Military Personnel Pay, Allowances, and Incentives

Army Compensation and Entitlements Policy

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

JAMES C. MCCONVILLE
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

KATHLEEN S. MILLER
Administrative Assistant
to the Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is an administrative revision. The portions affected by this administrative revision are listed in the summary of change.

Summary. This regulation prescribes policy for unique Army pay and allowances for the payment of Soldiers using Department of Defense Joint Military Pay System–Active Component.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise noted. It also applies to all activities of the Army involved

in providing pay support to Active Component Soldiers and Reserve Component Soldiers being paid by the Defense Joint Military Pay System–Active Component, formerly Joint Service Software. This regulation is applicable during full mobilization.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent for this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity’s senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific requirements.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11-2 and identifies key internal control that must be evaluated (see app C).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 (DAPE-PRC), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20130-0300.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 (DAPE-PRC), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20130-0300 or via email to usarmy.pentagon.hqda-dcs-g-1.mbx.dape-prc@mail.mil.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

*This regulation supersedes AR 37–104–4, dated 8 June 2005.