How much more money does a married military person make while overseas than a single one?
I know that married men/women make more money than singles because they get paid for something I think is called spousal separation? Not sure. I guess to rephrase the question... how much more money do military men and women get if they are married? My fiance is in the Air National Guard and is being deployed to Saudi Arabia soon. We have been together for a little over six years and we are thinking about going ahead and getting married before he leaves (in November). Our date to get married if he we don't get married before he leaves is August 8th of 2009. No kids.. We live in WV. He's been in the guard for about seven years. Thanks in advance! He's a staff sergeant. He said it woujld be $700 to $800 more. About $300 for separation, then more for BAH. It just seems like a lot more when I thought it would only be like $200 or $250 based on what I've heard others say. He will be deployed for approximately seven months.
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I want to know the answer to this too. My fiance will be deployed through the Ohio Army National Guard next June and we are considering getting married before he leaves.
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The ONLY difference is that married members (kids or no kids) receive family separation pay after 30 days of separation. It is $250 a month. That's it. Single and married members are eligible for Hazard Fire and SAVE pay depedning on the area they are deployed to. . If the member is receiving BAH before deploying, they will continue to receive it after leaving.
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Rank is factored into this also. If you know his rank try military.com I think there is a pay rate chart there.
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Not sure what the pay would be but a note for you... Definately get married prior to him shipping and leave enough time for him to get your paperwork processed so you can get health care & all that good stuff. Otherwise you're just a fiance and the military considers him "single" and won't tell you anything.
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The military is not like welfare where you get paid more for each dependant you have. HE will get paid more for his housing allowance for when he is activate duty only. When he come back home it will go back to the prorated amount he will earn while drilling. His BAH with dependent amount isn't enought to go buy a new house or a Mercedes or anything so don't get too excited. It is a few hundred dollars more than it would be if he stayed single. Then he will get family separation allowance if he is deployed to an eligible area AND he is gone to that location long enough to qualify for it in the first place. If he has been in the Guard for 7 years he should be able to tell you exactly what pays and allowances he is eligible for. If he can't I would wonder what he has learned in 7 years.
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Since he is being activated to full Active Duty status, he will get family seperation pay, BAS, BAH, and any tax free entitlements he MAY be eligible for, depending on where he is stationed. Family Sep pay is about 250, BAS is about 270, and BAH is dependent on where you live. Each is tax free. BAH: If you live in Charleston for example and he is an E-5, then with dependents he gets about 822, and without he gets about 724. Here is the link to BAH rates from the Pentagons website: http://perdiem.hqda.pentagon.mil/perdiem/bah.html
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don't be an idiot and get married just for the money. Family Sep is $250/month, starting on Day 31. and BAH will depend on his home of record and paygrade..and BOTH go away at the end of the deployment. .
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There is more money if you deploy married than single, but it is because the income is shared with dependents i.e. (wife, kids). Almost always the single soldier with minimum bills will come back with more money in his pocket. If you get married the soldier will receive Family Separation Allowance Type II which is 250 dollars a month. He will also receive BAH with dependents which is about 200 -400 more depending on what state and city your in. I would've gotten over 800 dollars more if I were married when I was deployed to Iraq as a E-4, but money isn't everything :)
