Ok here is my question im still a little confused on it my husband started bootcamp on april 10th should i expect a check on may 1st or the 15th anf also he enlisted as a e3 will he get paid for that…

[navywife12]

Ok here is my question im still a little confused on it my husband started bootcamp
on april 10th should i expect a check on may 1st or the 15th anf also
he enlisted as a e3 will he get paid for that while in boot camp and will i get BAH and seperation
pay

[Anti M]

Family Separation Pay kicks in after 30 days, and yes, it comes in boot camp.  Just not in the first pay check or two or three.

BAH takes a couple pay cycles to show up, but will be backdated from day one. I've heard both "right away" up to "eight weeks" for BAH.

Paydays are the 1st and 15th, however, what you don't know is how long his in processing days took, so you can't know if his pay will hit May 1st.  I'd guess probably not.  The first check is small, they take out for necessities and incidentals and so on.  The leave and earning statement can be very confusing because the Navy puts IN money for uniforms, and then takes it right back out.

The E-3 pay is dictated by his contract.  As far as I know, he should get his E-3 pay, unless his contract specifies "on completion of basic training".

[lemonelephant]

The "rule of thumb" is that the SR must be at the RTC at least 3 weeks prior to the pay day for the pay to go through.  Since your SR will have been at the RTC exactly 3 weeks on the May 1 payday, it is possible that the pay will go through on that day, but I would say expect the first pay to appear on May 15 (May 14 if he has direct deposit with Navy Federal Credit Union) and be pleasantly surprised if you see the pay on May 1 (April 30 if he uses NFCU). 

It will take 3-4 pay days for the pay to settle at what will be the norm for your Recruit/Sailor. As you know, pay days are the 1^st and the 15^th and they will be paid half of their monthly earnings on each pay day. Remember that state and federal taxes are taken out as well as the premium for life insurance (SGLI, which is about $27 a month). The first few deposits are not the same because the first deposit is prorated from when the Recruit first arrived and that deposit and/or the next one will have deductions for the NEX card the Recruit is issued for the things for the Sea bag and things that are needed at BC and for uniforms. Note that they get a uniform allowance, so money is put in and then taken back out for the various uniform parts.

As Anti M indicated, BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) does start from day one, but you may not see it in the accounts right away. In fact, some don’t see it until after the Sailor has left boot camp while others have noted it in that first LES (Leave and Earning Statement).

[navywife12]

Thank you guys for your comments and denise i never type anything
in the title box thats just how it pops up and i just talk to his recruiter he said
i should get a check on may 1st but thanks

[BunkerQB]

navywife12,

YOU SHOULD type something there - preferably something short and concise; otherwise the program inputs automatically the first sentence of your blog. Makes for cumbersome search by title.

Regards, BQB

[RebeccaProudWife]

Denise, the way i look at the separation allowance...it pays for the spouse to see the PIR. My husband's school is going to be 21 weeks at the least. His PIR might be the only time I get to spend with him during a 6-15 month span. I think it is a good thing and very happy if I get it, but won't count on it.