1. LIFE IN THE ARMY Army 101 Component Choice Branch Choice Financial
Physical
Recreational
Social
Academic
Medical
Mental
Spiritual

2. Army 101 The Army has two main components Institutional Army
Training centers, training units, schools
Operational Army
Deployable, combat, combat support units
Active Duty, Guard, Reserves
Active Duty – 540,000 (73k officers, 73k women, 56% married)
National Guard – 360,000 (32k officers, 51k women, 44% married)
Reserves – 200,000 (33k officers, 47k women, 45% married)
Civilians – 220,000

3. US Army Force Structure
Field Army
(2-5 Corps)
Corps
(2-5 Divisions)
Divisions
(3-5 Brigades)
Brigade
(3 or more Battalions)
Battalion
(3-5Companies)
Company
(3-4Platoons)
Platoon
(3-4Squad)
Squad
(4-10 Soldiers)
10,000-18,000 Soldiers
Soldiers
Soldiers
Soldiers
16-40 Soldiers
First Army
Third Army
Fifth Army
I Corps
III Corps
V Corps
XVIII Corps
10 Active Divisions
2 Integrated Divisions
8 ARNG Divisions
Command Level
General
Lieutenant General
Major General
Brigadier General
Or Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Captain
2nd Lieutenant
Staff Sergeant

4. Which Career Path? Active Duty National Guard Reserves
Most Competitive (50% of ROTC graduates go active)
Army is full-time job
National Guard
Army is part-time job
Work for a state
Units are usually Combat Arms
Reserves
Work for the federal government
Units are usually support units

5. Army Benefit Comparison
Active Duty
30 days paid vacation a year (max 60 days*)
Annual pay raises
Promotional pay raises
Advanced civil schooling
Military schooling
Career progression
Family medical / dental health and life insurance
Travel (and plenty of it)
PX and Commissary benefits
Social network
Post privileges
Reserve Duty (Guard/Reserve)
One weekend a month (training)
Two weeks during the summer (annual training)
Steady income
Still able to hold a variety of civilian careers
Promotional pay raises
Military schools
Financial support to continue higher education
Possibility of Active Guard Reserve Duty
PX and Commissary benefits

6. Obligation/Commitment
Differs greatly, depending on contract(s)
Normally, the Mandatory Service Obligation (MSO) is 8 years. That means 8 years of service in the military. Can be all Active duty, all national guard, all reserve or a combination.
If receiving active duty, minimum is 4 years on AD. Remainder of MSO can be whatever is desired (AD/Gd/RS/IRR)
ADSO (3 more years of AD to get what you want)
Branch
Post
Grad School
SLRP (Student Loan Repayment Program)
Up to $25,000 – one additional year of active duty
$25,001 - $50,000 – two additional years of AD
$50,001 - $65,000 – three additional years of AD

7. Maneuver, Fires & Effects
Basic Army Branches
Maneuver, Fires & Effects
Operations Support
Health Services
Force Sustainment
Infantry
Armor
Adjutant General Corps
Aviation
Nurse Corps
Field Artillery
Military Intelligence
Finance
Military Police
Ordnance Corps
Chemical Corps
Medical Services
Transportation
Signal Corps
Air Defense
Quartermaster Corps
Corps of Engineers

8. Army Life After College
Wait for your orders (weeks, months)
Reserve/Guard – find a job
Active Duty/Gd/Rsv can do Gold Bar Recruiter on any campus
Active Duty 2LTs can do summer training camps (LDAC/LTC)
Attend Basic Officer Leader’s Course - Branch (BOLC - B)
At basic branch training institution
Varies from 13 to 20 weeks (AV = 1 year)
Follow on schooling (airborne, ranger, air assault)
Report to first duty station (active duty) or to work (NG/AR)

9. Army Career After BOLC-B

10. The Active Army Divisions
Armored
Mechanized
Airborne
Air Assault
Light 1
OLD IRONSIDES 1
1st ID
Fort Riley, KS
1st Armored Div
Germany
2nd ID
Korea
82nd ABN Div
Fort Bragg, NC
101st AASLT Div
Ft. Campbell, KY
10th Mtn Div
Ft. Drum, NY
3rd ID
Fort Stewart, GA
1st Cavalry Div
Fort Hood, TX
4th ID
Fort Hood, TX
25th Inf Div
Hawaii

