Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed ServicesRelease 119-73
§1004 Computation of pay and allowances for month or part of month
Title 37 › Chapter CHAPTER 19— - ADMINISTRATION › § 1004
Summary
If a member serves for less than a month, pay and allowances must be figured as 1/30 of the monthly amount for each day served. The thirty-first day of a month must not be left out of that calculation.
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Title 37, §1004
Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A member of a uniformed service who is entitled to pay and allowances under this title for a continuous period of less than one month is entitled to his pay and allowances for each day of that period at the rate of 1⁄30 of the monthly amount of his pay and allowances. The thirty-first day of a calendar month may not be excluded from a computation under this section.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 100437:310.Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, § 510, 63 Stat. 828.
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37 U.S.C. § 1004
Title 37 — Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73