2023 Drill Pay Charts

Table of Contents

1. 2023 Drill Pay Charts: Officers, Prior Enlisted Officers and Warrant Officers
1. 2023 Drill Pay Chart: Officers and Warrant Officers 0-10 Years
2. 2023 Drill Pay Chart: Officers and Warrant Officers 12-26 Years
3. 2023 Drill Pay Chart: Officers and Warrant Officers 28-40 Years
4. Officer Pay Notes
2. 2023 Drill Pay Charts: Enlisted Members
1. 2023 Drill Pay Chart: Enlisted Members 0-10 Years
2. 2023 Drill Pay Chart: Enlisted Members 12-26 Years
3. 2023 Drill Pay Chart: Enlisted Members 28-40 Years
3. About Reserve Component Pay

National Guardsmen and reserve military service members should expect a 4.6% pay increase for drill pay.

The military pay increases will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. You’ll get your first increased paycheck on Jan. 12, 2024.

Current reserve drill pay is part of a 4.6% made in the 2023 defense budget.

Here are the 2022 drill pay charts, if you’d like to see how much your pay has increased by dollar amount.

How to Read Drill Pay Charts

These drill pay tables apply to members of the reserve component (collectively, the National Guard and reserves). These charts only include basic military pay and do not include non-taxable allowances such as basic allowance for housing (BAH) or basic allowance for subsistence (BAS).

These charts include the base pay for each pay grade, as well as the amount of drill pay for both a single drill and four-drill periods. A single drill is 1/30th the amount of the monthly base pay. A standard drill weekend includes four drill periods.

You can see the active-duty 2023 military pay charts here.

When Do I Get Paid?

Active-duty military members and activated members of the National Guard and reserve are paid on the first and 15th of each month, except when those dates fall on a weekend or holiday. If so, you will be paid on the preceding business day. Traditional members of the Guard and reserve may be paid on a different schedule, depending on when they serve their drills or perform various duty assignments. Drill checks usually arrive within a week or so after performing drills. You can contact your finance or accounting office for more specific details.

Here are the standard military pay dates:

• Military Pay Dates
• Retired Military Pay Dates

2023 Drill Pay Charts: Officers, Prior Enlisted Officers and Warrant Officers

Here are the 2023 drill pay scales for officers, prior-enlisted officers and warrant officers serving in the National Guard and Reserves.

