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LIFE IN THE ARMY

LIFE IN THE ARMY. Army 101 Component Choice Branch Choice Financial Physical Recreational Social Academic Medical Mental Spiritual. Army 101. The Army has two main components Institutional Army Training centers, training units, schools Operational Army

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LIFE IN THE ARMY

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  1. LIFE IN THE ARMY • Army 101 • Component Choice • Branch Choice • Financial • Physical • Recreational • Social • Academic • Medical • Mental • Spiritual

  2. Army 101 The Army has two main components • Institutional Army • Training centers, training units, schools • Operational Army • Deployable, combat, combat support units • Active Duty, Guard, Reserves • Active Duty – 540,000 (73k officers, 73k women, 56% married) • National Guard – 360,000 (32k officers, 51k women, 44% married) • Reserves – 200,000 (33k officers, 47k women, 45% married) • Civilians – 220,000

  3. US Army Force Structure First Army Third Army Fifth Army Field Army (2-5 Corps) I Corps III Corps V Corps XVIII Corps Corps (2-5 Divisions) Corps (2-5 Divisions) 10 Active Divisions 2 Integrated Divisions 8 ARNG Divisions Divisions (3-5 Brigades) 10,000-18,000 Soldiers Brigade (3 or more Battalions) Brigade (3 or more Battalions) Brigade (3 or more Battalions) 3000-5000 Soldiers Battalion (3-5Companies) 500-900 Soldiers Company (3-4Platoons) 100-200 Soldiers Platoon (3-4Squad) 16-40 Soldiers Squad (4-10 Soldiers) Command Level General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Or Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Captain 2nd Lieutenant Staff Sergeant

  4. Which Career Path? • Active Duty • Most Competitive (50% of ROTC graduates go active) • Army is full-time job • National Guard • Army is part-time job • Work for a state • Units are usually Combat Arms • Reserves • Army is part-time job • Work for the federal government • Units are usually support units

  5. Active Duty 30 days paid vacation a year (max 60 days*) Annual pay raises Promotional pay raises Advanced civil schooling Military schooling Career progression Family medical / dental health and life insurance Travel (and plenty of it) PX and Commissary benefits Social network Post privileges Army Benefit Comparison • Reserve Duty (Guard/Reserve) • One weekend a month (training) • Two weeks during the summer (annual training) • Steady income • Still able to holda variety of civilian careers • Promotional pay raises • Military schools • Financial support to continue higher education • Possibility of Active Guard Reserve Duty • PX and Commissary benefits

  6. Obligation/Commitment • Differs greatly, depending on contract(s) • Normally, the Mandatory Service Obligation (MSO) is 8 years. That means 8 years of service in the military. Can be all Active duty, all national guard, all reserve or a combination. • If receiving active duty, minimum is 4 years on AD. Remainder of MSO can be whatever is desired (AD/Gd/RS/IRR) • ADSO (3 more years of AD to get what you want) • Branch • Post • Grad School • SLRP (Student Loan Repayment Program) • Up to $25,000 – one additional year of active duty • $25,001 - $50,000 – two additional years of AD • $50,001 - $65,000 – three additional years of AD

  7. Basic Army Branches http://www.branchorientation.com/ Operations Support Maneuver, Fires & Effects Health Services Force Sustainment Adjutant General Corps Infantry Armor Nurse Corps Aviation Field Artillery Military Intelligence Chemical Corps Finance Ordnance Corps Military Police Medical Services Transportation Signal Corps Air Defense Quartermaster Corps Corps of Engineers

  8. Army Life After College • Wait for your orders (weeks, months) • Reserve/Guard – find a job • Active Duty/Gd/Rsv can do Gold Bar Recruiter on any campus • Active Duty 2LTs can do summer training camps (LDAC/LTC) • Attend Basic Officer Leader’s Course - Branch (BOLC - B) • At basic branch training institution • Varies from 13 to 20 weeks (AV = 1 year) • Follow on schooling (airborne, ranger, air assault) • Report to first duty station (active duty) or to work (NG/AR)

