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U.S. Army Human Resources Command “Soldiers First” //UNCLASSIFIED//PED LEVEL 2 1POC: Military Pay Instructors 1

Determine Basic Pay

U.S. Army Human Resources Command “Soldiers First” //UNCLASSIFIED//PED LEVEL 2 2POC: Military Pay Instructors

Overview of basic pay

Computation of basic pay

Describe the effects of absence from duty on pay and

allowances

Describe the effects of grade changes on pay and

allowances

Lesson Objectives


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**BRUCE HEATH, CPT, AR, COMMANDING

HILES, DANIEL SPC

3/69th ARMOR BN, Ft. MEADE, MD767-3211

BRUCE HEATH,

I have previous service time and I don’t think it is being counted towards

my basic pay

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** FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES ONLY **

Step 1: Pay Inquiry

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123-45-6789


Step 2: Research


Step 3: KSD: Enlistment Contract


Step 3: KSD DA Form 1506


Step 4: UTL


Unit Commander’s Finance Report

Step 6: UCFR


Terminology

Army: Pay Entry Basic Date

Navy/Marine Corps: Pay Entry Base Date

Air Force: Pay Date

Determination of Basic Pay

Longevity

Pay Grade

Basic Pay 101


DoDFMR Vol 7A 010203

O-1E, O-2E, O-3E

May 20, 1958: Over 4 years prior active enlisted service

September 1, 1980: Over 4 years prior active warrant officer service

October 1, 1993: Over 4 years prior active enlisted and warrant officer service

Enlisted to Officer


All months have 30 days

Change 31 to 30

Change 28 to 30 non-leap years

Change 29 to 30 leap years

All years have 12 months

A year has 360 days

1 inclusive day is added for each beginning day of

service and pay

Rules for Pay and Creditable Service


Pay Rate (Pay Grade + Years of Service)

Computation of Basic Pay (BP)

BP/30 = daily rate

Daily rate x number of days + inclusive day = monthly prorated amount

Monthly Prorated Amount for Basic Pay

https://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/payentitlements/Pay-

Tables/PayTableArchives.html

https://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/payentitlements/Pay-Tables/PayTableArchives.html

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SSG Bruce with 8 years of service entered active duty on 14 June 2019.

How much basic pay will the service member be authorized in June?

Step 1 Determine basic pay =

Step 2 Determine daily rate = $3543.30 / = daily rate

Step 3 Determining days = 30 - (June) = days

Step 4 Add inclusive days = + 1 (inclusive day) = days

Step 5 Calculate monthly prorated amount = 17 x $118.11 =

Monthly Prorated Amount Example 1

$3543.30$118.11

14

16 $2007.87

17

16

30


SFC Clark with 10 years of service entered active duty 20 April 2019.

How much basic pay will the service member be authorized in April?

Monthly Prorated Amount Example 2

14

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4Step 5 Calculate monthly prorated amount

Determine basic pay

$135.72 daily rate

11 days

= $1492.92

10 days

= $4071.60

Determine daily rate

Determining days = 30 - 20 (April) =

= 10 + 1 (inclusive day)

= 11 x $135.72

Add inclusive days

= $4071.60 / 30 =



Members most recent entry on duty

Enlisted

o Date of enlistment

Officers

o Date of acceptance of commission

o Military Service School Graduates, date of graduation

o Service in Public Health Service or Public Health Marine

Hospital, date of acceptance of appointment

Prior Creditable Service

Lost Time

What is Creditable Service?


Creditable Service Without Restrictions

DoDFMR Vol 7A 010201 C

Other Creditable Service With Restrictions

DoDFMR Vol 7A 010201 D

Constructive Service

DoDFMR Vol 7A 010201 E

Types of Creditable Service


DoDFMR Vol 7A 010201 C

Regular Service; Army, Navy, Marine Corps Air Force, or Coast

Guard

Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard

Reserve

Army National Guard

Nurse Corps and Nurse Corps Reserve of the Public Health

Service

Public Health Service and Reserve Corps of the Public Health

Service

Army of the United States (service without specification of a

component)

