§212 Advancement of basic pay: members deployed in combat zone for more than one year

Summary

If a service member is sent to a place that qualifies for certain special pays and their orders show the tour will be one year or longer (or it is extended past one year), they may ask while on that tour to get up to three months of their basic pay in advance. One month must be approved. A second and third month can be approved only if the member shows financial hardship. The advance must be paid back in equal amounts over one year. Repayment starts on the first day of the first month on or after the member gets the advance. If the member is on active duty during a repayment month, that month’s installment is taken from their basic pay. The member’s estate does not have to repay any advance left unpaid at the time of the member’s death.