11. Army CONUS Stations

12. Army OCONUS Stations

13. CRAWFORDSVILLE 81st TC (32)
SOUTH BEND
190 TC BN HQ (49)
C/1-297 IN (131)
381 MP CS Det (70)
Det Rgt
NEW GARY ARMORY
D/1-297 IN (79)
C(-) 238 GSAB (64)
Det 1 B/1-112 Avn (23)
938 MP Det (45)
GARY
113 EN BN HQ (173)
Det TC Co (83)
MICHIGAN CITY
938 MP Det (45)
ELKHART
1538th TC Co (173)
193 MP I/R (12)
ANGOLA Det 1 C/1-293 IN (51)
HAMMOND D/1-297 IN (79)
LAPORTE 1613 EN SPT CO (121)
FORT WAYNE
HHC/1-293 IN (211) B/1-293 IN (131)
C(-)/1-293 IN (80)
E/113 FSC IN (127)
338 QM Fld Svc Co (122) - ANG
Det Rgt
GARY
VALPARAISO 713 EN SAPPER CO (104)
WARSAW
A(-)/1-293 IN (80)
PLYMOUTH 381 MP CS Co (100)
RENSSELAER
Det 1 C/1-294 IN (51)
LOGANSPORT
C(-)/1-294 IN (80)
Auto Rep Plt (35)
HUNTINGTON
D/1-293 IN (79)
State Draft 6.0 BY COMMAND
INDIANAPOLIS
STOUT FIELD (Bld 1,2,3,5)
HHD JFHQ (264)
Contract Tm (8)
TMDE Tm (7)
Bld 4
120 PAD (8)
Bld 7
53rd CST (22)
Bld 9
E (TA) FA (90) 138 AG (27) 433 AG (47)
826 AG (47)
939 MP Det (45)
438 Chem (-) (74)
CRC OD Co (-) (95)
RAYTHEON HANGER 3
DET 10 OSACOM (8) DET 3 D CO 126 AV (9)
DIVISION ARMORY
UEx HHC 38 (313)
UEx TAC CP (174)
881/882 LNO DETS (4)
UEx 38 STB HHC (199) HHC 38 AVN UA (119)
C/1-151 IN (131)
Det Rgt
TYNDALL ARMORY
HHC 76th BCT (149)
76 STB MI CO (72)
76 STB HHC (188)
FORT BEN HARRISON
Det 18 R & R (147)
Band (40)
138 FI HQ (30)
176 FI DET (23)
177 FI DET (23)
178 FI DET (23)
NAVAL ARMORY
DET 1 (SS) JFHQ
MONTICELLO
738 MED CO (82)
PERU
Det1/A/1-293 IN (51)
BLUFFTON
Cav Trp 1 (46)
Cav Trp 2 (46)
REMINGTON
1638 TC Co (-) (90)
DELPHI
38 MP CS DET (70)
Det Rgt
MARION
EEE/38 SUST BDE (97)
PORTLAND
BOSWELL
LAFAYETTE
HHC/638 ASB(168)
A/638 ASB (179)
KOKOMO
HHC/38 SUST BDE (206)
HARTFORD CITY
D/1-294 IN (79)
FRANKFORT
Det FSC (65)
MUNCIE
HHC/113 SPT (78)
A/113 SPT (189)
Det Rgt
ATTICA
ELWOOD
SIG/38 SUST (55)
DARLINGTON
CRAWFORDSVILLE 81st TC (32)
135 CH Det (2)
139 FSC (-) (70)
KEMPTON
ANDERSON
UEx STB SIG (158)
C/638 ASB (43)
LEBANON
C FA (103)
WINCHESTER
76 STB EN CO (75)
FUTURE STRUCTURE ARMORIES
Draft 6.0 (1 total):
Hammond
NEW CASTLE
BfSB SIG Co (70)
ROCKVILLE
B/2-150 FA (103)
DANVILLE 38 MP CO (-) (100)
NOBLESVILLE
C(MED)/113 SPT (70)
INDIANAPOLIS
GREENCASTLE
A FA (103)
GREENFIELD
76 STB SIG (59)
RICHMOND
B/113 SPT (91)
CURRENT UNSTATIONED ARMORIES
Draft 6.0 (8 total):
Boswell, Attica, Darlington, Portland,
Michigan City, Terre Haute 9th St.,
Spencer, Kempton
BRAZIL 138 QM Spt Co (152)
MARTINSVILLE
B/1-151 IN (131)
TERRE HAUTE 519 CSSB HHD (76)
Det Chem (75)
F/113 FSC IN (127)
Det 9 138th Rgt
SHELBYVILLE
CONNERSVILLE
B/1-152 RSTA (75)
CAMP ATTERBURY
COLUMBUS
R&S Bn HQ (87)
SHELBYVILLE
AVN GSAB (184)
AVN (75)
-Det 2 B/ 638 ASB (30)
SPENCER
BLOOMINGTON HHB/2-150 (89)
384 MP CO (-) (100)
NORTH VERNON
DET 1413 EN VERT CO (92)
LINTON A (-)/1-151 IN (80)
VINCENNES
Det 1 A (51)
GSE OD Plt (27)
SEYMOUR
LRS Co (126)
MADISON
A Trp RSTA (75)
CAMP ATTERBURY
-HHD ISU -HQ 138th Rgt (Cbt Arms) (Cbt Arms)
- Det 2, JFHQ (SARTS)
- Firefighter Dets (18)
ATTERBURY ARMORY
-BfSB BDE HQ (162) -DET 17 MD Cmd (95) -F/3-238 ATS (45) -215 MED (82)
-1438 TC Co (177)
-Auto Rep/Arm Rep (58)
-1413 EN VERT (-) (70)
-1313 EN HORZ CO (162)
-Det th Rgt
BEDFORD
BfSB FSC (192)
WASHINGTON D /1-151 IN (79)
SCOTTSBURG
D/113 RSTA FSC (102)
Det 6 138th Rgt
JASPER
HHC (-)/1-151 (141)
SALEM
C Trp RSTA (81)
EVANSVILLE
HHB FA (104) A FA (94) B FA (94)
G/113 FSC FA (92)
384 MP CS DET (70)
Det 5 138th Rgt
NEW ALBANY
HHT RSTA (129)
387 MP I/R Co (124)
TELL CITY
Det 1 HHC IN (70)
LEGEND
Red – 38 DIV Blue – 76 BDE
Green – 81st TC
Black – Non-Aligned