2023 Drill Pay Chart: Officers and Warrant Officers 0-10 Years

Pay Grade	Fewer Than 2	2 or More	3 or More	4 or More	6 or More	8 or More	10 or More
O-7	10,113.24	10,582.79	10,800.33	10,973.39	11,285.98	11,595.37	11,952.77
One Drill	337.10	352.76	360.01	365.78	376.20	386.51	398.42
Four Drills	1,348.43	1,411.04	1,440.04	1,463.11	1,504.80	1,546.05	1,593.71
O-6	7,669.13	8,425.17	8,978.19	8,978.19	9,012.67	9,398.76	9,450
One Drill	255.64	280.84	299.27	299.27	300.42	313.29	315
Four Drills	1,022.55	1,123.35	1,197.09	1,197.09	1,201.69	1,253.17	1,260
O-5	6,393.25	7,202.15	7,700.38	7,794.16	8,105.80	8,291.43	8,700.71
One Drill	213.11	240.07	256.68	259.81	270.19	276.38	290.02
Four Drills	852.44	960.29	1,026.72	1,039.22	1,080.77	1,105.53	1,160.10
O-4	5,516.34	6,385.19	6,811.88	6,906.30	7,301.73	7,726.16	8,254.69
One Drill	183.88	212.84	227.07	230.21	243.39	257.54	275.16
Four Drills	735.52	851.36	908.25	920.84	973.56	1,030.15	1,100.62
O-3	4,849.88	5,497.65	5,933.36	6,469.95	6,780.30	7,120.29	7,340.09
One Drill	161.66	183.26	197.78	215.66	226.01	237.35	244.67
Four Drills	646.65	733.02	791.11	862.66	904.04	949.37	978.68
O-2	4,190.83	4,772.53	5,496.68	5,682.64	5,799.30	5,799.30	5,799.30
One Drill	139.69	159.09	183.23	189.42	193.31	193.31	193.31
Four Drills	558.77	636.33	732.89	757.68	773.23	773.23	773.23
O-1	3,637.17	3,786.06	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92
One Drill	121.24	126.20	152.56	152.56	152.56	152.56	152.56
Four Drills	484.96	504.81	610.26	610.26	610.26	610.26	610.26
Prior Enlisted Officers
Pay Grade	Fewer Than 2	2 or More	3 or More	4 or More	6 or More	8 or More	10 or More
O-3E	-	-	-	6,469.95	6,780.30	7,120.29	7,340.09
One Drill	-	-	-	215.66	226.01	237.35	244.67
Four Drills	-	-	-	862.66	904.04	949.37	978.68
O-2E	-	-	-	5,682.64	5,799.30	5,983.96	6,295.59
One Drill	-	-	-	189.42	193.31	199.46	209.85
Four Drills	-	-	-	757.68	773.23	797.86	839.42
O-1E	-	-	-	4,576.92	4,887.27	5,067.73	5,252.72
One Drill	-	-	-	152.56	162.90	168.93	175.09
Four Drills	-	-	-	610.26	651.64	675.70	700.36
Warrant Officers
Pay Grade	Fewer Than 2	2 or More	3 or More	4 or More	6 or More	8 or More	10 or More
W-4	5,012.31	5,391.29	5,545.99	5,698.42	5,960.76	6,220.19	6,483.16
One Drill	167.08	179.71	184.87	189.94	198.69	207.34	216.10
Four Drills	668.31	718.84	739.47	759.79	794.77	829.36	864.42
W-3	4,577.56	4,768.02	4,963.96	5,027.78	5,232.42	5,635.90	6,055.83
One Drill	152.59	158.93	165.47	167.59	174.41	187.86	201.86
Four Drills	610.34	635.74	661.87	670.37	697.65	751.46	807.44
W-2	4,050.32	4,433.50	4,551.14	4,632.35	4,894.67	5,303	5,505.70
One Drill	135.01	147.78	151.70	154.41	163.16	176.76	183.52
Four Drills	540.04	591.14	606.82	617.64	652.62	707.06	734.09
W-1	3,554.99	3,938.17	4,040.66	4,258.19	4,515.04	4,894.04	5,070.64
One Drill	118.50	131.27	134.69	141.94	150.50	163.13	169.02
Four Drills	473.99	525.09	538.75	567.76	602	652.54	676.08