Creditable Service Without Restrictions


DoDFMR Vol 7A 010201 D

Service on a military retired list

Service terminated by desertion or dishonorable discharge

Service as an enlisted member in a Reserve Component (RC) in

Delayed Entry Program before January 1985

Creditable Service With Restrictions


DoDFMR Vol 7A 010201 E

Some medical and dental officers are entitled to extra credit for

longevity purposes to reflect the time spent in medical or dental

school

On or before September 15, 1981, the officer already had the

constructive service credit

On September 14, 1981, enrolled either AFHPS or DOM

On September 14, 1981, participating in a program that allowed

o Medical and Dental officers up to 4 years for school

o Medical officer up to 1 additional year for an internship

Constructive Service



Enlistments terminated, voided, or invalidated as fraudulent

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)

Time (after 9/14/1981) enrolled in Armed Forces Health

Professional Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program or

student at the Uniformed Services University of Health

Sciences

Delayed Entry Program

o 1 Jan 85 thru 28 Nov 89

o 29 Nov 89 to current not in a drill status

Service Not Creditable


Officers

o All creditable prior to 11 February 1996

o Includes enlisted if a Reserve Commission was held

Enlisted

o DoDFMR, Vol 7A, Chapter 1, Table 1-2, Absence From Duty

in Enlisted Status

Effects of Absences


AWOL/Desertion

Loss of 1 days pay for each day

Loss of pay for the 31st if the first day of absence is the 31st

or paid on a daily rate

Absence on the last day of February; loss of pay through the

28, 29 and 30 during non leap year

Duty less than 30 days, day-for-day

Lost Time


Example DA 1506 with Data and Dates

RA

123-45-6789

UNIT 162, 1ST HOOAH STREET

FORT AWESOME, USA

SMITH, JANE

X71 01 01

d. Item 4: Enter status and branch of the soldier who the computation is for.

e. Item 5: Enter a check mark in the corresponding box which represents Service member’s grade category

for each period of service.

f. Item 6: Enter the two digit year, two digit month, and two digit day which represents the service member’s

beginning date for each period of service.

g. Item 7: Enter the ending date for each period of service in the same format the beginning date was

entered.

h. Item 8: Enter any Time Lost (if applicable).

i. Item 9: Enter the total number of years, months, and days for each period of service.

X

X

74

83

06

01

01

01

74

81

88

02

05

03

30

26

30

RA

RA

03 01 30

06 11 26

05 02 30


71 01 01

74 06 01

83 07 01

88 05 01

316 19 04

74 02 30

81 05 26

88 03 30

95 06 04

338 16 90

Computation of Creditable Service

RA EM Jan 01 71 – Feb 28 74

RA Off. Jun 01 74 – May 26 81

RA Off. Jul 01 83 – Mar 31 88

RA Off. May 01 88 – Jun 04 95

Step1: List and add all beginning dates of service for each separate

period of service by year, month, day.

Step 2: List and add all ending dates by year, month, day, changing

31st of the month to 30, or 28th in a non leap year changing to 30

Feb 29, change to Feb 30

Important Note: To begin computation, determine creditable

service periods from the DA Form 1506

BeginningY M D

Ending

Y M D


Total Ending 338 16 90

- Total Beginning 316 19 04

Y/M/D

Step 4: + Inclusive Days 4

Step 5: Convert

Divide Days by 30

Divide Months by 12

Prior Creditable Service 22 00

Computation of Creditable Service

86

28337

0921

21 09 90

03 00 21 12 00

01 00 0022 00 00

Conversion:

90 days (30 days per month = 3 months)

9 months (9 + 3 months = 12 months = 1 year)

21 years (21+ 1 year = 22 years)0

Step 3: Subtract the beginning dates total from the ending dates

total and borrow as necessary Y M D


1. Days under the Delayed Entry Program that are currently

considered as Creditable Service can be found in paragraph

___________ of the DoDFMR.

2. The reference that explains service not creditable for time

served in an enlistment that is terminated, voided, or invalidated

as fraudulent can be found at __________.

3. Using 2017 Basic Pay Table on the DFAS Web Site, an E-4

service member with over six years of service earns ________

each month.

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