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Enlisted Clothing Maintenance Allowance

Introduction 

Welcome to PPC's MAS Enlisted Clothing Maintenance Allowance page! 

We hope you find the new format easier to navigate and the historical information better assembled for all your research needs. On this ENLISTED CLOTHING MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE OVERVIEW tab, you will find the most common requested tools and within the menu (three lines top right), all the resources about that FY.

Authority

37 U.S.C. 418 authorizes the quantity and kind of clothing, or cash allowance in lieu thereof, to be furnished to enlisted members.
 

Definition of Terms

The terms “Continuous Active Duty” and “Continuously on Active Duty” include an interim of three months or less between the dates a member is separated and the date reenlisted or recalled to active duty.


Clothing-in-Kind Issue to Enlisted Members

An initial or partial initial clothing-in-kind issue will be made to all enlisted members upon reporting for recruit training or Reserve Enlisted Basic Indoctrination (REBI).

Types of Clothing Allowances

These types of clothing allowances are authorized for Coast Guard enlisted members (CG Pay Manual):

a. Civilian – Section 3.J.5

b. Supplementary – Section 3.J.6

c. Maintenance – Section 3.J.7

Directives & References:

Coast Guard Pay Manual, COMDTINST M7220.29 (series)

Personnel & Pay Procedures Manual (3PM)

Forms:

CG Forms & Worksheets

Guides:

Please visit our main DA User Guide page for all instructional resources: DA User Guides 

Fiscal Year 2025 - October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025

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When an enlisted member

is entitled to a:

and is in pay grade
E-1 to E-9 and

the amount payable is

1

Active Duty Standard Maintenance
Allowance (SMA)

Male

$54.87 per month

2

Female

$57.17 per month

3

Active Duty Basic Maintenance
Allowance (BMA)

Male

$38.41 per month

4

Female

$40.02 per month

5

Reserve Standard Maintenance
Allowance (RSMA) (See note)

Male

$9.02 per paid drill

6

Female

$9.49 per paid drill

7

Reserve Basic Maintenance
Allowance (RBMA) (See note)

Male

$6.32 per paid drill

8

Female

$6.64 per paid drill

Note: The RSMA and RBMA is only payable to a Selected Reserve (SELRES) member in training pay category "A" or "B." The authorized number of paid inactive duty training (IDT) periods for a SELRES member is 48 drills per fiscal year

Fiscal Year 2024 - October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024

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When an enlisted member

is entitled to a:

and is in pay grade
E-1 to E-9 and

the amount payable is

1

Active Duty Standard Maintenance
Allowance (SMA)

Male

$54.36 per month

2

Female

$54.76 per month

3

Active Duty Basic Maintenance
Allowance (BMA)

Male

$38.05 per month

4

Female

$38.33 per month

5

Reserve Standard Maintenance
Allowance (RSMA) (See note)

Male

$9.01 per paid drill

6

Female

$9.07 per paid drill

7

Reserve Basic Maintenance
Allowance (RBMA) (See note)

Male

$6.31 per paid drill

8

Female

$6.35 per paid drill

Note: The RSMA and RBMA only is payable to a Selected Reserve (SELRES) member in training pay category "A" or "B."  The authorized number of paid IDT periods for a member of the SELRES is 48 drill per fiscal year.

Fiscal Year 2023 - October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023

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B

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When an enlisted member

is entitled to a:

and is in pay grade
E-1 to E-9 and

the amount payable is

1

Active Duty Standard Maintenance
Allowance (SMA)

Male

$47.48 per month

2

Female

$48.23 per month

3

Active Duty Basic  Maintenance
Allowance (BMA)

Male

$33.24 per month

4

Female

$33.76 per month

5

Reserve Standard Maintenance
Allowance (RSMA) (See note)

Male

$7.71 per paid drill

6

Female

$7.85 per paid drill

7

Reserve Basic Maintenance
Allowance (RBMA) (See note)

Male

$5.40 per paid drill

8

Female

$5.49 per paid drill

Note: The RSMA and RBMA is only payable to a Selected Reserve (SELRES) member in training pay category "A" or "B."  The authorized number of paid inactive duty training (IDT) periods for a SELRES member is 48 drills per fiscal year.

Fiscal Year 2022 - October 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022

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B

C

When an enlisted member

is entitled to a:

and is in pay grade
E-1 to E-9 and

the amount payable is

1

Active Duty Standard Maintenance
Allowance (SMA)

Male

$32.93 per month

2

Female

$33.45 per month

3

Active Duty Basic  Maintenance
Allowance (BMA)

Male

$47.05 per month

4

Female

$47.79 per month

5

Reserve Standard Maintenance
Allowance (RSMA) (See note)

Male

$5.34 per paid drill

6

Female

$5.43 per paid drill

7

Reserve Basic Maintenance
Allowance (RBMA) (See note)

Male

$7.62 per paid drill

8

Female

$7.76 per paid drill

Note: The RBMA and RSMA only is payable to a Selected Reserve (SELRES) member in training pay category "A" or "B."  The authorized number of paid IDT periods for a member of the SELRES is 48 drill per fiscal year.

