Military Pay 

7 CFR § 273.9(b)(1)(i) and (2) & 7 CFR § 273.10(c)(2)(iii)

Military pay is counted or excluded depending on the type. See below.

Count the payments for the months for which they are intended when 2 payments are received in one month because a holiday or weekend changes the mailing cycle.

Exclude amounts withheld from pay for an education program.

Advance Pay/Causal Pay - Count the gross amount as earned income.

Base Pay - Count the gross amount as earned income.

Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) - Count as earned income.

Basic Allowance for Quarters (BAQ) - Count as earned income.

Basic Allowance for Subsistence - Count as earned income.

Career Sea Pay - Count as earned income.

Clothing Maintenance Allowance (CMA) - Exclude as a reimbursement. Deduct the CMA from the total gross earned income.

Combat Pay - See Combat Pay.

Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) - Count as earned income.

Fly Pay / Fly Pay-Non - Count as earned income.

Fly Pay is payment for flight assignments as a crew member.

Fly Pay-Non is payment for flight assignments as other than a crew member.

Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance (FSSA) - Count as earned income.

Jump Pay - Count as earned income.

Jump Pay is payment for parachute duty.

National Guard Pay - Count as earned income.        

Pro-DI - Count as earned income.

Pro-DI is payment for an active duty member assigned a specific order for a specific period of time.  

Example:  Assigned to a home base but ordered to go to another base for a specific period of time.  

Reenlistment Bonus - Exclude as a lump sum, if paid in a single payment. 

Count as unearned income if paid in more than one payment.

Regular Sea Pay - Count as earned income.

Uniform Services Former Spouse Protection Act - Exclude payments from the military retiree’s pension to an ex-spouse. 

Note: Count the payments as unearned income if the ex-spouse is the applicant or recipient.