  9. Army Career After BOLC-B

  10. 1 OLD IRONSIDES The Active Army Divisions Armored Mechanized Airborne Air Assault Light 1 1st ID Fort Riley, KS 1st Armored Div Germany 82nd ABN Div Fort Bragg, NC 2nd ID Korea 10th Mtn Div Ft. Drum, NY 101st AASLT Div Ft. Campbell, KY 3rd ID Fort Stewart, GA 25th Inf Div Hawaii 1st Cavalry Div Fort Hood, TX 4th ID Fort Hood, TX

  11. Army CONUS Stations

  12. Army OCONUS Stations

  13. SOUTH BEND 190 TC BN HQ (49) C/1-297 IN (131) 381 MP CS Det (70) Det 8 138 Rgt ELKHART 1538th TC Co (173) 193 MP I/R (12) ANGOLADet 1 C/1-293 IN (51) NEW GARY ARMORY D/1-297 IN (79) C(-) 238 GSAB (64) Det 1 B/1-112 Avn (23) 938 MP Det (45) GARY 113 EN BN HQ (173) Det 1 1638 TC Co (83) MICHIGANCITY 938 MP Det (45) State Draft 6.0BY COMMAND HAMMONDD/1-297 IN (79) FORTWAYNE HHC/1-293 IN (211)B/1-293 IN (131) C(-)/1-293 IN (80) E/113 FSC IN (127) 338 QM Fld Svc Co (122) - ANG Det 2 138 Rgt LAPORTE1613 EN SPT CO (121) GARY VALPARAISO713 EN SAPPER CO (104) WARSAW A(-)/1-293 IN (80) PLYMOUTH381 MP CS Co (100) RENSSELAER Det 1 C/1-294 IN (51) LOGANSPORT C(-)/1-294 IN (80) Auto Rep Plt (35) HUNTINGTON D/1-293 IN (79) MONTICELLO 738 MED CO (82) INDIANAPOLIS STOUT FIELD (Bld 1,2,3,5) HHD JFHQ (264) Contract Tm (8) TMDE Tm (7) Bld 4 120 PAD (8) Bld 7 53rd CST (22) Bld 9 E (TA) 3-139 FA (90)138 AG (27) 433 AG (47) 826 AG (47) 939 MP Det (45) 438 Chem (-) (74) CRC OD Co (-) (95) RAYTHEON HANGER 3 DET 10 OSACOM (8) DET 3 D CO 126 AV (9) DIVISION ARMORY UEx HHC 38 (313) UEx TAC CP (174) 881/882 LNO DETS (4) UEx 38 STB HHC (199)HHC 38 AVN UA (119) C/1-151 IN (131) Det 7 138 Rgt TYNDALL ARMORY HHC 76th BCT (149) 76 STB MI CO (72) 76 STB HHC (188) FORT BEN HARRISON Det 18 R & R (147) Band (40) 138 FI HQ (30) 176 FI DET (23) 177 FI DET (23) 178 FI DET (23) NAVAL ARMORY DET 1 (SS) JFHQ PERU Det1/A/1-293 IN (51) BLUFFTON CavTrp 1 (46) CavTrp 2 (46) REMINGTON 1638 TC Co (-) (90) DELPHI 38 MP CS DET (70) Det 3 138 Rgt MARION EEE/38 SUST BDE (97) PORTLAND LAFAYETTE HHC/638 