14. Service members do not have to live in the same state as their TPU unit. They just have to drill and attend annual training when scheduled.
The U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) is responsible for Troop Program Unit (TPU) Soldiers. The US Army Reserve Command, a major subordinate command of U.S. Army Forces Command, commands, controls, and supports all Army Reserve troop units in the continental United States with the exception of Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs units. The USARC also ensures the readiness of its forces and prepares the nearly 1,700 units under its command to mobilize and deploy to a wartime theater of operation.

15. The Army Is Engaged Worldwide
(~150,000 soldiers deployed)
Ecuador/Peru
El Salvador
Honduras
Sinai MFO
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
National Guard Counter Drug Support
Haiti
Kosovo
Bosnia
Albania
Germany
Turkey
Korea
Vietnam
JTF Full
Accounting
Hungary
Egypt
Macedonia
Speaker A: As we said earlier readiness today means the Army can fulfill its responsibilities in carrying out its part of the National Military Strategy. This snapshot of a typical Army day shows that approximately 150 thousand soldiers are forward stationed or deployed overseas helping to shape the world environment and respond to crises.
Speaker B: On any given day in 1999, more than 27 thousand Army families were without their soldier, who was deployed to one of more than 300 missions in 70 countries around the world. That’s a busy Army!

16. Financial (Active Duty)
Monthly Pay = Base + Housing (BAH) + Subsistence (BAS) + Special Pay
Payment by EFT every 2 weeks
Pay raises every year (~3.5%), with every promotion, and at every 2nd year of service mark
Housing is provided on base for all, in exchange for BAH, if you choose.
Free tax return assistance/filing
Free legal aid (wills, powers of attorney)
Retirement Pay – 50% ++

17. Base Pay (Active Duty, 2012 rates)
Pay raise each year (2% - 3% usually)
Officer promotions usually occur at years 2, 4, 8, 16

