Basic Pay
Regular Army: Retired
Benefit Fact Sheet
Summary:
Basic Pay is the base salary for a Soldier on active duty and counts for part of total military income. Basic Pay is electronically distributed on the 1st and 15th of every month, similar to many civilian jobs. Basic Pay for a Soldier depends on length of service as well as rank (most enlisted Soldiers enter the Army as a private).
Eligibility:
Retired Soldiers are not eligible for Basic Pay but may be eligible for Retired Pay.
Additional Information:
For more information, please visit the Military Pay webpage maintained by Defense Finance and Accounting Services: http://www.dfas.mil/militarypay.html
Other helpful webpages include the DFAS Current News page, http://www.dfas.mil/news.html
and the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation for Military Pay and Policy Procedures for Active Duty and Reserve Pay, http://www.dod.mil/comptroller/fmr/07a/07a_01.pdf
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Military Compensation website:
http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/index.html
Additional Information:
For more information, please visit the Military Pay News and Information webpage maintained by Defense Finance and Accounting Services: http://www.dfas.mil/militarypay.html
or the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations: http://comptroller.defense.gov/fmr/07a/07a_01.pdf
2013 Military Pay Charts:
http://www.dfas.mil/dms/dfas/militarymembers/pdf/MilPayTable2013.pdf
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Military Compensation website:
http://militarypay.defense.gov/index.html
Document Review Date: 1 January 2013