How do I determine the drill pay for a new LT who has prior service?

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 06:07:47 -0500

Good morning, would appreciate any input in regards to drill pay for a new LT.

If you have prior enlisted service of 1 year as active duty and 5 years in the reserves, so a total of 6 years of service, would you still get paid as a O1 with 0 years of service?

To my understanding, it is technically not enough for O1-E(1460 retirement points or 4 years of active duty.

Or would finance calculate it as O1 but with 6 years of service? It'd be a shame not to be recognized for the 6 years.

Thanks again!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 15 at 2019 7:36 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 07:36:33 -0500

It's going to be O1 with 6yrs unless the LT had been mobilized and deployed enough to add up to that 4yr time. Happened to me when I commissioned at 8yrs in.

Response by SSG Brian G. made Nov 15 at 2019 1:25 PM

SSG Brian G. — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:25:27 -0500

I know it gets confusing, pay is separate from finance. It goes by total time in service. So if a SM had 6 years TIS, they would get that pay step, on up to the maximum step allowed for their pay grade.

Response by CPT Lawrence Cable made Nov 15 at 2019 4:34 PM

CPT Lawrence Cable — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 16:34:35 -0500

He get's paid as an O1 with 6 years TIS, which will max him/her out on the standard pay chart. I was a Captain before I ever hit a pay grade that I could get a TIS raise. If the Soldier has 6 years in, he will max out on every rank when he promotes until Major. There is a point rule that states if they have 1460 total retirement points, they also qualify for O1-E. If he did a lot of schools or extra duty, with the points for his active year, maybe, but that would be a stretch.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 16 at 2019 2:24 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 02:24:06 -0500

They will still get the pay bump for total TIS but they will just be on the O1 payscale, not the O1E payscale

Response by CPT Scott Batz made Nov 16 at 2019 9:19 AM

CPT Scott Batz — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 09:19:31 -0500

To qualify for the O1E to O3E the pay regulation, when applied to me, required prior active enlisted service for a minimum of 4 years and one day. Best part for me was my Time in Service Pay cap was higher O3E Cap is over 18 years.
Looking at the 2018 pay chart an O3 has a cap at over 14 years Time In Service maximum monthly pay for O3 is $6,741.49. An O3E has the TIS pay cap at over 18 years, maximum monthly pay $7,194.72 .