18. Drill Pay (for one weekend, 2012 rates)
Soldiers usually are paid the full drill pay for one weekend of drill. This usually occurs times each year.
In the summer, NG/AR Soldiers usually attend a two-week Annual Training, or “AT”, and are paid for two weeks of active duty

19. Other Recurring Payments
Housing (BAH)
Different rates for single, married, dual-military
BAH varies based on location (more for expensive areas)
Base rate of BAH is set at $565/mo for single LT to $1004 for married CPT
Example: BAH for Purdue is $1173 for married 2LT, $969 for single 2LT (add $300 for New York, $900 for Hawaii)
Subsistence (BAS)
$223 for officers, $324 for enlisted
Your salary as a new 2LT in the Summer of 2014 would be approx $55,000, with only 2/3 of that taxed, and no health expenses (so add ~ $10,000)

20. Special Pay
Family Separation - $250 for month for each month separated
Hazardous Duty Pay/Imminent Danger Pay - $375
Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (no federal taxes while deployed)
Aviation Pay
Health Professional Pay
Dive Pay, Jump Pay
Language Proficiency
Savings Plan while deployed (earn 10%)
Clothing Allowance (officers – once, $400)
Temporary Duty Pay (travel, lodging, meals)
Dislocation Allowance (= BAH++)
Do-it-yourself (DITY) moves (gov’t moves you free)

21. Other Financial Benefits
Health Insurance – full coverage, no cost
Dental Insurance – full coverage, small cost for family
Life Insurance - $400,000 soldier, $100,000 family for minimal cost
Loan deferment for active duty (must speak w/ your lender)
AER loans (emergency)
Financial Counseling
Post Exchange / Commissary shopping

22. Physical PT every day (and you supervise/lead) Excellent gyms on base
PT facilities (tracks, PT sheds) everywhere
Organized aerobics, CR, dance for all
Intra-mural sports
All Army Sports
Olympians (19 soldiers were in China!)
World Class Athlete Program

23. Recreational MWR – Morale, Welfare, Recreation www.armymwr.com
Gyms
Golfing
Bowling
Hunting
Fishing
Boating
Skeet/ranges
Hiking / Parks
Paintball
Lake activities
Scuba/sky diving
Auto crafts
Arts and Crafts
Soldier Show
Concerts
Holiday Events
BOSS (Single Soldiers)
Youth Sports
Child Services/Events
Camping/RV spots, rentals
Movie Theater
Local trips
Reduced prices for local events
Pro sports events
Clubs/lounges on post
Lodging across the world
AFRC (Hawaii, Disney, Europe)
Space-A travel

24. Social Restaurants, lounges, clubs on post
Holiday meals in the dining facilities
Dining In/Dining Out
Unit runs
Spouses’ groups (Wives Clubs, PWOC)
Hails and Farewells
Army Ball, Branch/Regimental Balls
Dances (Father-Daughter, youth)
Formal/informal socials/parties with unit
Family Fridays
Army Family Team Building
Support to local events, Special Olympics

27. Academic/Technical Officer Training (BOLC-B, Captains Course, ILE)
Enlisted Training (BCT/AIT, WLC, BNCOC, ANCOC)
Specialty (ABN, AAS, RGR, SPR, Dive)
Professional Bulletins and seminars
Technical (NBC, Safety, Pre-command, MOS specialty)
Correspondence
On-line training/courses
Knowledge base/portals
Rosetta Stone (do this NOW for extra points on OMS)
Education Centers and Libraries on post
College (tuition assistance, entrance tests, ACT/SAT, Adv Civil Schooling, FFLEP, PT-Baylor)
GI Bill is AMAZING! 36 months of tuition, books, housing for you and/or your family members.

29. Medical Tricare – Insurance plan for military
Large hospital on base, many clinics and aid stations
Several dental clinics on base (for soldiers)
Veterinary Services

30. Mental Army Community Service – ACS Counseling Marital Financial
Career
Academic
Physical
Substance Abuse

31. Spiritual Many chapels on base
Many services each Sunday/Wed for all denominations
Chaplains are assigned to Battalions
Marriage retreats, single soldier events
Bible studies, men of faith events, Christian concerts on base
Officer Christian Fellowship (OCF), Navigators

32. LIFE IN THE ARMY Army 101 Component Choice Branch Choice Financial
Physical
Recreational
Social
Academic
Medical
Mental
Spiritual