2023 Drill Pay Chart: Officers and Warrant Officers 12-26 Years

Pay Grade	12 or More	14 or More	16 or More	18 or More	20 or More	22 or More	24 or More	26 or More
O-7	12,308.88	12,666.60	13,789.72	14,737.85	14,737.85	14,737.85	14,737.85	14,762.02
One Drill	410.29	422.22	459.65	491.26	491.26	491.26	491.26	492.07
Four Drills	1,641.18	1,688.88	1,838.63	1,965.05	1,965.05	1,965.05	1,965.05	1,968.27
O-6	9,450	9,986.90	10,936.32	11,493.53	12,050.42	12,367.54	12,688.84	13,310.82
One Drill	315	332.90	364.54	383.12	401.68	412.25	422.96	443.69
Four Drills	1,260	1,331.59	1,458.18	1,532.47	1,606.72	1,649.01	1,691.84	1,774.78
O-5	9,001.72	9,389.73	9,983.03	10,265.35	10,544.76	10,861.87	10,861.87	10,861.87
One Drill	300.06	312.99	332.76	342.18	351.49	362.06	362.06	362.06
Four Drills	1,200.23	1,251.97	1,331.08	1,368.71	1,405.97	1,448.25	1,448.25	1,448.25
O-4	8,665.59	8,951.12	9,115.48	9,210.23	9,210.23	9,210.23	9,210.23	9,210.23
One Drill	288.85	298.37	303.85	307.01	307.01	307.01	307.01	307.01
Four Drills	1,155.41	1,193.49	1,215.40	1,228.04	1,228.04	1,228.04	1,228.04	1,228.04
O-3	7,701.67	7,890.52	7,890.52	7,890.52	7,890.52	7,890.52	7,890.52	7,890.52
One Drill	256.72	263.02	263.02	263.02	263.02	263.02	263.02	263.02
Four Drills	1,026.89	1,052.07	1,052.07	1,052.07	1,052.07	1,052.07	1,052.07	1,052.07
O-2	5,799.30	5,799.30	5,799.30	5,799.30	5,799.30	5,799.30	5,799.30	5,799.30
One Drill	193.31	193.31	193.31	193.31	193.31	193.31	193.31	193.31
Four Drills	773.23	773.23	773.23	773.23	773.23	773.23	773.23	773.23
O-1	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92
One Drill	152.56	152.56	152.56	152.56	152.56	152.56	152.56	152.56
Four Drills	610.26	610.26	610.26	610.26	610.26	610.26	610.26	610.26
Prior Enlisted Officers
Pay Grade	12 or More	14 or More	16 or More	18 or More	20 or More	22 or More	24 or More	26 or More
O-3E	7,499.19	7,796.36	7,967.38	8,199.59	8,199.59	8,199.59	8,199.59	8,199.59
One Drill	249.97	259.88	265.58	273.32	273.32	273.32	273.32	273.32
Four Drills	999.89	1,039.51	1,062.32	1,093.28	1,093.28	1,093.28	1,093.28	1,093.28
O-2E	6,364.81	6,539.28	6,539.28	6,539.28	6,539.28	6,539.28	6,539.28	6,539.28
One Drill	212.16	217.98	217.98	217.98	217.98	217.98	217.98	217.98
Four Drills	848.64	871.9	871.9	871.9	871.9	871.9	871.9	871.9
O-1E	5,290.98	5,533.24	5,533.24	5,533.24	5,533.24	5,533.24	5,533.24	5,533.24
One Drill	176.37	184.44	184.44	184.44	184.44	184.44	184.44	184.44
Four Drills	705.46	737.76	737.76	737.76	737.76	737.76	737.76	737.76
Warrant Officers
Pay Grade	12 or More	14 or More	16 or More	18 or More	20 or More	22 or More	24 or More	26 or More
W-5	-	-	-	-	8,912.13	9,363.95	9,701.05	10,073.27
One Drill	-	-	-	-	297.07	312.14	323.37	335.78
Four Drills	-	-	-	-	1,188.29	1,248.53	1,293.47	1,343.11
W-4	6,877.82	6,877.94	7,224.39	7,554.07	7,824.13	8,473.83	8,791.27	9,153.50
One Drill	229.26	229.26	240.81	251.8	260.81	282.46	293.05	305.12
Four Drills	917.04	917.06	963.25	1,007.21	1,043.22	1,129.85	1,172.17	1,220.47
W-3	6,253.76	6,253.70	6,482.84	6,718.09	7,142.53	7,599.51	7,781.27	8,029.42
One Drill	208.46	208.46	216.09	223.94	238.08	253.32	259.38	267.65
Four Drills	833.84	833.83	864.38	895.74	952.34	1,013.27	1,037.51	1,070.59
W-2	5,704.40	5,704.55	5,948.18	6,138.65	6,310.74	6,653	6,760.31	6,760.31
One Drill	190.15	190.15	198.27	204.62	210.36	221.76	225.34	225.34
Four Drills	760.59	760.61	793.09	818.48	841.43	887.07	901.38	901.38
W-1	5,318.36	5,318.46	5,561.78	5,753.21	5,929.17	6,143.16	6,143.16	6,143.16
One Drill	177.29	177.29	185.39	191.77	197.64	204.78	204.78	204.78
Four Drills	709.11	709.13	741.57	767.09	790.56	819.09	819.09	819.09

