Does anyone know what our BAH is while we are in OCS? I know we are on the E-5 pay scale until commission but there seems to be mixed answers about BAH. My wife will be in Northern California while I am in OCS and I am wondering if it based where she lives or in Newport?
Wait, we get BAH while at OCS if we're married? Just... automatically, even if the spouse works and everything? That's awesome.
If you are on active duty at OCS, why would there be a deduction for health care?We get our E-5 salary (which has all the usual taxes taken out, plus deductions for life insurance and health care?),
If you are on active duty at OCS, why would there be a deduction for health care?
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@vladivostok391, I don't think your situation is all that unique in terms of pay purposes--OCS is basically like any other Navy school that's short enough for you to be TAD rather than PCS there (i.e., you're temporarily assigned rather than permanently moving), so it shouldn't be that different from any pair of married E-5s who are at a school at the same time. Definitely a unique situation as far as a married couple both going to OCS, though.
Also, as a general note, I don't think it's uncommon for pay to be messed up the first couple of weeks/months. It works out fine for most people, but it was five weeks before I saw a paycheck, and then they overpaid me and had to take a lot of money out of my next couple of checks. It definitely doesn't happen to everyone, but absolutely no one I've mentioned that to has been surprised.
Thank you very much for the info. I think I have a good handle on how things work regarding pay while at OCS for an individual, but my wife and I have received some very conflicting info regarding dual-Navy spouses, which is what we wanted clarified. I am now pretty confident, however (after much research), that we will each be treated as individuals for Navy pay purposes, including while at OCS. There just happened to be a lot of conflicting info in our initial search of Navy regs, AW, etc. Thanks again.