PAY
&
BENEFITS
Pay rates effective 1 January 2008
Enlisted Pay Rates
Pay rates listed are for less than
2 years of service.

* Annual Training Rates listed below are Base Pay
only and do not include Housing, Ration or other
Allowances you may be entitled to.

Private  (E1) (> 4months of service)  
Weekend Drill Pay $178.72
Annual Training (2 weeks) $670.20


Private  (E2)
Weekend Drill Pay $200.36
Annual Training (2 weeks) $751.35

Private First Class (E3)  
Weekend Drill Pay $210.68
Annual Training (2 weeks) $790.05

Specialist / Corporal (E4)
Weekend Drill Pay $233.40
Annual Training (2 weeks) $875.25

Sergeant (E5)  
Weekend Drill Pay $254.60
Annual Training (2 weeks) $954.75
Officer Pay Rates
Pay rates listed are for less than
2 years of service.

* Annual Training Rates listed below are Base Pay
only and do not include housing or other allowances
you may be entitled to.

Second Lieutenant (O1)  
Weekend Drill Pay $339.12
Annual Training (2 weeks) $1,271.70

First Lieutenant (O2)  
Weekend Drill Pay $390.60
Annual Training (2 weeks) $1,464.75

Captain (O3)  
Weekend Drill Pay $452.12
Annual Training (2 weeks) $1,695.45

Major (O4)  
Weekend Drill Pay $514.24
Annual Training (2 weeks) $1,928.40

Lieutenant Colonel (O5)  
Weekend Drill Pay $596.00
Annual Training (2 weeks) $2,235.00

Other Benefits
There are many tangible benefits available to Soldiers in the Army National Guard. Programs
that help pay for your college education; cash bonuses for specific jobs and excellent pay for
your service are the most recognizable. There are other benefits available to Guard members–
listed below are just a few.

100% Tuition Assistance - Click here for more information.

Veterans Administration Home Loans
Army National Guard members may be eligible for a minimum down payment loan, offered by
the Veterans Administration, to make buying a home more affordable. Members with six or
more years of Guard service or those with 90 days of continuous federal active duty service
(Title 10) are eligible for the "VA Home Loan Insurance Program."

Fly For Free
As a member of the Army National Guard, you are eligible to travel free on military aircrafts
when space is available. You can fly within and between the Continental United States,
Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Puerto Rico .

Base Privileges
As a member of the Army National Guard, you and your family can enjoy the different
privileges of military installations around the world. Benefits include unlimited discount
shopping at any Military Exchange (department store) and commissary (grocery store).
Discount lodging, cabins, and campsites are available on most installations. You can loan or
rent sports' activity gear and camping equipment. Craft, automotive, and woodworking hobby
shops offer an area and the tools to work on personal projects.

TRICARE Reserve Select
The National Guard is concerned about the well-being of its Servicemembers and their
families, which is why the new TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) program was initiated. The
program will help these individuals receive the healthcare they deserve by now allowing every
member of the National Guard the option to purchase health coverage from TRICARE.  Rates
start at $81.00 per month.  Click here to learn more about  Tricare Reserve Select .

Dental Insurance

Members of the National Guard are also eligible to purchase dental insurance through the
Tricare Dental Program.  Rates start at $11.05 per month.  Click here to learn more about the
Tricare Dental Program.

Life Insurance
Life insurance plans are available for Army National Guard members and their families,
through inexpensive insurance programs geared towards their needs.

The insurance plan offered to Guard members is the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
(SGLI), which provides coverage for a Guard member 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It costs
approximately $29.00 per month for $400,000 of insurance with smaller amounts of coverage
available. Coverage is available through age 60, upon receipt of your first retirement check, or
120 days after a soldiers ETS.

Family coverage is available through Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (FSGLI).
This program is available to the spouses and dependent children of members insured under
the SGLI program. FSGLI provides up to a maximum of $100,000 of insurance coverage for
spouses, not to exceed the SGLI amount of the insured member. It also provides $10,000 for
dependent children. Spousal coverage is issued in increments of $10,000. Coverage costs
vary among plans.
-This is not the official web site for the North Carolina National Guard -
www.NCGuard.net is solely owned and maintained by
SFC Jimmy Smith, North Carolina National Guard
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