In addition to the your basic pay benefits and allowances, you may receive special pays and incentive pays depending on your career field or location-even when you first join the military.
Servicemembers can qualify for additional or "special" pay due to their qualifications, assignments and certain skills. For example servicemembers can may be able to get special pay based their ability to speak foreign languages. In addition, being assigned to certain duty assignments like shipboard tie-down crew or EOD technician can make them eligible for hazardous duty pay.
The following is a list of the most common special pay benefits:
- Aviation Career Incentive Pay
- Aviation Continuation Pay
- Career Enlisted Flyer Incentive Pay
- Career Sea Pay (Enlisted)
- Career Sea Pay (Officer)
- Dental Officer Pay
- Diving Duty Pay
- Flight Pay
- Foreign Language Pay
- Hardship Duty Pay
- Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay
- Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Pay
- Judge Advocate Continuation Pay
- Nuclear Officer Career Bonus
- Nurse Corps Officers Special Pays
- Overseas Extension Pay
- Special Duty Assignment Pay
- Special Pay for Medical Officers
- Special Pay for Pharmacy Officers, Optometrists, and non-Physician Medical Officers
- Special Warfare Pay
- Submarine Pay
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