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Just thought I would pass some of this along since nobody actually has a clue about the reserves until you join.
Pay: several different types.
AT (annual training), ADT (additional duty training), and ADSW (additional duty special work) are all the same as when you were on active duty. You will receive base pay, flight pay, housing, and food. How much you can do per year varies depending on the annual funding allotment but you are guaranteed 12 days of AT per year.
Regular Drills (4 drills done 2 per day, ie - the traditional 2 days per month - 48 total drills for the year) are paid as monthly base pay + monthly flight pay divided by 30 (30 being the days in a month)
For example: if you make $5350 per month in base pay and $650 per month in flight pay then it would be $6000 / 30 = $200 per drill or $400 per day.
AFTP's (additional flight training periods) are allowed to a maximum of 72 for the year (usually 2 per day to equal 36 days worth of work) pay is computed the same as Regular Drills.
RETIREMENT:
First, don't forget you will get substantially cheaper prescription drugs with a military retirement.
Retirement Pay: starts when you reach age 60 (there is legislation out there to reduce this to age 55) The formula for this is as follows:
total number of POINTS / 360 x 0.025 x base pay of your highest rank
clear as mud? say you retire as an O-5 with about 5500 points (about 13 years worth of active duty points and a bunch of drill points)
5500 / 360 = 15.27 x 0.025 = 0.382 x $6997 = $2673 per month
you did more work and retire as an O-6 with 6500 points
6500 / 360 = 18.05 x 0.025 = 0.451 x $8575 = $3867 per month
What is a point? every day of active duty, every day of AT, ADT, ADSW are all one point.
every regular drill, every AFTP, and every RMP are also one point but they are in a different category - after you reach 90 of these points, the remainder during the year do not count towards retirement
Yes, you can combine the 2 during the year so you might have 75 days worth of AT and ADT as well as 90 points from regular drills and AFTP's for a total of 165 points for the year.
You MUST do 50 points of work to count as a SATISFACTORY year towards your 20 needed for retirement.
Remember, that when you put in for orders, the company has to let you go with no loss of seniority or position at your company - this is federal law.
Finally, you can do additional work outside of your reserve squadron. Billets are available everywhere and the squadron will generally let you go do work like this for up to 179 days away. I have had friends get orders for staff duty in London, base historian in Hawaii, attache orders in the Caribbean, etc. Yes, there are a multitude of good deals in the reserves.
Hope this helps you active duty bubbas - any other questions, PM me.
Pay: several different types.
AT (annual training), ADT (additional duty training), and ADSW (additional duty special work) are all the same as when you were on active duty. You will receive base pay, flight pay, housing, and food. How much you can do per year varies depending on the annual funding allotment but you are guaranteed 12 days of AT per year.
Regular Drills (4 drills done 2 per day, ie - the traditional 2 days per month - 48 total drills for the year) are paid as monthly base pay + monthly flight pay divided by 30 (30 being the days in a month)
For example: if you make $5350 per month in base pay and $650 per month in flight pay then it would be $6000 / 30 = $200 per drill or $400 per day.
AFTP's (additional flight training periods) are allowed to a maximum of 72 for the year (usually 2 per day to equal 36 days worth of work) pay is computed the same as Regular Drills.
RETIREMENT:
First, don't forget you will get substantially cheaper prescription drugs with a military retirement.
Retirement Pay: starts when you reach age 60 (there is legislation out there to reduce this to age 55) The formula for this is as follows:
total number of POINTS / 360 x 0.025 x base pay of your highest rank
clear as mud? say you retire as an O-5 with about 5500 points (about 13 years worth of active duty points and a bunch of drill points)
5500 / 360 = 15.27 x 0.025 = 0.382 x $6997 = $2673 per month
you did more work and retire as an O-6 with 6500 points
6500 / 360 = 18.05 x 0.025 = 0.451 x $8575 = $3867 per month
What is a point? every day of active duty, every day of AT, ADT, ADSW are all one point.
every regular drill, every AFTP, and every RMP are also one point but they are in a different category - after you reach 90 of these points, the remainder during the year do not count towards retirement
Yes, you can combine the 2 during the year so you might have 75 days worth of AT and ADT as well as 90 points from regular drills and AFTP's for a total of 165 points for the year.
You MUST do 50 points of work to count as a SATISFACTORY year towards your 20 needed for retirement.
Remember, that when you put in for orders, the company has to let you go with no loss of seniority or position at your company - this is federal law.
Finally, you can do additional work outside of your reserve squadron. Billets are available everywhere and the squadron will generally let you go do work like this for up to 179 days away. I have had friends get orders for staff duty in London, base historian in Hawaii, attache orders in the Caribbean, etc. Yes, there are a multitude of good deals in the reserves.
Hope this helps you active duty bubbas - any other questions, PM me.