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Military Pay Regulation

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation.

Abused Dependents (Nonretirement Eligible Members)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 60 -- Victims of Abuse - NonRetirement Eligible Members (Transitional Compensation).

Abused Dependents (Retirement Eligible Members)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 59 -- Victims of Abuse-Retirement-Eligible Members.

Academy Cadets & Midshipmen

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 38 -- Service Academy Cadets, Midshipmen, and Service Academy Preparatory School Students.

Academy Officials (Staff) Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 39 -- Pay of Service Academy Officials.

Advanced Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 32 -- Advance, Local, Partial, and Emergency Partial Pay.

Allotments (Discretionary)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 42 -- Discretionary Allotments.

Allotments (General Provisions)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 41 -- General Provisions Governing Allotments of Pay (Other than Child and Spousal Support Allotments Required By Law).

Allotments (Non-Discretionary)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 43 -- Non-Discretionary Allotments.

Aviation Cadets

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 40 -- Pay of Aviation Cadets.

Aviation Pay (Officers)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 15 -- Special Continuation Pay for Aviation Career Officers.

Aviator Retention Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 20 -- Aviator Retention Bonus.

AWOL - Effect on Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 3 -- Absence From Duty, Effect On Pay and Allowances.

BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 26 -- Basic Allowance For Housing (BAH).

BAS (Basic Allowance for Subsistence)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 25 -- Basic Allowance For Subsistence (BAS).

Captive Pay Procedures

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 37 -- Benefits for Members Held As Captives.

Clothing Allowance (Enlisted)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 29 -- Clothing Monetary Allowances.

Clothing Allowance (Officer)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 30 -- Officers’ Uniform and Equipment Allowance.

Collection & Deduction Priorities

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 52 -- Precedence of Pay Deductions and Collections.

Collections & Pay Stoppages

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 50 -- Stoppages and Collections Other than Courts-Martial Forfeitures.

Combat Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 10 -- Special Pay—Duty Subject to Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger.

Computation of Military Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 2 -- Computation of Pay.

Courts-Martial Sentences

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 48 -- Courts-Martial Sentences.

Creditable Service

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 1 -- Creditable Service.

Critical Duty Pay (Officers)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 13 -- Special Pay for Officers Serving In Positions of Unusual Responsibility and of a Critical Nature.

Deceased Member Pay Procedures

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 36 -- Payments On Behalf of Deceased Members.

Dental Officer

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 6 -- Special Pays for Dental Officers.

Deployment

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 65 -- High-Deployment Per Diem.

Diving Duty Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 11 -- Special Pay—Diving Duty.

Engineering Pay (Officers)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 16 -- Engineering and Scientific Career Continuation Pay (ESCCP).

Enlistment & Reenlistment Bonus (Active Duty)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 9 -- Special Pay-Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus-Enlisted Members.

Enlistment Bonus (Guard & Reserve)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 61 -- Bonus Program for the Individual Ready Reserve and Inactive National Guard.

Family Separation Allowance

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 27 -- Family Separation Allowance (FSA).

Flight Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 22 -- Aerial Flights.

Foreign Language Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 19 -- Special Pay - Foreign Language Proficiency.

Hardship Duty Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 17 -- Special Pay - Hardship.

Insurance (Income Insurance for Reserve Members)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 55 -- Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program.

Insurance (SGLI Life Insurance)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 47 --Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) Program.

Insurance (Tricare Dental Insurance for AD Family Members)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 54 -- TRICARE Dental Plan.

Insurance (Voluntary Private Heath Insurance)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 53 --Voluntary Private Health Insurance Conversion Program.

Jump Pay & Other Special Pays

epartment of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 24 -- Parachute Duty, Flight Deck Duty, Demolition Duty, Experimental Stress Duty, and Others Listed.

Medical Officer (Persian Gulf)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 64 -- Health Care Officers On Active Duty in support of the Persian Gulf Conflict.

Medical Officer Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 5 -- Special Pays for Medical Officers.

Medical Officer Stipend

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 62 -- Health Professional Stipend.

Medical School Scholarship

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 60 -- Payment of Members of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program (AFHPS/FAP).

Mentally Incompetent Pay Procedures

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 33 -- Payments on Behalf of Mentally Incompetent Members.

Nonjudicial Punishment (Article 15)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 49 -- Nonjudicial Punishment.

Nuclear Officer Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 12 -- Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers.

Nurse Officer Candidates

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 63 -- Nurse Officer Candidate Program Authorizing Accession and Continuation Bonus.

Nurse Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 21 -- Special Pays for Nurse Corps Officers.

Overseas Extension Pay (Enlisted)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 14 -- Special Pay or Bonus - Qualified Enlisted Members Extending Duty at Designated Locations Overseas.

Personal Money Allowance

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 31 -- Personal Money Allowance.

POW/MIA Pay Procedures

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 34 -- Pay Entitlement of Members Missing, Missing In Action, Interned, etc., and Payments to Dependents.

Reserve Active Duty Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 57 -- Active Duty (Not Extended Active Duty) Entitlements.

Reserve Inactive Duty Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 58 -- Pay and Allowances for Inactive Duty Training.

