Funding was not approved for orders in the guard. I was asked to come in on RMAs. What is that?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 19:01:18 -0400

Confused

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 3 at 2018 7:05 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 19:05:21 -0400

I don’t remember what RMA stands for, but it’s another way for the Guard to pay people and it comes from a different pot of money.

Response by SGM Jeff Mccloud made Nov 3 at 2018 9:25 PM

SGM Jeff Mccloud — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 21:25:46 -0400

Readiness Management Assembly (RMA), also known as Readiness Management Period (RMP), equals one day of pay. You must perform at least 4 hours of duty in order to be paid for the RMA.
Each reservist is funded for 36 of these a year. The fastest way to bring an MDAY or TPU in for work, as they only have to be approved at company level and they are already funded at the beginning of the FY.
What you do at drill are Unit Training Assemblies, (UTAs) or more commonly, Multiple Unit Training Assemblies (MUTAs) which can be paid at two periods per day, each period at least 4 hours. Each reservist is funded for 48 of these, or 24 days per year.
Orders are approved and funded at BDE level or higher, which takes more time to approve and publish, and most BDEs often receive their funding for orders quarterly, so it runs out pretty quick each quarter.