terms of pay." The Department of Defense announced increases in military housing allowances, family support programs, and child care and tuition assistance for military families in the 2011 budget request, many of which outpace the base pay increase. Special pay A member may be eligible for some of the following pays depending on rating (MOS) and assignment (location and duty). Submarine duty pay: Varies by rank and time in service Sea duty pay: Varies by rank and time in service Flight pay: For members on flying status. Monthly pay varies by rank and flight experience. Jump pay: For military parachutists who meet the requirements. Regular is $150 per month, HALO is $225 per month Foreign Language Proficiency Pay Imminent danger pay: For members in a designated imminent danger pay area Historic pay raise chart Other types of pay Incentive pay: Example, Korea Area Incentive Program (KAIP) Hardship pay: Monthly pay for certain "hardship duty locations". The rate varies by the location. Hostile fire pay/imminent danger pay: Monthly pay that appears on the LES as "HFP/IDP". Sometimes referred to as "combat pay". Hazardous duty pay: Monthly additional pay for certain "hazardous" duty assignments, such as the flight deck operations personnel on an aircraft carrier. Other examples are parachuting and scuba diving. Family separation allowance: Money paid when required to be away from dependents (spouse, minor children, or other designated individuals) due to military duties. Technically it is intended to offset the costs associated with being separated such as landscaping, car maintenance, occasional child care, phone calls and mail, rather than being a monetary compensation for the emotional effect of the distant spouse. Appears on the LES as "FSH". COLA (cost of living allowance): Non-taxable money paid monthly to offset the additional costs of living in a particular location, usually an overseas location. The amount of COLA varies by country and possibly location in a country. The amount of COLA also varies by rank, number of dependents (in the location) as well as living situation (off base may receive more than on base) and the exchange rate between the US dollar and the local currency. COLA is meant to provide a member overseas and a CONUS the same spending power, so COLA may go up and down as prices in either country change. See also Uniformed services pay grades of the United States Military compensation References Sources Ballenstedt, Brittany R. "Obama backs