Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services

Definitions

Basic allowance for subsistence

Supplemental subsistence allowance for low-income members with dependents

Basic needs allowance for members on active service in the Armed Forces

Basic allowance for housing

Housing treatment for certain members of the armed forces, and their spouses and other dependents, undergoing a permanent change of station within the United States

Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States

Travel and transportation allowances: per diem while on duty outside the continental United States

Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Personal money allowance

Uniform allowance: officers; initial allowance

Uniform allowance: officers; additional allowances

Uniform allowance: officers; general provisions

Clothing allowance: enlisted members

Civilian clothing allowance

Allowances while participating in international sports

Allowances: no increase while dependent is entitled to basic pay

Cadets and midshipmen

Validity of allowance payments based on purported marriages

Band leaders

United States Navy Band; United States Marine Corps Band: allowances while on concert tour

Family separation allowance

Benefits for certain members assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency

Allowance for muster duty

Allowance for participation in Ready Reserve screening

Funeral honors duty: allowance

High-deployment allowance: lengthy or numerous deployments; frequent mobilizations

Allowance to cover monthly premiums for Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance: members serving in a designated duty assignment

Preventive health services allowance

Special compensation: members of the uniformed services with catastrophic injuries or illnesses requiring assistance in everyday living