Fiscal Year 2004 Military Pay Charts
The FY2004 Pay Charts, including Base Pay, Housing Allowance (BAH), Food Allowance (BAS), Clothing Allowance, Flight Pay, Submarine Pay, and Sea Duty Pay, and more.
The Fiscal Year 2004 military base pay raise includes a 4.1 average increase for all military members. As with last year, raises are targeted, based upon paygrade with some members receiving 3.7 percent and others as high as 6.25 percent.
The Fiscal Year 2004 military pay raise by specific percentage of increase for various ranks.
Basic Allowance for Sustenance (BAS) is a monthly monetary food allowance for military members when it is impractical to consume "free" government meals in the dining facility (chow hall).
These charts show average annual military salary for commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted members, to include base pay, average housing allowance, monetary food allowance, and the tax advantage of untaxed allowances.
Most members of the National Guard and Reserves are "part-time." They only receive "part-time" pay, called Drill Pay.
Military members (commissioned and officer) who are on flying status receive monthly flight pay., Here are the flight pay charts for enlisted members and commissioned/warrant officers who are on flying status.
Military personnel (mostly Navy) who perform operational submarine duty.
Military personnel assigned to duty at sea are authorized a special monthly pay.
A member assigned to or deployed to a combat zone receives "combat pay" at the rate of $225 per month. Being assigned to or working in a combat zone triggers also triggers a tax advantage.
Family Separation Allowance (FSA) is payable only to members with dependents. Basically, family separation allowance is payable when a military member is forced to be away from his/her dependents for longer than 30 days, due to military orders.
Many military members who are involuntarily separated from the military are entitled to involuntary separation pay (severance pay). To be eligible, a military member must have six or more years of active duty, and less than 20 years.
