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Magical Allotments to include:
Basic Allowance for Substance (BAS): $300 a month for groceries
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH): $900-1200 a month for rent/mortgage (varies w/ area)
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA): $200-400 a month cost of living adjustment for personnel living overseas (as things just cost more over there)
Specialty Pay: $50-100 a month for additional special training (Paratrooper, Drill Sergeant, Recruiter etc...)

There are more, but those are the most common.

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by FireWire79

Magical Allotments to include:
Basic Allowance for Substance (BAS): $300 a month for groceries
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH): $900-1200 a month for rent/mortgage (varies w/ area)
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA): $200-400 a month cost of living adjustment for personnel living overseas (as things just cost more over there)
Specialty Pay: $50-100 a month for additional special training (Paratrooper, Drill Sergeant, Recruiter etc...)

There are more, but those are the most common.

So everyone gets the first two? Assuming one is living stateside, and you've purchased your own house, you'd be getting a stipend of up to 1500 a month for housing and food? How about if you choose base provided housing? Just curious.......
I figured there would be something for the last line. Just didnt know about the first two. Is all of that taxed?

[George16]

Originally Posted by JThiessen

So everyone gets the first two? Assuming one is living stateside, and you've purchased your own house, you'd be getting a stipend of up to 1500 a month for housing and food? How about if you choose base provided housing? Just curious.......
I figured there would be something for the last line. Just didnt know about the first two. Is all of that taxed?

JT, yes you will get the housing and subsistence allowance while living in your own house depending on the cost of living in your stateside duty station . However, you'll lose the housing allowance if you live in a military housing facility but still keep the subsistence allowance.

Military allowances are not taxable, only the base pay.

Overseas is different.