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.
Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) is provided by the military to ensure that you will have a fair amount of time to find a place to live at your new duty station. Learn some tips that will help you make most effective use of the 10 paid hotel days.
This article is about shopping at the commissary. It discusses advantages such as no sales tax and big savings, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) online tools, and store hours. Links to Commissaries.com, DeCA, and shopping resources.
Getting a pay advance, traditionally called a "dead horse." The origin of the term and advises how to obtain and wisely use an advance. Links to FFSC, MCCS, SITES, and HomeFair.
This article is about the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, which supplies supplemental food, nutrition and health screening, and counseling for women and young children. It discusses who is eligible and how to apply. Also mentions WIC Overseas, commissaries, and NEXMarts. Links to WIC and TRICARE.
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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