Army Reserve pay chart: what does 1 Drill or 4 Drills mean?

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:23:01 -0400

I'm trying to understand how Reserve pay charts work. Can someone explain?

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 1 at 2016 5:25 PM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:25:11 -0400

Each drill is a four hour period (one day is two a weekend is 4)

Response by SGT Bryon Sergent made Jun 1 at 2016 5:27 PM

SGT Bryon Sergent — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:27:44 -0400

CPT Aaron Kletzing - They are broke down in MUTA's. 1 drill would be a MUTA 1 and 4 drills would be a MUTA 2. Muta's break down the 12 hr period that you drill. If you report at 0600 it would be midnight to noon. then noon to Midnight, or that was the way it was explained to me. It also depends on time in service also. Photo doesn't show that.

Like for a three day MUTA 6 ( 3 day) I would get about 511 take home for that with 16 yrs TIS. Also I really have forgot what a MUTA stands for. Member Unit Training Assembly I think. Help me out here fellow RP members.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 1 at 2016 5:38 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:38:09 -0400

CPT Aaron Kletzing, MUTA (or Drill as it used to be called) stands for Multiple Unit Training Assembly. A standard two day Reserve weekend is a four day pay system. We are required to sign a roster of attendance. So, for a two day Reserve weekend, we sign four lines. Each line "represents" 1 given day of pay on AD. So, based on this chart, the 1 Drill and 4 Drill would stand for 1 day of AD pay or 4 Days of AD pay respectively.

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 1 at 2016 5:43 PM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:43:55 -0400

So CPT Aaron Kletzing It is not bad pay.

Response by MSG Pat Colby made Jun 1 at 2016 6:52 PM

MSG Pat Colby — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 18:52:47 -0400

Each UTA (Unit Training Assembly) also counts as a day of Active Duty for retirement. As stated by others, a usual Drill Weekend is a MUTA 4. (Sat & Sun) Sometimes Units have a MUTA 5, where the unit assembles on a Friday night and work until Sunday night. The rules are frigging crazy. The two UTA's performed on a single day have to be equal in duration. No matter what happens, people cannot be forced to stay late in the day. Factors like Chow also come into play.

A related topic is "drilling for Points". Training meetings and other things can be done where the Soldier receives no pay but gets credited with a single UTA, Basically one day of Active Duty for working just 4 hours. All those points add up each year and when it's time to retire, they count up your points to determine your Pension.

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Jun 1 at 2016 7:11 PM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:11:08 -0400

Thanks everyone, you are all awesome

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 11 at 2016 12:54 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:54:22 -0400

I actually have a question about my paycheck then. E6 with more than 10 yrs service....went to drill which was a MUTA 4 and check I got was only for $208.97. Are taxes just that bad?

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2016 12:49 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:49:25 -0500

1 Drill is equal to a 4 hour period of training. Each day of Battle Assembly is considered 8 hours of training. 4 Drills is the pay for a typical MUTA 4 BA (2 days).