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While looking over pay information on http://www.defenselink.mil I noticed that the BAS pay is significantly higher for enlisted vs. officers.
Does anyone know the reasoning behind this difference?
from: http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/pay/bas/index.html[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The following Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) rates are the new rates effective Jan. 1, 2009[/FONT].
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Officers
[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]$223.04/month[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Enlisted Members
$323.87/month [/FONT]
Does anyone know the reasoning behind this difference?