Fiscal Year 2021 - October 2, 2020 - September 30, 2021

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When an enlisted member

is entitled to a:

 and is in pay grade
E-1 to E-9 and a		 the amount payable is
1 Active Duty Basic Maintenance
Allowance (BMA) (See Note 1)		 Male $31.82 per month
2 Female $32.17 per month
3 Active Duty Standard Maintenance
Allowance (SMA)		 Male $45.45 per month
4 Female $45.96 per month
5 Reserve Basic Maintenance
Allowance (RBMA) (See Note 2)		 Male $5.36 per paid drill
6 Female $5.39 per paid drill
7 Reserve Standard Maintenance
Allowance (RSMA)		 Male $7.65 per paid drill
8 Female $7.70 per paid drill

Note: The RBMA and RSMA only is payable to a Selected Reserve (SELRES) member in training pay category "A" or "B." The authorized number of paid IDT periods for a member of the SELRES is 48 drill per fiscal year.

 

 

Fiscal Year 2020 - October 1, 2019 - September 20, 2020

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When an enlisted member

is entitled to a:

 and is in pay grade
E-1 to E-9 and a		 the amount payable is
1 Active Duty Basic Maintenance
Allowance (BMA) (See Note 1)		 Male $29.79 per month
2 Female $30.51 per month
3 Active Duty Standard Maintenance
Allowance (SMA)		 Male $42.56 per month
4 Female $43.59 per month
5 Reserve Basic Maintenance
Allowance (RBMA) (See Note 2)		 Male $4.77 per paid drill
6 Female $5.27 per paid drill
7 Reserve Standard Maintenance
Allowance (RSMA)		 Male $6.82 per paid drill
8 Female $7.53 per paid drill

Notes:

  1. See the CG Pay Manual, COMDTINST M7220.29(series), Figure 3-28, rules for the Basic and Standard Maintenance Clothing Allowance entitlements.
  2. The RBMA and RSMA only is payable to a Selected Reserve (SELRES) member in training pay category "A" or "B." The authorized number of paid IDT periods for a member of the SELRES is 48 drill per fiscal year.

Fiscal Year 2019 - October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019

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B

C

When an enlisted member is entitled to a:

and is in pay grade
E-1 to E-9 and a

the rate payable is

1

Active Duty Basic Maintenance
Allowance (BMA)

Male member

$30.08 per month

2

Female member

$30.98 per month

3

Active Duty Standard Maintenance
Allowance (SMA)

Male member

$42.97 per month

4

Female member

$44.26per month

5

Reserve Basic Maintenance
Allowance (RBMA) (See note)

Male member

$4.84 per paid drill

6

Female member

$5.36 per paid drill

7

Reserve Standard Maintenance
Allowance (RSMA) (See note)

Male member

$6.91 per paid drill

8

Female member

$7.66 per paid drill

NOTE: The RBMA and RSMA only is payable to a Selected Reserve (SELRES) member in training pay category "A" or "B."  The maximum number of drills per year is 48 for which a SELRES member may be paid a RBMA and RSMA.

Fiscal Year 2018 - October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2018

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A

B

C

When an enlisted member is entitled to a:

and is in pay grade
E-1 to E-9 and a

the amount payable is

1

Active Duty Basic Maintenance
Allowance (BMA)

Male member

$29.09 per month

2

Female member

$30.34 per month

3

Active Duty Standard Maintenance
Allowance (SMA)

Male member

$41.56 per month

4

Female member

$43.34 per month

5

Reserve Basic Maintenance
Allowance (RBMA) (See note)

Male member

$4.69 per paid drill

6

Female member

$5.26 per paid drill

7

Reserve Standard Maintenance
Allowance (RSMA) (See note)

Male member

$6.71 per paid drill

8

Female member

$7.51 per paid drill

NOTE: The RBMA and RSMA only is payable to a Selected Reserve (SELRES) member in training pay category "A" or "B." The maximum number of drills per year is 48 for which a SELRES member may be paid a RBMA and RSMA.

Fiscal Year 2017 - October 1, 2016 - September 30, 2017

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When an enlisted member is entitled to a:

and is in pay grade
E-1 to E-9 and a

the rate payable is

1

Active Duty Basic Maintenance
Allowance (BMA)

Male member

$27.58 per month

2

Female member

$28.95 per month

3

Active Duty Standard Maintenance
Allowance (SMA)

Male member

$39.41 per month

4

Female member

$41.35 per month

5

Reserve Basic Maintenance
Allowance (RBMA) (See note)

Male member

$4.48 per paid drill

6

Female member

$5.03 per paid drill

7

Reserve Standard Maintenance
Allowance (RSMA) (See note)

Male member

$6.40 per paid drill

8

Female member

$7.19 per paid drill

NOTE: The RBMA and RSMA only is payable to a Selected Reserve (SELRES) member in training pay category "A" or "B."  The maximum number of drills per year is 48 for which a SELRES member may be paid a RBMA and RSMA.

Fiscal Year 2016 - October 1, 2015 - September 30, 2016

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B

C

When an enlisted member is entitled to a:

and is in pay grade
E-1 to E-9 and a

the rate payable is

1

Active Duty Basic Maintenance
Allowance (BMA)

Male member

$26.78 per month

2

Female member

$28.24 per month

3

Active Duty Standard Maintenance
Allowance (SMA)

Male member

$38.26 per month

4

Female member

$40.34 per month

5

Reserve Basic Maintenance
Allowance (RBMA) (See note)

Male member

$4.31 per paid drill

6

Female member

$4.90 per paid drill

7

Reserve Standard Maintenance
Allowance (RSMA) (See note)

Male member

$6.16 per paid drill

8

Female member

$6.99 per paid drill

NOTE: The RBMA and RSMA is only payable to a Selected Reserve (SELRES) member in training pay category "A" or "B."  The maximum number of drills per year for which a SELRES member may be paid a RBMA and RSMA is 48 drills