Pay Grade Fo The US Millitary

US Military Pay Grade

For the U. S. military, basic pay is established by grade and years of service. Longevity pay raises are based on your creditable cumulative service in any and all branches of the armed forces* (there are statutory periods when service in a particular component may not be counted). Pay grade or rank is computed from the official date of advancement - you will not receive the pay of an advanced rank when you are in a "frocked" status.

For most members who enter and serve on active duty, without a break in service, the basic pay date is the date they enter active or inactive service. If, however, there is a break in service, the time between periods of service usually is not included. Your personnel office is responsible for providing the basic pay date, total active federal military service date, total commissioned federal military service date, and a variety of other dates, depending on the nature of the individual member's service.Military basic pay indicated in the charts are monthly amounts that are distributed on the 1st and 15th day of the month. If the 1st or 15th fall on a weekend or national holiday payment will be made the working day prior. The charts are good for active and reserve components of the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Guard.

 All pay grades, $150.00. Hazardous duty includes duty involving; parachute jumping as an essential part of military duty, frequent and regular participation in flight operation on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier or ship other than aircraft carrier from which aircraft are launched, the demolition of explosives as a primary duty, including training for such duty - duty inside a high or low-pressure chamber - duty as a human acceleration or deceleration experimental subject, duty as a human test subject in thermal stress experiments, duty involving the servicing of aircraft or missiles with highly toxic fuels or propellants, fumigation tasks utilizing highly toxic pesticides, laboratory work utilizing live dangerous viruses or bacteria, handling of chemical munitions, maritime visit, board, search and seizure operations and duty involving use of ski-equipped aircraft on the ground in Antarctica or on the Arctic ice-pack.

All pay grades, $225.00. For Imminent Danger Pay (IDP), Sailors will receive $7.50 for each day on duty in an IDP-eligible area up to the maximum monthly rate of $225. For Hostile Fire Pay (HFP), Sailors who are exposed to hostile fire or a hostile mine explosion event are eligible to receive non-prorated HFP at the full monthly amount of $225. Members may not receive both IDP and HFP in the same month.

45,000, $60,000, $75,000 or $90,000 cap depending on rating/classification and time in service. SRB is calculated by multiplying your basic pay (times) number of SRB eligible months reenlisting for (divided by 12) then multiplied by the SRB award level for your zone. Zone A is 2 to 6 years, Zone B is 6 to 10 years and Zone C is 10 to 14 years of active service. For the latest eligible SRB Zone award levels and caps

To encourage service in the nuclear enlisted community's most challenging billets and to provide incentives that promote career longevity, ESRP uses the critical skills retention bonus (CSRB) legislative authority to provide a retention incentive for members assigned to Nuclear Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) codes. Individual ESRP reenlistment contracts are limited to $100k.

Military Structure

The US Military Sturcture

Oath Of Enlistment (Air Force)

The Oath of Enlistment 

"I,(Name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."

Every servicemember must swear the enlistment Oath. The Oath is something that every servicemember must promise and adhere to for his/her entire military career. This will be the final thing you do at MEPS.
After you have gone through the entire MEPS process and have had a final interview and fingerprints done, you will swear the Oath of Enlistment. From here you are on your way to Basic Military Training.

Officer Rank And Igsignia

Soldier's Creed (US Army)

Soldier's Creed

I am an American Soldier.
I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values.

I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.

I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient
in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.

I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.

Orders To The Sentry (Navy+Marine Corps)

Orders To the Sentry

1. To take charge of this post and all government property in view. 
2. To walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert, and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing. 
3. To report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce. 
4. To repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guardhouse or the quarterdeck than my own. 
5. To quit my post only when properly relieved. 
6. To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me, all orders from the commanding officer, command duty officer, officer of the day, officer of the deck, and officers and petty officers of the watch only. 
7. To talk to no one except in the line of duty. 
8. To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder. 
9. To call the corporal of the guard or officer of the deck in any case not covered by instructions. 
10. To salute all officers, and all colors and standards not cased. 
11. To be especially watchful at night, and during the time for challenging, challenge all persons on or near my post, and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.

Chain Of Command

The Chain Of Command For The US Armed Forces