ASB(168) A/638 ASB (179) BOSWELL KOKOMO HHC/38 SUST BDE (206) HARTFORD CITY D/1-294 IN (79) FRANKFORT Det 1 139 FSC (65) MUNCIE HHC/113 SPT (78) A/113 SPT (189) Det 4 138 Rgt ELWOOD SIG/38 SUST (55) ATTICA DARLINGTON ANDERSON UEx STB SIG (158) C/638 ASB (43) KEMPTON CRAWFORDSVILLE81st TC (32) 135 CH Det (2) 139 FSC (-) (70) WINCHESTER 76 STB EN CO (75) LEBANON C 2-150 FA (103) FUTURE STRUCTURE ARMORIES Draft 6.0 (1 total): Hammond NEW CASTLE BfSB SIG Co (70) NOBLESVILLE C(MED)/113 SPT (70) DANVILLE38 MP CO (-) (100) ROCKVILLE B/2-150 FA (103) INDIANAPOLIS RICHMOND B/113 SPT (91) GREENCASTLE A 2-150 FA (103) GREENFIELD 76 STB SIG (59) CURRENT UNSTATIONED ARMORIES Draft 6.0 (8 total): Boswell, Attica, Darlington, Portland, Michigan City, Terre Haute 9th St., Spencer, Kempton MARTINSVILLE B/1-151 IN (131) BRAZIL138 QM Spt Co (152) SHELBYVILLE TERRE HAUTE519 CSSB HHD (76) Det 1 438 Chem (75) F/113 FSC IN (127) Det 9 138thRgt CONNERSVILLE B/1-152 RSTA (75) CAMP ATTERBURY COLUMBUS R&S Bn HQ (87) SHELBYVILLE -2-238 AVN GSAB (184) -1-137 AVN (75) -Det 2 B/ 638 ASB (30) BLOOMINGTONHHB/2-150 (89) 384 MP CO (-) (100) SPENCER NORTH VERNON DET 1413 EN VERT CO (92) LINTONA (-)/1-151 IN (80) SEYMOUR LRS Co (126) CAMP ATTERBURY -HHD ISU-HQ 138th Rgt (Cbt Arms)-1-138 (Cbt Arms) - Det 2, JFHQ (SARTS) - Firefighter Dets (18) ATTERBURY ARMORY -BfSB BDE HQ (162)-DET 17 MD Cmd (95)-F/3-238 ATS (45)-215 MED (82) -1438 TC Co (177) -Auto Rep/Arm Rep (58) -1413 EN VERT (-) (70) -1313 EN HORZ CO (162) -Det 10 138thRgt VINCENNES Det 1 A 1-151 (51) GSE OD Plt (27) MADISON A Trp 1-152 RSTA (75) BEDFORD BfSB FSC (192) SCOTTSBURG D/113 RSTA FSC (102) Det 6 138th Rgt WASHINGTOND /1-151 IN (79) SALEM C Trp 1-152 RSTA (81) JASPER HHC (-)/1-151 (141) EVANSVILLE HHB 1-163 FA (104)A 1-163 FA (94)B 1-163 FA (94) G/113 FSC FA (92) 384 MP CS DET (70) Det 5 138thRgt NEW ALBANY HHT 1-152 RSTA (129) 387 MP I/R Co (124) TELL CITY Det 1 HHC 1-151 IN (70) LEGEND Red – 38 DIVBlue – 76 BDE Green – 81st TC Black – Non-Aligned

