Various allowances in Navy and Marine Corps pay, including the cost-of-living allowance (COLA), career sea pay (CSP), hostile fire and imminent danger pay (HF/IDP), family separation allowance (FSA), basic allowance for subsistence (BAS or COMRATS), and overseas housing allowance (OHA).
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Military pay can seem complicated, full of entitlements and allotments. Learn about the items on the Leave and Earning Statement (LES), including tax deductions, entitlements, and allowances for housing (BAH) and subsistence (BAS); pay grades, reserve pay (modified by time in service), sea duty and career sea pay (CSP), extra pay for hazardous duty, hostile fire, and imminent danger; leave and vacation, and commissary and exchange savings.
LIFELines is sponsored by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs and funded by the Center for Personal and Professional Development.
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