2023 Drill Pay Chart: Officers and Warrant Officers 28-40 Years

Pay Grade	28 or More	30 or More	32 or More	34 or More	36 or More	38 or More	40 or More
O-7	14,762.02	14,762.02	14,762.02	14,762.02	14,762.02	14,762.02	14,762.02
One Drill	492.07	492.07	492.07	492.07	492.07	492.07	492.07
Four Drills	1,968.27	1,968.27	1,968.27	1,968.27	1,968.27	1,968.27	1,968.27
O-6	13,310.82	13,576.70	13,576.70	13,576.70	13,576.70	13,576.70	13,576.70
One Drill	443.69	452.55	452.55	452.55	452.55	452.55	452.55
Four Drills	1,774.78	1,810.23	1,810.23	1,810.23	1,810.23	1,810.23	1,810.23
O-5	10,861.87	10,861.87	10,861.87	10,861.87	10,861.87	10,861.87	10,861.87
One Drill	362.06	362.06	362.06	362.06	362.06	362.06	362.06
Four Drills	1,448.25	1,448.25	1,448.25	1,448.25	1,448.25	1,448.25	1,448.25
O-4	9,210.23	9,210.23	9,210.23	9,210.23	9,210.23	9,210.23	9,210.23
One Drill	307.01	307.01	307.01	307.01	307.01	307.01	307.01
Four Drills	1,228.04	1,228.04	1,228.04	1,228.04	1,228.04	1,228.04	1,228.04
O-3	7,890.52	7,890.52	7,890.52	7,890.52	7,890.52	7,890.52	7,890.52
One Drill	263.02	263.02	263.02	263.02	263.02	263.02	263.02
Four Drills	1,052.07	1,052.07	1,052.07	1,052.07	1,052.07	1,052.07	1,052.07
O-2	5,799.30	5,799.30	5,799.30	5,799.30	5,799.30	5,799.30	5,799.30
One Drill	193.31	193.31	193.31	193.31	193.31	193.31	193.31
Four Drills	773.23	773.23	773.23	773.23	773.23	773.23	773.23
O-1	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92	4,576.92
One Drill	152.56	152.56	152.56	152.56	152.56	152.56	152.56
Four Drills	610.26	610.26	610.26	610.26	610.26	610.26	610.26
Prior Enlisted Officers
Pay Grade	28 or More	30 or More	32 or More	34 or More	36 or More	38 or More	40 or More
O-3E	8,420.98	8,420.98	8,420.98	8,420.98	8,420.98	8,420.98	8,420.98
One Drill	280.70	280.70	280.70	280.70	280.70	280.70	280.70
Four Drills	1,122.80	1,122.80	1,122.80	1,122.80	1,122.80	1,122.80	1,122.80
O-2E	6,715.84	6,715.84	6,715.84	6,715.84	6,715.84	6,715.84	6,715.84
One Drill	223.86	223.86	223.86	223.86	223.86	223.86	223.86
Four Drills	895.45	895.45	895.45	895.45	895.45	895.45	895.45
O-1E	5,682.64	5,682.64	5,682.64	5,682.64	5,682.64	5,682.64	5,682.64
One Drill	189.42	189.42	189.42	189.42	189.42	189.42	189.42
Four Drills	757.68	757.68	757.68	757.68	757.68	757.68	757.68
Warrant Officers
Pay Grade	28 or More	30 or More	32 or More	34 or More	36 or More	38 or More	40 or More
W-5	9,808.45	10,299.86	10,577.96	11,106.16	11,106.16	11,662.40	11,662.40
One Drill	326.95	343.33	352.60	370.20	370.20	388.75	388.75
Four Drills	1,307.79	1,373.31	1,410.40	1,480.82	1,480.82	1,554.98	1,554.98
W-4	8,912.86	9,090.79	9,336.24	9,336.24	9,336.24	9,336.24	9,336.24
One Drill	297.10	303.03	311.21	311.21	311.21	311.21	311.21
Four Drills	1,188.38	1,212.10	1,244.83	1,244.83	1,244.83	1,244.83	1,244.83
W-3	7,818.33	7,818.33	8,029.42	8,029.42	8,029.42	8,029.42	8,029.42
One Drill	260.61	260.61	267.65	267.65	267.65	267.65	267.65
Four Drills	1,042.44	1,042.44	1,070.59	1,070.59	1,070.59	1,070.59	1,070.59
W-2	6,582.58	6,582.58	6,760.31	6,760.31	6,760.31	6,760.31	6,760.31
One Drill	219.42	219.42	225.34	225.34	225.34	225.34	225.34
Four Drills	877.68	877.68	901.38	901.38	901.38	901.38	901.38
W-1	5,981.66	5,981.66	6,143.16	6,143.16	6,143.16	6,143.16	6,143.16
One Drill	199.39	199.39	204.78	204.78	204.78	204.78	204.78
Four Drills	797.55	797.55	819.09	819.09	819.09	819.09	819.09

Officer Pay Notes

Combat-Zone Tax-Exclusion Pay

• The combat-zone tax-exclusion amount for O-1 and above is capped at the highest enlisted pay rate plus hostile fire pay/imminent danger pay, which is $225 per month (prorated).

Prior Enlisted Officer Pay Qualifications

• Prior enlisted officers may be eligible for a higher pay rate based on time in service and other criteria. To qualify for O-1E – O-3E pay, officers must have served at least four years and one day on active duty, or have more than 1,460 points as a warrant officer and/or enlisted member.

