay Inquiries
Navy Reserve Pay Inquiries
Air Force Active Pay Inquiries
Air Force Guard/Reserve Pay Inquiries
Military Pay Tables -
official website
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) Rates -
official website
BAH is based on geographic duty location, pay grade,
and dependency status. The intent of BAH is to
provide uniformed service members accurate and
equitable housing compensation based on housing
costs in local civilian housing markets, and is
payable when government quarters are not provided.
More info -
BAH FAQs.
Dislocation Allowance (DLA) -
official website
The purpose of DLA is to
partially reimburse a member, with or without
dependents, for the expenses incurred in relocating
the member's household on a PCS, housing moves
ordered for the Government's convenience, or
incident to an evacuation. This allowance is in
addition to all other allowances authorized in this
Volume and may be paid in advance. More info -
DLA FAQs.
Do It Yourself Move (DITY)
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Online Calculator -
Helpful to all those people deciding whether or not
it was profitable to do a DITY move.
Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
- official
website
Overseas Cost of Living
Allowance (COLA) Rates
-
official website
The Cost-of
Living Allowance, or COLA is an allowance paid to
service members stationed in high-cost areas
overseas (including Alaska and Hawaii). COLA helps
maintain purchasing power so you can purchase about
the same goods and services overseas as in the
United States.
More info -
COLA FAQs.
Hostile Fire Pay
/ Tax Free Exclusion Zone- read the
official regulation
A member of a uniformed
service may be paid special pay at the rate of
$225 per month and federal taxes exempt for
serving in certain congressionally delegated war
zones. More info -
IRS FAQ page |
