How many pay periods are in a drill weekend?

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 22:36:31 -0400

Drill weekends, is it 4 parts or 2 parts? From what was shown, you miss drill weekend, it's 2 u's is this correct?

Response by Cpl James Waycasie made Oct 5 at 2015 10:38 PM

Cpl James Waycasie — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 22:38:16 -0400

You get gigged per day....or used to. Things may have changed.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 5 at 2015 10:41 PM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 22:41:00 -0400

Nope. If you miss one weekend, you get four Us. Each day is two UTAs.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 5 at 2015 10:41 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 22:41:25 -0400

4 different periods. You miss a 2 day drill weekend it's 4 U's

Response by SSG Toryn Green made Oct 5 at 2015 10:43 PM

SSG Toryn Green — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 22:43:24 -0400

Each drill day counts as 2 MUTAs. So in reality, a drill weekend would be 4 training periods or 4 MUTAs.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 6 at 2015 5:32 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 05:32:05 -0400

Each day of BTA is broken down into 2 equal parts, so a 2 day BTA is to be paid as 4 days of Active Duty (I found this thought process helps me wrap my head around it). Therefore, on your unit sign in roster, for a 2 day BTA there should be 4 lines to sign. A lot of people state that this is to sign in and sign out per day. Technically right, but technically wrong. Each line basically represents 1 day of active duty. In regards to U's, each line is, if missed, is classified as a full day missed on active duty (same way of thinking for pay). You miss coming in in the morning, you get a one U. You miss a full day and you get two U's.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 6 at 2015 2:17 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 14:17:24 -0400

A drill weekend is usually four UTAs, or Unit Training Assemblies. They can be as much as a MUTA 8.
Each UTA is a day's pay on the pay chart, so in essence you get paid for four days on a typical drill weekend.
Your question about U's (or Unsatisfactory performance) is more nuanced. The short answer is that if a Soldier does not show up for BA, he gets four U's (or if it is a MUTA 2 or 3, that many U's). If the BA is a MUTA 6, the Soldier only gets 4 U's for the purposes of calculating unsatisfactory performance and the punitive actions of removal for 9 or more U's in a calendar year.
Reference is AR 135-178, Chapter 9.

Response by SPC Sheila Lewis made Oct 4 at 2016 11:44 AM

SPC Sheila Lewis — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:44:20 -0400

I need attendance records for drill time I did a couple years ago, I have even contacted VA. Am I asking the right question? the right people? Thank You.

Response by LTC Charles T Dalbec made Jan 11 at 2021 12:53 PM

LTC Charles T Dalbec — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:53:40 -0500

Four Unit Training Assemblies or four days pay for Sat and Sun drill