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US Navy auctioning off unwanted assignments

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Posted by Dar 2003-08-12 1:16:30 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 how is it that he gets paid more? normally pay is tied to rank or another special inclusion like hazardous duty pay or a housing allowance or some other such thing. I've never heard of anyone having their pay adjusted for a specific job as part of a negotiation or incentive.

maybe the navy has some kind of technical kicker pay that the army doesn't have?

-DS

Posted by DeviantSaint 2003-8-12 1:21:28 PM|| [www.livejournal.com/~deviantsaint] 2003-8-12 1:21:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 USN Assignment Incentive Pay here.

Posted by Steve 2003-8-12 2:21:25 PM|| 2003-8-12 2:21:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Big changes. When I was in, most detailers would try their best to get you something you liked, but if all they had were s**t jobs, you were shafted. I actually got a pretty plum final tour from a guy who said he was making up for my previous assignment.

Posted by Hodadenon 2003-8-12 3:34:28 PM|| 2003-8-12 3:34:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Wonder how the budget is gonna handle the Antarctic assignments.

Posted by Yank 2003-8-12 3:43:10 PM|| 2003-8-12 3:43:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I know the Coast Guard has a semi-similar system. If you took ice-breaker duty you got to choose your next assignment. Similar, but I think wiser because it doesn't screw up the pay scales, etc.

Posted by Yank 2003-8-12 3:45:07 PM|| 2003-8-12 3:45:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Saint, you get extra pay for serving overseas. This is actually a good way to keep troops in hard to fill slots. I would much rather have that guy that wanted to go to Japan than forcing someone to go. The Air Force used to allow personnel to 'homestead' at locations (mostly overseas) and it really helped with the manning. They also offered extra incentives to remain at remote locations (like Korea). There were several people that had lived there for more than 10 years when I was stationed there. That's a lot of Kimchi eating! Of course Osan AB looks more like 'little USA' than it does a Korean Town, Burger King, Pizza, etc.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-8-12 3:47:41 PM|| 2003-8-12 3:47:41 PM|| Front Page Top

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