Title: P1249598118WrQns
1Officer Opportunities and Benefits
2Overview
- Educational Entitlements
- Active Duty Service Commitment (ADSC)
- Educational Programs
- Retirement Entitlements
- Normal Retirement
- Disability Retirement
- Other Retirement Benefits
3Overview (Continued)
- Survivor Entitlements
- Burial
- Social Security
- Servicemens Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
- Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
- Death Gratuity Payment
- Other Benefits/Entitlements
- The Air Force Village
4Overview (Continued)
- Pay, Allowances, and Leave
- Types of Pay
- Allowances
- Leave Program
5Educational Entitlements
- Active Duty Service Commitments (ADSC)
- Educational Programs
6Active Duty Service Commitments (ADSC)
- Concurrent (included along with any other
commitment presently in effect) - Consecutive (added to any existing commitments)
7Educational Programs
- Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
- Operation Bootstrap
- Airman Education and Commissioning Program (AECP)
- Tuition Assistance
- New GI Bill Education Benefits (Montgomery GI
Bill)
8Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
- Provide education and training to meet the
technological, scientific, medical, and other
professional requirements of the Air Force - Offers Undergraduate, Graduate, Doctoral programs
at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, and in civilian
institutions across the country
9AFIT (Continued)
- Three programs which you can receive full tuition
assistance - AFIT at Wright Patterson AFB
- AFIT in civilian universities
- AFIT in civilian industries
10Operation Bootstrap
- More readily available means of obtaining
undergraduate and graduate degrees than AFIT,
particularly in non technical areas - Provides permissive TDY for resident study based
on AFI 36-2306 (Education Services Program)
11Operation Bootstrap (Continued)
- Permission to study full time
- Contingent upon the ability of the organization
to release the individual for the period of
absence - The individual is not replaced for the period of
time - Students ADSC will be three times the length of
study
12Airmen Education and Commissioning Program (AECP)
- Means by which Airman whove served a minimum of
one year in the Air Force may gain a commission - Operated by AFROTC
13AECP (Continued)
- Airman with more than 30 college credit hours may
apply - Sends them to college for up to 36 months to earn
a degree - Sent to OTS upon earning a degree
14AECP (Continued)
- Airman who already have degrees and have also
served 1 year are also eligible - Must be commission before their 35th Birthday
15Tuition Assistance
- Available to active duty service members
- Encourages personnel to pursue voluntary, off
duty educational opportunities - Air Force pays 75 of tuition costs at a cap of
250/semester hour or 166/quarter hour - Individual pays remaining 25 (fees/books)
16New GI Bill Educational Benefits (Montgomery GI
Bill - MGIB)
- 36 months of educational benefits for individuals
initially entering active duty after 30 Jun 85 - Pay reduction of 1200 (100 per month) for first
12 months - Serve three years active duty or two years active
duty and four years selected reserve
17MGIB (Continued)
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Honorable Discharge
- Effective 1 Apr 93, post service benefits are
400/month for 36 months of full time study for a
maximum of 14,400 - Benefits end ten years past date of separation or
retirement
18Retirement Entitlements
- Normal Retirement
- Disability Retirement
- Other Retirement Benefits
19Normal Retirement
- After completion of 20 years of active duty
- Retire as an Officer
- Must have eight years as a commissioned officer
20Normal Retirement (Continued)
- Military Retirement Reform Act of 1986
- After 31 Jul 86
- 40 highest basic pay
- 3.5 per year of active duty beyond 20 years
- 50 after age 62
21Disability Retirement
- Entitlement is provided if disability was the
result of performing active duty, or incurred in
the line of duty-- if it wasnt, the member is
separated - May be retired if disability is rated 30 or more
- Retirement pay depends on degree of disability
22Other Retirement Benefits
- For Retiree and Their Dependents
- Commissary/Exchange privileges
- Recreational facilities privileges
- Medical care
23Survivor Entitlements
- Burial
- Social Security
- Servicemens Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
- Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
- Death Gratuity Payment
- Other Benefits/Entitlements
- The Air Force Village
24Burial
- Air Force pays for
- Preparation
- Casketing
- Transportation of Air Force member who dies while
on active duty - Government regulation headstone in national
cemeteries
25Social Security
- If insured, widow/widower will be paid in lump
sum in addition to monthly checks - Social security determines amount payable
depending on - Average monthly earnings
- Number of eligible persons sharing the benefit
26Servicemens Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
- Full coverage 200,000.00
- Premiums paid are designated by the member
- Lump sum
- 36 payments
27Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
- VA pays DIC to eligible survivors of service
members if death is determined to be service
related - Monthly payments are a flat rate of 750.00
- For all grades
28DIC (Continued)
- VA pays additional amount per amount per month
for each child of the deceased veteran - Under specific requirements
- Death pension payable to eligible widows/
widowers and children of wartime veterans
29Death Gratuity Payment
- Lump sum to beneficiaries of a member who dies
while on active duty - Payable when death occurs within 120 days after
discharge if members death was service connected
30Other Benefits/Entitlements
- Financial assistance
- American Red Cross
- Air Force Aid Society
- Dependents and household goods may be moved at
government expense - These services are not authorized for members who
have less than one year active duty
31The Air Force Village
- Provide assistance to to widows whose husbands
died before enactment of survivor benefit plan - Help widows who are left in need through a
variety of uncontrollable situations
32Pay, Allowances and Leave
- Types of Pay
- Allowances
- Leave Program
33Types of Pay
34Basic Pay
- Commonly referred to a Base Pay
- Based on
- Grade
- Time in Service
- Prior verses Non-Prior
- E Suffix
- Longevity Pay Increases
35Special Pay
- Medical, Dental, and Optometry Officers
- i.e., Variable Special Pay
- Hostile Force or Imminent Danger
- Commonly referred to as Combat Pay
- Other Special Pay Recipients
- Certain Engineering and Scientific Officers
- Linguists
36Incentive Pay
- Aviation Career Incentive Pay (ACIP)
- Commonly referred to as Flight Pay
- Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay (HDIP)
- Flying Duty as a Non-crew Member
- AWACS
- Parachute Jumping
- Explosives Disposal
- Toxic Fuel Handlers
37Allowances
- Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
- Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS)
- Uniform and Equipment Allowance
38Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
- Not paid while
- living on base
- Based on
- Grade
- Dependency Status
- Geographic Location
39Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS)
- Same for all officers
- 155.70 a month
40Uniform and Equipment Allowance
- Commonly referred to as Clothing Allowance
- Officers
- One Time Payment
- Total 300.00 200.00 upon commissioning and
100.00 within first 90 days of active duty
41Leave
- Leave Program
- Types of Leave
42Leave Program
- Use or Lose Policy
- 60-Day Carry Over
30 Days a Year
43Types of Leave
- Ordinary
- Your Leave must start and stop in the local area
- Sick or Convalescent
- Does not count against Leave Balance
- Emergency
- Does count against Leave Balance
- Delay Enroute
44Questions
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45Summary
- Educational Entitlements
- Active Duty Service Commitment (ADSC)
- Educational Programs
- Retirement Entitlements
- Normal Retirement
- Disability Retirement
- Other Retirement Benefits
46Summary (Continued)
- Survivor Entitlements
- Burial
- Social Security
- Servicemens Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
- Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
- Death Gratuity Payment
- Other Benefits/Entitlements
- The Air Force Village
47Summary (Continued)
- Pay, Allowances, and Leave
- Types of Pay
- Allowances
- Leave Program