Husband is in Air Force basic training, as his dependents when do they usually start seeing a paycheck?

Does it come after two weeks of basic or we have to wait much later?Husband is in Air Force basic training, as his dependents when do they usually start seeing a paycheck?
It can take up to 8 weeks before the first pay is deposited into whatever account he has set it up with. It will be backdated to the date he started. He will receive Basic Pay, BAH (Housing Allowance - based on your zip code currently) and Family Separation Pay. The pay days are the 15th and the 1st. If he just started in November then do not expect the first pay until the 15th of December, but more likely to be Jan 1st. If he has the right information for deposit then it isn't a problem. If he is missing something (ie routing number) then he will be required to set up a new account at a new bank and you will not have access to the money until you receive the ATM card in the mail or the end of Basic.





Remember he still does have deductions on his pay so it will be Federal Taxes, State Taxes, Medicare, Social Security. Then there is the SGLI (life insurance $27 a month), FSGLI (up to $7 for spouse), GI Bill ($100 for first 12 months in military), AFRH, advance pay (Up to $300 for necessities. So the deposit might not be the highest out there.





Edited to add: Contrary to what other people say he will NOT get BAS while in Basic, all his meals are provided for him there so he does not need BAS. When he does schooling or his first command he will. If he eats in the Mess and uses his Meal card then that amount will be deducted from teh BAS. The BAS is a food allowance of $293 to provide food for the AD member only, not their families.Husband is in Air Force basic training, as his dependents when do they usually start seeing a paycheck?
The money goes into the bank acct. that your husband has set up his direct deposit to go into.





When I was in basic, I got my first check exactly 2 weeks later. I ended up getting 3 checks in basic, so you don't really have to wait 6-8 weeks like it's been said on this board.





You're husband will get the BAS, Separation Pay and all that jazz. Just understand that his first check will be very minimal. the AF loans trainees $300 to buy the necessities needed for basic, and that's taken out of the first paycheck.





Hope that answers your question. I understand how it is if you are a housewife and is depending on his income to run the family.
Aquarius B's answer was right on.


He got his pay on the 2nd pay persiod after he began. So the 1st pay period he got nothing (the 1st of the month) but on the 15th he got a very small pay.


My husbands pay was less at first because of the advance they get to begin basic. I dont know why people are saying YOU will not see any of it. He is your husband therefore its both of ya'lls money not just his.
YOU see nothing. HE will get paid anywhere from 6-8 weeks after he reports. Minimum turnaround is 4 weeks, and that's if everything got entered immediately and the cut off date was reached.( the 20th of the Month to get paid the 1st of the next month). .
it can take up to a month possibly longer.........





and since he is in basic - he usually dosent see the check it all depends on when he went in and how they process the paperwork and everything else...
We are navy and it took us about 2 weeks. You can check out HeartsOfOurTroops.com and ask other Aif Force girls who may know better then I!! Good Luck!!

becca

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