Troops fighting Ebola will earn up to $400 extra per month

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Troops fighting Ebola will earn up to $400 extra per month
Oct. 9, 2014 - 03:42PM
Staff report

U.S. troops deploying to West Africa for the Ebola mission could earn up to $400 a month in special pays, according to Defense Department officials. One would be hardship duty pay-location of $150 a month for those troops in Liberia and Sierra Leone. This entitlement is retroactive to the day of arrival after 30 days in theater. The second would be family separation allowance (for members with dependents) of $250 a month. This entitlement is retroactive to the day of arrival after 30 days in theater.

Troops on this mission will not get the combat-zone tax exclusion on their regular basic pay because that benefit is specifically designated for troops in declared combat zones. Similarly, hostile fire pay will not apply to this mission because it is not a declared hostile fire zone.
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