Clothing allowances go up

[CommunityEditor]

Airmen, Marines, sailors and Coast Guardsmen will see relatively robust increases in their annual clothing allowances to pay for wear and tear on their military uniforms in fiscal 2008, but soldiers had no changes to their uniform clothing bag and thus will see no change in their clothing allowances in fiscal 2008.

Airmen also will see increases in their allowances due to a number of items associated with the new airman battle uniform.

But the biggest increases are going to sailors and Marines, whose services have made big changes to their working and combat uniforms and have added other comparatively costly items to their seabags.

The new allowances took effect Oct. 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year.

The clothing allowance typically is paid on the anniversary of the day members entered the military. People with fewer than three years of service receive a basic clothing allowance to begin replacing items from their initial issue as they wear out. Also, at the end of the first year of active duty, enlisted troops receive only half of the yearly allowance because it is assumed they do not need to replace any clothing in their first six months.

After enlisted troops complete three years on active duty, they begin receiving the standard clothing allowance, which is higher than the basic allowance.



Article: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/20...wances_071009/
2008 Clothing Allowances: http://www.militarytimes.com/static/...allowances.pdf
2008 Colthing Bags: http://www.militarytimes.com/static/...othingbags.pdf

[quote=CommunityEditor;58057]Airmen, Marines, sailors and Coast Guardsmen will see relatively robust increases in their annual clothing allowances to pay for wear and tear on their military uniforms in fiscal 2008, but soldiers had no changes to their uniform clothing bag and thus will see no change in their clothing allowances in fiscal 2008.

Airmen also will see increases in their allowances due to a number of items associated with the new airman battle uniform.

But the biggest increases are going to sailors and Marines, whose services have made big changes to their working and combat uniforms and have added other comparatively costly items to their seabags.

The new allowances took effect Oct. 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year.

The clothing allowance typically is paid on the anniversary of the day members entered the military. People with fewer than three years of service receive a basic clothing allowance to begin replacing items from their initial issue as they wear out. Also, at the end of the first year of active duty, enlisted troops receive only half of the yearly allowance because it is assumed they do not need to replace any clothing in their first six months.

After enlisted troops complete three years on active duty, they begin receiving the standard clothing allowance, which is higher than the basic allowance.



Enlisted should get a one time allowance just like the officers. Come to think of it BAS should be the same rate also.

[Shrike]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Enlisted should get a one time allowance just like the officers. Come to think of it BAS should be the same rate also.

Do you know why enlisted get a recurring allowance?

[Gunny_2862]

I hope our yearly allotment raises appropriately as well to offset these costs somewhat.

Tell us why enlisted should get a one time payment like officers? Also, tell us why BAS should be the same rate? I asssume you mean that you believe every military member, regardless of being single or married, and regardless of rank, should get the same BAH?

[ty5486]

I understand enlisted getting the yearly monies for uniforms, and I understand some of the logic behind officers not getting them, but when you come out with a new uniform, that's going to cost close to a thousand dollars to get, I think everyone should get some help. On my last ship there was only one guy that got payed more than the E-8s and E-9s on board (the CO of course) so why are they getting so much uniform money and I'm coughing up the dough myself?

[quote=Unregistered;78425]

Originally Posted by CommunityEditor

Airmen, Marines, sailors and Coast Guardsmen will see relatively robust increases in their annual clothing allowances to pay for wear and tear on their military uniforms in fiscal 2008, but soldiers had no changes to their uniform clothing bag and thus will see no change in their clothing allowances in fiscal 2008.

Airmen also will see increases in their allowances due to a number of items associated with the new airman battle uniform.

But the biggest increases are going to sailors and Marines, whose services have made big changes to their working and combat uniforms and have added other comparatively costly items to their seabags.

The new allowances took effect Oct. 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year.

The clothing allowance typically is paid on the anniversary of the day members entered the military. People with fewer than three years of service receive a basic clothing allowance to begin replacing items from their initial issue as they wear out. Also, at the end of the first year of active duty, enlisted troops receive only half of the yearly allowance because it is assumed they do not need to replace any clothing in their first six months.

After enlisted troops complete three years on active duty, they begin receiving the standard clothing allowance, which is higher than the basic allowance.



Enlisted should get a one time allowance just like the officers. Come to think of it BAS should be the same rate also.

Well then maybe officers should get the same base pay.

[CarolinaSarge]

The problem with the clothing allowance system is that it is not designed to account for uniform replacement, only maintenance.