Allowances

Army National Guard: Active Duty Under Title 10 USC or Title 32 USC (Full-Time National Guard Duty)

Benefit Fact Sheet

Summary

In addition to salary and bonuses, the Army provides allowances to offset the cost of living. These allowances are monies provided for specific needs, such as food or housing when the government does not provide for that specific need. Most allowances are not taxable, which is an additional imbedded benefit of military pay.

Eligibility

When a National Guard Soldier is called up for federal active duty, they are entitled to certain allowances that are not available during drilling. These allowances vary by state and are subject to change.

Benefit Highlights

The following tables provide a general overview of the allowances available to National Guard Soldiers are called up for state active duty. The two major areas for allowances include subsistence and uniforms. The "Same as Federal" note indicates that the amount paid to National Guard Soldiers is equivalent to the amount paid to Regular Army Soldiers on Active Duty.

**Basic Allowance for subsistence (BAS)**
State	Allowance	State	Allowance	State	Allowance
Alabama	None	Maine	State employee rate	Oregon	Same as Federal
Alaska	None	Maryland	Same as Federal	Pennsylvania	$28
Arizona	None	Massachusetts	Same as Federal	Rhode Island	None
Arkansas	As required	Michigan	BAS	South Carolina	Only in special cases
California	Included in per diem	Minnesota	Provided	South Dakota	Yes
Colorado	None	Mississippi	Same as Federal	Tennessee	Same as Federal
Connecticut	Same as Federal	Missouri	None	Texas	Yes
Delaware	None	Montana	Same as Federal	Utah	Same as Federal
Florida	None	Nebraska	Same as Federal	Vermont	$18.45/day minimum
Georgia	$36.00/day	Nevada	Breakfast-$5.50, lunch-$6.50, dinner-$14.50	Virginia	Actual meals consumed
Hawaii	None	New Hampshire	None	Washington	Yes
Idaho	None	New Jersey	None	West Virginia	Yes
Illinois	None	New Mexico	Variable	Wisconsin	Officer at Federal rate; EM in special cases
Indiana	Same as Federal	New York	None	Wyoming	None
Iowa	Same as Federal	North Carolina	BAS plus reimburse meals	District of Columbia	Yes
Kansas	Same as Federal	North Dakota	Yes	Guam	may be provided in kind instead of reimbursed
Kentucky	None	Ohio	Up to $75 plus tax/day	Puerto Rico	Same as Federal
Louisiana	None	Oklahoma	When not furnished in kind	U.S. Virgin Islands	Reimbursed

**Uniform Allowance**
State	Allowance	State	Allowance	State	Allowance
Alabama	None	Maine	None	Oregon	Same as Federal
Alaska	$65	Maryland	None	Pennsylvania	None
Arizona	Officer and Warrant Officer: $75 initial	Massachusetts	None	Rhode Island	Officer $75/year
Arkansas	None	Michigan	None	South Carolina	None
California	None	Minnesota	Same as Federal	South Dakota	None
Colorado	None	Mississippi	None	Tennessee	None
Connecticut	None	Missouri	None	Texas	None
Delaware	None	Montana	None	Utah	Same as Federal
Florida	None	Nebraska	None	Vermont	None
Georgia	None	Nevada	None	Virginia	None
Hawaii	$1.50/day	New Hampshire	None	Washington	None
Idaho	None	New Jersey	None	West Virginia	Officer and Warrant Officer: $100/year.
Illinois	None	New Mexico	Replacement uniform	Wisconsin	None
Indiana	None	New York	Same as federal	Wyoming	None
Iowa	None	North Carolina	None	District of Columbia	Yes
Kansas	None	North Dakota	None	Guam	None
Kentucky	None	Ohio	None	Puerto Rico	None
Louisiana	None	Oklahoma	None	U.S. Virgin Islands	None

Additional Information

For more specific information on these benefits and to verify eligibility, please visit the following links:

Basic Allowance for Housing:
https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/bah.cfm

Overseas Housing Allowance:
https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/oha.cfm

Basic Allowance for Subsistence:
https://www.dfas.mil/MilitaryMembers/

Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance:
https://milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/public/faq/Family_Assistance-FSSA

Clothing Allowance:
https://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/payentitlements/Pay-Tables/CMA1.html

Family Separation Allowance:
https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/fmr/current/07a/07a_27.pdf

Cost of Living Allowance:
CONUS: https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/conusCalc.cfm
Overseas: https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/colaCalc.cfm

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Allowance:
https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/faqpcs.cfm#1

Office of the Secretary of Defense, Military Compensation website:
https://militarypay.defense.gov/

Document Review Date: 06 February 2020