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Proof of Concept. Not official USMC content, not authoritative for pay, records, or leave decisions. Sourced from public MCO and MARADMIN material. Read full disclaimer.
Basic pay, BAH, BAS, deployment pays, special pays, and pay problems. Everything in your LES.
PCS advance up to 3 months basic pay. Advance BAH and DLA. Local pay for missed paychecks. Emergency partial pay.
Up to 6 discretionary allotments. Personal property purchases prohibited since 2015. Garnishments for child support.
Combat Instructors, MSG Watch Standers, Career Planners, MARSOC, SgtMajs, Career Recruiters. Monthly or lump sum (NAVMC 118-11).
Up to $35K/year for RC pilots and UAS operators in critical aviation specialties.
Flying-duty HDIP, AvIP for officers, CSIP for enlisted aviation skills.
Rates, dependent status, PCS transitions, OHA, common errors.
Chapter 7 vs Chapter 13. Automatic stay halts pre-petition debt. Child support continues. DFAS Garnishment Law Directorate.
Officer vs enlisted, meal cards, sep rats, field conditions.
Monthly allowance for active-duty Marines with dependents whose income falls below 150 percent FPG (200 percent in high-cost areas). Per 37 U.S.C. 402b, NDAA FY22, DoDI 1341.16, and MARADMIN 037/23. Effective 1 January 2023.
Pay tables, increases, first paycheck, school and training pay.
CSP and CSP-Premium for Marines on sea duty. CSP-P after 36 consecutive months.
Initial clothing allowance, Basic CCRA, Standard CCRA, supplementary and civilian clothing allowances.
Federal tax exclusion for CZ service. Full for enlisted/warrant. Officer cap at senior enlisted rate plus HFP/IDP.
Cross-service pay grade reference. O-1 to O-10, W-1 to W-5, E-1 to E-9 across all six services.
BRS-only mid-career bonus at 8-12 YOS. 2.5x to 13x monthly basic pay.
Recurring monthly allowance for designated high-cost CONUS areas. Taxable.
Forfeitures (partial and total), reduction in grade, 14-day effective date, suspended punishment, pay restoration.
$100K Death Gratuity, SGLI payout up to $500K, arrears of pay, 365-day BAH continuation, DIC, SBP, CACO coordination.
Designated divers in Recon, Force Recon, EOD, combat engineers. Up to $240/month.
EB up to $75K, SRB up to $30K/year, CSRB, prior service, conversion, transfer bonuses.
$300/month for involuntary separation 30+ days (effective 18 December 2025 per MARADMIN 150/26 and NDAA FY 2026, increased from $250). FSA-R, FSA-S, FSA-T types. DD Form 1561 substantiation.
FITW and SITW on taxable pay. BAH/BAS non-taxable. CZTE for combat zone service. W-4 updates through MyPay.
Social Security 6.2%, Medicare 1.45%, Additional Medicare Tax 0.9% above threshold. AFRH $0.50/month for enlisted/warrant/LDO.
Pre-tax DCFSA up to $5,000 per household and HCFSA up to $3,200 per Marine. Enroll at FSAFEDS.gov. HCFSA opened to active-duty in 2025 per MARADMIN 573/24.
Up to $1,000/month or $12,000/year for certified critical-language proficiency.
HDP-Location, HDP-Mission, HDP-Tempo, HDP-ROM. Substandard living conditions or arduous duty.
Parachute (jump), demolition, flight deck, toxic fuel, chemical munitions duty.
Medical, dental, nurse corps special pays. Limited Marine Corps applicability (Navy medical).
Up to $1,000/month after 191 consecutive deployed days or 401/730-day pattern.
$225/month for combat zone or hostile fire area service. HFP full month for any qualifying event. IDP prorated daily.
PAC preserves combat-zone pays during recovery up to 12 months. SCAADL stipend for catastrophic injury caregivers.
Non-taxable allowance offsetting OCONUS prices of goods and services excluding housing.
Up to $80/month or $2,000/year (or 30 days SR&R absence) for extending OCONUS tours.
Accession, RC affiliation, retention, transfer bonuses, command pay. $300K career cap.
$400 Initial Uniform Allowance one-time at commissioning. $200 Additional Active-Duty for RC officers re-entering AD over 90 days.
Reading LES, BAH stopped, missing pays, debts, waivers.
17-level priority order for deductions when pay is insufficient. Forfeitures first, then statutory, then debts, then voluntary.
Drill pay (1/30 per IDT period, 4/weekend), AT pay, mobilization pay, MDA for IRR, RIRP for income replacement.
Full and Half Separation Pay (10% formula), Disability Severance Pay, VSP, accrued leave (60-day cap), recoupment.
Servicemembers Group Life Insurance. $500K default, FSGLI for spouses, TSGLI traumatic injury, VGLI at separation.
Recruiters, Drill Instructors, MSG Detachment Commanders. $150/month flat rate per MARADMIN 628/20.
BRS auto-enroll at 5%, agency 1% automatic, 4% match cap. Roth vs Traditional. 25-month vesting on agency 1%.
$10,000 lump sum or $278/month for 36-month SDA tour. Volunteers only. Combat Instructors not eligible.
Pay and entitlements content sources from the DoD Financial Management Regulation (DoD 7000.14-R), the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), the Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) procedures, and current MARADMINs governing pay tables and entitlement rates.
Each topic page cites the controlling chapter and section. Verify current rate tables and policy interpretations through the source before action.
The Semper Admin AI Field Manual Category 08 (Financial Administration) contains 10 prompts covering travel voucher checklists, pay discrepancy resolution, budget justification, debt waivers, special pay authorization, GTC audits, advance pay, financial readiness counseling, BAH entitlement determinations, and travel claim discrepancy letters. See the Semper Admin AI Field Manual for the full library, the 20 Laws of LLM Prompts, the Trust but Verify checklist, and the PDF download.