  14. National Guard Counter Drug Support Germany Kosovo Korea Hungary Macedonia Turkey Bosnia Albania Haiti Egypt Vietnam JTF Full Accounting Sinai MFO Honduras Kuwait Qatar El Salvador Saudi Arabia Ecuador/Peru The Army Is Engaged Worldwide (~150,000 soldiers deployed)

  15. Financial (Active Duty) • Monthly Pay = Base + Housing (BAH) + Subsistence (BAS) + Special Pay • Payment by EFT every 2 weeks • Pay raises every year (~3.5%), with every promotion, and at every 2nd year of service mark • Housing is provided on base for all, in exchange for BAH, if you choose. • Free tax return assistance/filing • Free legal aid (wills, powers of attorney) • Retirement Pay – 50% ++

  16. Base Pay(Active Duty, 2012 rates) Pay raise each year (2% - 3% usually) Officer promotions usually occur at years 2, 4, 8, 16

  17. Drill Pay(for one weekend, 2012 rates) Soldiers usually are paid the full drill pay for one weekend of drill. This usually occurs 10-11 times each year. In the summer, NG/AR Soldiers usually attend a two-week Annual Training, or “AT”, and are paid for two weeks of active duty

  18. Housing (BAH) Different rates for single, married, dual-military BAH varies based on location (more for expensive areas) Base rate of BAH is set at $565/mo for single LT to $1004 for married CPT Example: BAH for Purdue is $1173 for married 2LT, $969 for single 2LT (add $300 for New York, $900 for Hawaii) Subsistence (BAS) $223 for officers, $324 for enlisted Your salary as a new 2LT in the Summer of 2014 would be approx $55,000, with only 2/3 of that taxed, and no health expenses (so add ~ $10,000) Other Recurring Payments

  19. Special Pay • Family Separation - $250 for month for each month separated • Hazardous Duty Pay/Imminent Danger Pay - $375 • Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (no federal taxes while deployed) • Aviation Pay • Health Professional Pay • Dive Pay, Jump Pay • Language Proficiency • Savings Plan while deployed (earn 10%) • Clothing Allowance (officers – once, $400) • Temporary Duty Pay (travel, lodging, meals) • Dislocation Allowance (= BAH++) • Do-it-yourself (DITY) moves (gov’t moves you free) • http://www.military.com/benefits/military-special-pay

  20. Health Insurance – full coverage, no cost Dental Insurance – full coverage, small cost for family Life Insurance - $400,000 soldier, $100,000 family for minimal cost Loan deferment for active duty (must speak w/ your lender) AER loans (emergency) Financial Counseling Post Exchange / Commissary shopping Other Financial Benefits

  21. PT every day (and you supervise/lead) Excellent gyms on base PT facilities (tracks, PT sheds) everywhere Organized aerobics, CR, dance for all Intra-mural sports All Army Sports Olympians (19 soldiers were in China!) World Class Athlete Program Physical

  22. Gyms Golfing Bowling Hunting Fishing Boating Skeet/ranges Hiking / Parks Paintball Lake activities Scuba/sky diving Auto crafts Arts and Crafts Soldier Show RecreationalMWR – Morale, Welfare, Recreationwww.armymwr.com • Concerts • Holiday Events • BOSS (Single Soldiers) • Youth Sports • Child Services/Events • Camping/RV spots, rentals • Movie Theater • Local trips • Reduced prices for local events • Pro sports events • Clubs/lounges on post • Lodging across the world • AFRC (Hawaii, Disney, Europe) • Space-A travel

  23. Restaurants, lounges, clubs on post Holiday meals in the dining facilities Dining In/Dining Out Unit runs Spouses’ groups (Wives Clubs, PWOC) Hails and Farewells Army Ball, Branch/Regimental Balls Dances (Father-Daughter, youth) Formal/informal socials/parties with unit Family Fridays Army Family Team Building Support to local events, Special Olympics Social

  24. Academic/Technical • Officer Training (BOLC-B, Captains Course, ILE) • Enlisted Training (BCT/AIT, WLC, BNCOC, ANCOC) • Specialty (ABN, AAS, RGR, SPR, Dive) • Professional Bulletins and seminars • Technical (NBC, Safety, Pre-command, MOS specialty) • Correspondence • On-line training/courses • Knowledge base/portals • Rosetta Stone (do this NOW for extra points on OMS) • Education Centers and Libraries on post • College (tuition assistance, entrance tests, ACT/SAT, Adv Civil Schooling, FFLEP, PT-Baylor) • GI Bill is AMAZING! 36 months of tuition, books, housing for you and/or your family members.

  25. Tricare – Insurance plan for military Large hospital on base, many clinics and aid stations Several dental clinics on base (for soldiers) Veterinary Services Medical

  26. Army Community Service – ACS Counseling Marital Financial Mental Career Academic Physical Substance Abuse Mental

  27. Many chapels on base Many services each Sunday/Wed for all denominations Chaplains are assigned to Battalions Marriage retreats, single soldier events Bible studies, men of faith events, Christian concerts on base Officer Christian Fellowship (OCF), Navigators Spiritual

  28. LIFE IN THE ARMY • Army 101 • Component Choice • Branch Choice • Financial • Physical • Recreational • Social • Academic • Medical • Mental • Spiritual

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