Retired Pay - Advancements on Retired List

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 9 --Advancements on Retired List.

Retired Pay - Allotments (Discretionary)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 20 -- Discretionary Allotments.

Retired Pay - Allotments (General Provisions)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 19 -- General Provisions Governing Allotments of Retired Pay.

Retired Pay - Allotments (Non-Discretionary)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 21 -- Non-Discretionary Allotments.

Retired Pay - Bankruptcies

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 17 -- Bankruptcies.

Retired Pay - Basic Rates & COLA

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 8 --Basic Pay Rates, Legislative and Cost-Of-Living Adjustments to Retired Pay.

Retired Pay - Blocked Countries

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Appendix A -- Blocked Countries.

Retired Pay - Collection of Debts

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 28 -- Collection of Debts.

Retired Pay - Computation

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 3 --Gross Pay Computation.

Retired Pay - Correction of Records

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 10 --Correction of Records.

Retired Pay - Death of Retiree

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 30 -- Death of Retiree.

Retired Pay - Former Spouse Payments

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 29 -- Former Spouse Payments from Retired Pay.

Retired Pay - Garnishments

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 27 -- Garnishments.

Retired Pay - Incapacitation

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 16 -- Physical or Mental Incapacitation.

Retired Pay - Initial Entitlement (Fleet Reserves)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 2 --Initial Entitlement-Fleet Reserve/Fleet Marine Corps Reserve.

Retired Pay - Initial Entitlements

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 1 -- Initial Entitlements-Retirements.

Retired Pay - Proof of Existence

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 15 -- Proof of Existence.

Retired Pay - Recoupment

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 4 --Recoupment of Readjustment Pay, Nondisability Severance Pay, Separation Pay, Voluntary Separation Incentive, and Special Separation Benefit.

Retired Pay - Recovery of Payments

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 32 -- Recovery of Payments Made to a Financial Organization.

Retired Pay - Release of Pay Information

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 18 -- Release of Information.

Retired Pay - Removal from TDRL

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 11 --Removal from the Temporary Disability Retired List.

Retired Pay - Restrictions

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 14 -- Payment Restrictions.

Retired Pay - SBP (Death of Survivor Annuitant)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 31 -- Death of Survivor Annuitant.

Retired Pay - SBP Application

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 42 -- Survivor Benefit Plan - Application of the Plan.

Retired Pay - SBP Beneficiaries

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 44 -- Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) - Beneficiaries.

Retired Pay - SBP Cost of Living Adjustments

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 49 -- Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) - Cost-Of-Living Adjustment.

Retired Pay - SBP Elections

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 43 -- Survivor Benefit Plan - Elections and Election Changes.

Retired Pay - SBP Premiums

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 45 -- Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) - Premiums.

Retired Pay - Suspension of Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 13 --Suspension of Pay.

Retired Pay - Taxes (Computation of Wages)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 24 -- Computation of Wages Subject to Federal Income Tax Withholding.

Retired Pay - Taxes (Federal Tax Withholding)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 25 -- Computation of Federal Income Tax Withholding.

Retired Pay - Taxes (State & Local Taxes)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 26 -- State and Local Taxes.

Retired Pay - Waiver of Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 12 --Waiver of Retired Pay.

Retirement Home Deductions

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 46 --Deductions for the Armed Forces Retirement Homes.

Retirement Pay - Additional Active Duty Service

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 7 --Recomputation After Additional Active Duty.

Retirement Pay - Employment

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 5 -- Employment.

Retirement Pay - Foreign Citizenship

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 6 -- Foreign Citizenship After Retirement.

Retirement Pay - Reserve SBP Application

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 54 -- Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) - Application of Plan.

Retirement Pay - Reserve SBP Beneficiaries

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 56 -- Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) - Beneficiaries.

Retirement Pay - Reserve SBP Elections

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 55 -- Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) - Election and Election Changes.

Retirement Pay - Reserve SBP Premiums

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 57 -- Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) - Premium.

Retirement Pay - SBP Taxability

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7B (Military Retired Pay), Chapter 53 -- Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) - Taxability of Annuities.

ROTC

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 59 -- Payment of Members of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC).

Savings Deposit Program

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 51 -- Savings Deposit Program.

Sea Duty Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 18 -- Special Pay - Sea Duty.

Separation (discharge) Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 35 -- Separation Payments.

Special Duty Assignment Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 8 -- Special Pay, Proficiency Pay and Special Duty Assignment Pay—Enlisted Members.

Station Allowances

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 28 -- Station Allowances.

Submarine Duty Pay

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 23 -- Submarine Duty Pay.

Taxes (Income Tax Withholding)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 44 -- Withholding Income Tax.

Taxes (Social Security Taxes)

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 45 -- Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA).

Veterinarians & Optometrists

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 7 -- Special Pay for Veterinarians and Optometrists.

Void Enlistment Pay Procedures

Department of Defense (DOD) Pay Regulation, Volume 7A (Active Duty & Reserve Pay), Chapter 4 -- Payment In Cases of Void, Voidable, or Rejected Enlistments or Inductions.

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