No Sea and Sub Pay Increase for 2011?
January 26th, 2010
Congressman Jerry McNerney (D)(CA-11) introduced H.R. 4440, Combat Operations and Medical Benefit Authorization for our Troops (COMBAT) Act, on Jan. 13, 2010. The bill is to amend title 37, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount for the military special pays known as hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and “to increase other special and incentive pays to recognize the service of members of the Armed Forces and encourage recruitment and retention.”
Currently, the bill has one cosponsor:
Rep Hall, John J. (D)(NY-19)
The pay increases proposed are monthly amounts unless otherwise stated. (Read the rest of the article…)
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Navy SRB Guidance as of 22Jan2010
January 22nd, 2010
The latest Selective Re-enlistment Bonus (SRB) guidance, NAVADMIN 028/10. (Read the rest of the article…)
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New Minimum Weight Standard
January 22nd, 2010
The Navy has now decided to use the Body Mass Index (BMI) as a method of determining the minimum weight for an applicant who is joining. Prior to this change, a person would have to meet or exceed a minimum static number for their height. I have updated the height weight chart to reflect the current change and also provided a link to the BMI calculator that the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) will use. (Read the rest of the article…)
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Back Online with New Chart Up
January 15th, 2010
Yesterday, I called Congressman Joe Wilson’s office in DC to ask about the methodology he used to determine a 1.9% pay raise for 2011. As I thought, he used what congress has been doing since 1999 to help eliminate the pay gap and bring military pay more inline with the private sector by adding an additional half percent to the Employment Cost Index (ECI). I only had the question because I misread the ECI back in October; I read civilian 1.5% vice the useful indicator of the private sector reading of 1.4%. The ECI is what the president uses to determine his pay raise proposal. With the state of today’s economy, combined with an election, this should prove to be a very interesting year to watch.
I would have had the updated 2011 military pay proposal chart up sooner, but for the past two days I have been consumed with reloading Windows and all my other programs back on to my home computer. My computer crashed. How did it happen? Here is my theory, (Read the rest of the article…)
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Top Posts of 2009
January 1st, 2010
Happy New Year! May your 2010 be the most healthy and prosperous year you have ever experienced :)
Last year (2008), I made a list of the top ten most visited posts on my blog. It was interesting to go back and see what stuff garnered the most interest over the year; WordPress stats makes the process pretty easy, so I am doing it again.
Here is the Top Ten list for 2009: (Read the rest of the article…)
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SEALs Established 48 Years Ago Today
January 1st, 2010
January 1, 1962, the United States Navy’s SEALs were established.
SEALs (Special Warfare Operator – SO) are named after the environments in which they operate, the SEa, Air and Land, and are the foundation of Naval Special Warfare combat forces. They are organized, trained and equipped to conduct a variety of special operations missions in all operational environments. Today’s SEALs trace their history from the elite frogmen of World War II. Training is extremely demanding, both mentally and physically, producing the world’s best warriors in the sea, air, and on land.
SEALs are “The Elite of the Fleet.”
Happy Birthday!
Navy SEALs Trident
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