2023 Drill Pay Charts: Enlisted Members

Here are the drill pay charts for enlisted members of the National Guard and Reserves.

2023 Drill Pay Chart: Enlisted Members 0-10 Years

Pay Grade	Fewer Than 2	2 or More	3 or More	4 or More	6 or More	8 or More	10 or More
E-9	-	-	-	-	-	-	6,055.50
One Drill	-	-	-	-	-	-	201.85
Four Drills	-	-	-	-	-	-	807.40
E-8	-	-	-	-	-	4,957.19	5,176.34
One Drill	-	-	-	-	-	165.24	172.55
Four Drills	-	-	-	-	-	660.96	690.18
E-7	3,445.74	3,760.92	3,905.30	4,095.44	4,244.66	4,500.54	4,644.92
One Drill	114.86	125.36	130.17	136.51	141.49	150.02	154.83
Four Drills	459.43	501.45	520.71	546.05	565.95	600.07	619.33
E-6	2,980.38	3,279.76	3,424.79	3,565.30	3,711.94	4,041.94	4,171.18
One Drill	99.35	109.33	114.16	118.85	123.73	134.74	139.03
Four Drills	397.39	437.30	456.64	475.38	494.93	538.93	556.16
E-5	2,730.29	2,914.31	3,055.15	3,199.20	3,423.82	3,658.44	3,851.48
One Drill	91.01	97.14	101.84	106.64	114.13	121.95	128.39
Four Drills	364.04	388.58	407.35	426.56	456.51	487.79	513.53
E-4	2,503.41	2,631.67	2,774.12	2,914.95	3,039.03	3,039.03	3,039.03
One Drill	83.45	87.72	92.47	97.16	101.31	101.31	101.31
Four Drills	333.79	350.89	369.89	388.66	405.20	405.20	405.20
E-3	2,260.10	2,402.22	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89
One Drill	75.33	80.07	84.92	84.92	84.92	84.92	84.92
Four Drills	301.34	320.30	339.72	339.72	339.72	339.72	339.72
E-2	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24
One Drill	71.64	71.64	71.64	71.64	71.64	71.64	71.64
Four Drills	286.56	286.56	286.56	286.56	286.56	286.56	286.56
E-1	1,917.53	-	-	-	-	-	-
One Drill	63.92	-	-	-	-	-	-
Four Drills	255.67	-	-	-	-	-	-
E-1<4 mo	1,772.82	-	-	-	-	-	-
One Drill	59.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Four Drills	236.38	-	-	-	-	-	-

2023 Drill Pay Chart: Enlisted Members 12-26 Years

Pay Grade	12 or More	14 or More	16 or More	18 or More	20 or More	22 or More	24 or More	26 or More
E-9	6,192.79	6,365.85	6,568.88	6,774.82	7,102.88	7,381.65	7,673.63	8,121.59
One Drill	206.43	212.19	218.96	225.83	236.76	246.05	255.79	270.72
Four Drills	825.70	848.78	875.85	903.30	947.05	984.22	1,023.16	1,082.88
E-8	5,312.02	5,474.44	5,651.05	5,968.81	6,129.95	6,404.20	6,556.63	6,930.80
One Drill	177.07	182.49	188.36	198.96	204.34	213.48	218.55	231.03
Four Drills	708.27	729.93	753.48	795.84	817.32	853.89	874.22	924.11
E-7	4,900.48	5,113.50	5,258.52	5,413.22	5,473.15	5,674.57	5,782.54	6,193.44
One Drill	163.35	170.45	175.29	180.45	182.44	189.15	192.75	206.45
Four Drills	653.39	681.80	701.13	721.76	729.75	756.61	771.01	825.80
E-6	4,419.97	4,496.02	4,551.46	4,616.23	4,616.23	4,616.23	4,616.23	4,616.23
One Drill	147.33	149.87	151.71	153.88	153.88	153.88	153.88	153.88
Four Drills	589.33	599.47	606.86	615.50	615.50	615.50	615.50	615.50
E-5	3,874.69	3,874.69	3,874.69	3,874.69	3,874.69	3,874.69	3,874.69	3,874.69
One Drill	129.16	129.16	129.16	129.16	129.16	129.16	129.16	129.16
Four Drills	516.62	516.62	516.62	516.62	516.62	516.62	516.62	516.62
E-4	3,039.03	3,039.03	3,039.03	3,039.03	3,039.03	3,039.03	3,039.03	3,039.03
One Drill	101.31	101.31	101.31	101.31	101.31	101.31	101.31	101.31
Four Drills	405.20	405.20	405.20	405.20	405.20	405.20	405.20	405.20
E-3	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89
One Drill	84.92	84.92	84.92	84.92	84.92	84.92	84.92	84.92
Four Drills	339.72	339.72	339.72	339.72	339.72	339.72	339.72	339.72
E-2	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24
One Drill	71.64	71.64	71.64	71.64	71.64	71.64	71.64	71.64
Four Drills	286.56	286.56	286.56	286.56	286.56	286.56	286.56	286.56

