As most of you already know the military has been approved for a 3.9% raise effective January 1st.  This raise is .5% than President Bush initially asked for and it is most welcome.

Also effective on January 1st new BAH rates go into effect.  BAH or Basic Allowance for Housing is a tax free allowance for military members not living in government furnished quarters.  BAH can make up a large percentage (sometimes even more than base pay) of a Marine’s take home pay.

BAH varies from area to area and is based on one’s rank as well as if they have dependants or not.  the number of dependants does not have a bearing on the amount that one would recieve (IE an E-6 with 1 dependant receives the same amount as an E-6 with 5).

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