I hear that much more money can be made in the military working overseas. I'm getting ready to do part-time reserve. But, If this is true I would consider switching to full-time reserve working at a base in Japan or some other country. Trying to make more money than I'm getting now for my family.
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I don't believe you make more money for being overseas, however, you should ask your recruiter.
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Your base pay and special pays are generally the same no matter where you are assigned. This is based on your rank and time in service. Any extra money you make for serving in Japan will be to cover the high cost of living to include housing. So that any money you make, you will need to pay those bills.
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You get the same amount as a Gunner's Mate in the Navy overseas. The same amount as a Machinist's Mate in the Navy overseas. And the same as a Hospital Corpsman in the Navy overseas. The amount you make is not based on the job you do, but on the pay grade, time in service, and other incentives (hazard duty, sea duty, etc.).
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not how it works. one there are no full time Reserve spots OCONUS for first termers. if indeed there are any at all. and no you do NOT make any more money OCONUS. in fact you may end up losing money. for instance.. OHA is the exact amount of rent up to your ceiling overseas. BAH is a flat rate, and if you find someplace under that you get to pocket the difference. sure you get COLA overseas, but the CoL is also much higher. milk runs $7 a gallon in Hawai'i. Fresh fruits and veggies in Japan tend to be about 3 times more expensive. what you are most likely hearing about is DEPLOYMENTS. while deployed, you base pay is federal tax free. you also get paid a few extra allowances such as Family Sep and Hostile fire pay.. leading to a possible increase of $500 or more net increase in income. In exchange, you get shot at, have to live in desert heat and mountain cold, and generally do not get any down time at all for 6 months running.
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Just because someone is "deployed" DOES NOT MEAN that their pay is tax free. You can damn sure be "deployed" to somewhere other than a tax exclusion zone.