2023 Drill Pay Chart: Enlisted Members 28-40 Years

Pay Grade	28 or More	30 or More	32 or More	34 or More	36 or More	38 or More	40 or More
E-9	8,121.59	8,527.01	8,527.01	8,953.70	8,953.70	9,402.31	9,402.31
One Drill	270.72	284.23	284.23	298.46	298.46	313.41	313.41
Four Drills	1,082.88	1,136.94	1,136.94	1,193.83	1,193.83	1,253.64	1,253.64
E-8	6,930.80	7,070.02	7,070.02	7,070.02	7,070.02	7,070.02	7,070.02
One Drill	231.03	235.66	235.66	235.66	235.66	235.66	235.66
Four Drills	924.11	942.67	942.67	942.67	942.67	942.67	942.67
E-7	6,193.44	6,193.44	6,193.44	6,193.44	6,193.44	6,193.44	6,193.44
One Drill	206.45	206.45	206.45	206.45	206.45	206.45	206.45
Four Drills	825.80	825.80	825.80	825.80	825.80	825.80	825.80
E-6	4,616.23	4,616.23	4,616.23	4,616.23	4,616.23	4,616.23	4,616.23
One Drill	153.88	153.88	153.88	153.88	153.88	153.88	153.88
Four Drills	615.50	615.50	615.50	615.50	615.50	615.50	615.50
E-5	3,874.69	3,874.69	3,874.69	3,874.69	3,874.69	3,874.69	3,874.69
One Drill	129.16	129.16	129.16	129.16	129.16	129.16	129.16
Four Drills	516.62	516.62	516.62	516.62	516.62	516.62	516.62
E-4	3,039.03	3,039.03	3,039.03	3,039.03	3,039.03	3,039.03	3,039.03
One Drill	101.31	101.31	101.31	101.31	101.31	101.31	101.31
Four Drills	405.20	405.20	405.20	405.20	405.20	405.20	405.20
E-3	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89	2,547.89
One Drill	84.92	84.92	84.92	84.92	84.92	84.92	84.92
Four Drills	339.72	339.72	339.72	339.72	339.72	339.72	339.72
E-2	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24	2,149.24
One Drill	71.64	71.64	71.64	71.64	71.64	71.64	71.64
Four Drills	286.56	286.56	286.56	286.56	286.56	286.56	286.56

About Reserve Component Pay

The reserve component consists of the National Guard and reserve, including the Air Force National Guard and Air Force Reserve, Army National Guard and Army Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and Navy Reserve.

Guard and Reserve members typically serve “one weekend a month, two weeks a year.”

Your drill weekend consists of four drill periods of four hours each (two per day). During this time, you will receive pay and points for four drill periods.

Here is how your drill pay works:

• Each drill period is four hours.
• Each drill weekend consists of four drill periods. There is a morning drill and an afternoon drill for each day on the weekend, each of which is four hours long.
• You earn one day of pay and one retirement point per drill period.
• One day of pay is equal to 1/30th of the base pay for your pay grade and time in service.
• Each drill weekend is 16 total hours, good for four drill periods (and four retirement points).
• All other service in the reserve component is the equivalent of one day of active-duty pay (simply divide the monthly pay by 1/30th).

More information on Guard and reserve points, retirement and compensation:

• Understanding Guard and Reserve Points
• How to Earn More Guard and Reserve Points
• Can You Join the Guard or Reserves if You Have a VA Service-Connected Disability Rating?
• Should You Waive VA Disability Compensation or Drill Pay?
• Guard and Reserve Retirement Benefits Guide
• Should You Join the Guard or Reserves?

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