The pay ranges from $75 to $450 per month. Image: Waxen/Shutterstock.com
Eligible airmen and guardians will continue to collect Special Duty Assignment Pay. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall announced Sept. 19 at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Space and Cyber Conference in Fort Washington, Maryland, that he has canceled a prior order that would have eliminated the special pay Oct. 1.
The pay ranges from $75 to $450 per month, and is given to those who hold duties that entail considerable responsibility or difficulty.
Inflation, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the high operations tempo triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine factored heavily in Kendall’s decision.
“The DAF [Department of the Air Force] knows we can’t expect airmen and guardians to give their all to the mission when they are worried about paying for gas to get to work, finding child care, and providing their family a safe place to live. That starts with compensation,” Kendall said.
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