Posted on Dec 28, 2016
New in 2017: Special duty pay roster adds Old Guard units, ups drill sergeant pay
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It's going to be a happy new year for a handful of soldiers who are due for pay bumps, including drill sergeants, some recruiters and members of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Caisson platoons at Arlington National Cemetery.
The Army's new special duty pay list now includes the soldiers who guard the Unknown Soldier and those who escort coffins during funerals, as well as senior NCO operational advisors in the Asymmetric Warfare Group, U.S. Army Pacific Command Northern Warfare Training Center instructors and the defense secretary's security team.
Depending on their assignments, more than 20,000 soldiers a year receive between $75 and $450 extra a month, according to Army spokesman Lt. Col. Randy Taylor.
Drill sergeants and production recruiters will also have the opportunity to move up from $300 to $375 a month based on performance and meeting training requirements.
Warrior Transition Unit leaders will see their special pay knocked from $225 to $150, and Criminal Investigation Command Agents will see their $150-a-month extra cut in half, then phased out over the next year.
The Army's new special duty pay list now includes the soldiers who guard the Unknown Soldier and those who escort coffins during funerals, as well as senior NCO operational advisors in the Asymmetric Warfare Group, U.S. Army Pacific Command Northern Warfare Training Center instructors and the defense secretary's security team.
Depending on their assignments, more than 20,000 soldiers a year receive between $75 and $450 extra a month, according to Army spokesman Lt. Col. Randy Taylor.
Drill sergeants and production recruiters will also have the opportunity to move up from $300 to $375 a month based on performance and meeting training requirements.
Warrior Transition Unit leaders will see their special pay knocked from $225 to $150, and Criminal Investigation Command Agents will see their $150-a-month extra cut in half, then phased out over the next year.
New in 2017: Special duty pay roster adds Old Guard units, ups drill sergeant pay
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Thanks for sharing the news SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL that the U.S. Army has increased special duty pay for drill sergeants, recruiters, and or soldiers serving in the Old Guard’s Caisson Platoon and at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
It s interesting that the special duty rate varies from a baseline of $300 up to $375 per month and has milestones such as completing the Advanced Training Program for reciters and getting a recommendation from their battalion commander as prerequisites for the bump up to $375.
It is very interesting that "Soldiers with the recruiter MOS of 79R who are assigned to staff positions are authorized an extra $75 a month." I wonder if airborne qualified soldiers would ever be given some type of extra pay if they were in a staff billet that wasn't an airborne position.
It s interesting that the special duty rate varies from a baseline of $300 up to $375 per month and has milestones such as completing the Advanced Training Program for reciters and getting a recommendation from their battalion commander as prerequisites for the bump up to $375.
It is very interesting that "Soldiers with the recruiter MOS of 79R who are assigned to staff positions are authorized an extra $75 a month." I wonder if airborne qualified soldiers would ever be given some type of extra pay if they were in a staff billet that wasn't an airborne position.
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this is an interesting Update and good for the troops... Thanks for the share...
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