Prior Service for Pay Purpose

[elitewillie]

Hello everyone,

I wanted to know if my time in prior service counts when my pay is calculated during OCS. I know you get paid as an E-5 while you are there, but will I be paid as a new E-5 or an E-5 over 4 years. Thanks in advance for your response.

Will

 

[Trainwreck]

Your prior service counts. Start thinking of all the beer you're going to drink on Liberty with the saved Basic pay and Prior duty station BAH (nice if you lived in HI). Good luck at OCS. Don't believe all the gouge you hear prior to reporting.

 

[Tom]

You will also get O-1/E once you commission.

 

[elitewillie]

thanks

Thank you to everyone that responded

William

 

[lewisville1863]

I just swore in yesterday. There was nothing in my contract about O1E. My processor told me that they would handle it before graduation. Does anyone know if this is typical. I do have 5 years active.

 

[Flying Low]

I just swore in yesterday. There was nothing in my contract about O1E. My processor told me that they would handle it before graduation. Does anyone know if this is typical. I do have 5 years active.

It's not a contract thing. If you are not getting O-1E pay then just go talk to PSD.

 

[lewisville1863]

Thanks.

 

[lewisville1863]

It's not a contract thing. If you are not getting O-1E pay then just go talk to PSD.

What are other benefits of being O1E, 2 and 3? Do you rate better housing?

 

[BACONATOR]

What are other benefits of being O1E, 2 and 3? Do you rate better housing?

You get Higher BAH, and obviously your prior service counts toward retirement, and TIS for Pay after O-3E.

 

[Flying Low]

What are other benefits of being O1E, 2 and 3? Do you rate better housing?

BAH and DLA are both higher for the O-E pay scale. You also rate a 3 bedroom in housing with no kids if you have at least 9 years enlisted.

 

[HH-60H]

You also rate a 3 bedroom in housing with no kids if you have at least 9 years enlisted.

lucky bastards

 

[flopper]

I just swore in yesterday. There was nothing in my contract about O1E. My processor told me that they would handle it before graduation. Does anyone know if this is typical. I do have 5 years active.

Just make sure you have all pertinent paperwork about your service history handy wherever you go.

 

[Flying Low]

lucky bastards

I found this out simply by complaining. I picked up E-6 the year before I went to OCS. E-7/O-4's automatically rate 3 bedrooms. I argued that I was an E-6 and instead of moving up 1 rank which would have earned me a 3 bedroom I moved up several more and got commissioned and all I got was a 2 bedroom 1 bath. I had a pregnant wife and a 2 year old at the time. So someone finally in housing who overheard my argument said "Oh you do get a 3 bedroom if you are prior enlisted." I live in housing now and I have seen some people get screwed because they don't tell them. Now however the housing is PPV. They offered a month or two ago to let anyone move into larger houses if there were available regardless of their number of kids.

 

[HH-60H]

I found this out simply by complaining. I picked up E-6 the year before I went to OCS. E-7/O-4's automatically rate 3 bedrooms. I argued that I was an E-6 and instead of moving up 1 rank which would have earned me a 3 bedroom I moved up several more and got commissioned and all I got was a 2 bedroom 1 bath. I had a pregnant wife and a 2 year old at the time. So someone finally in housing who overheard my argument said "Oh you do get a 3 bedroom if you are prior enlisted." I live in housing now and I have seen some people get screwed because they don't tell them. Now however the housing is PPV. They offered a month or two ago to let anyone move into larger houses if there were available regardless of their number of kids.

No, no you misunderstand. Your post said Prior E's rate no kids.

 

[Flying Low]

No, no you misunderstand. Your post said Prior E's rate no kids.

Ha!!!!!