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38-557: The Assignment Incentive Program - Korea is a system which gives members of the U.S. military an incentive pay for voluntarily extending their tour of duty in the Republic of Korea . A typical tour of duty in South Korea is unaccompanied and one year in duration. This provides for a number of problems involving unit and mission continuity as people are constantly coming, being trained, training their replacements, and then leaving. The KAIP

76-748: A White House Fellow , serving as a special assistant to the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs . In 2015, Lt. General Bostick received the John W. Gardner Legacy of Leadership Award . This is the highest award presented by the White House Fellows Foundation and Association, given in recognition of proven leadership, dedicated public service, and sustained support to the White House Fellows Program. General Colin Powell , also

114-591: A $ 5B recovery program with all projects on time, under budget and of high quality. In other projects, the Corps of Engineers obligated over $ 25B annually. During his tenure as Chief of Engineers, the Corps completed the $ 1.35B Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Borgne Surge Barrier in New Orleans. This was the largest design-build project in the 243-year history of the Corps, and it won the 2014 ASCE Most Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award. Bostick worked with Congress,

152-520: A 2.9% military pay raise was consistent with this formula. However, Congress, in fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009 approved the pay raise as the ECI increase plus 0.5%. The 2007 pay raise was equal to the ECI. A military pay raise larger than the permanent formula is not uncommon. In addition to across-the-board pay raises for all military personnel, mid-year, targeted pay raises (targeted at specific grades and longevity) have also been authorized over

190-561: A major restructuring in the company. In 2017, Lt. General Bostick was elected a member of the National Academy of Construction and the George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science Hall of Fame for his many contributions to engineering. He was also elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2017 for development of new approaches to hurricane protection and for leadership of

228-461: A number of innovative efforts Bostick made significant strategic changes in the command such as moving away from individual recruiting to team recruiting while focusing on the well-being of soldiers and families. He was part of the team that developed the new Army slogan, Army Strong. Army recruiting continued to achieve its mission for nearly the next decade. As the Army's Chief Human Resources Officer, he

266-776: A recipient of the Legacy of Leadership Award, presented the award to Lt. General Bostick at the 50th Anniversary of the White House Fellows program. In 1990, Bostick served at the US Army Europe Headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany where he was responsible for helping to plan the drawdown of forces in Europe. He then served as the S3 of the 40th Engineer Battalion and later as the S3 of the 1st Armored Division Engineer Brigade. He served as

304-470: A surplus in terms of pay." The Department of Defense announced increases in military housing allowances, family support programs, and child care and tuition assistance for military families in the 2011 budget request, many of which outpace the base pay increase. A member may be eligible for some of the following pays depending on rating ( MOS ) and assignment (location and duty). Thomas P. Bostick Thomas Paul Bostick (born September 23, 1956)

342-480: Is a chance for the member to receive extra money in exchange for staying for two years instead of one. KAIP typically pays a member $ 300 (taxable) extra per month for every month that they are in Korea. Over a two-year tour, this can amount to an extra $ 7,200. Some units may allow a member to renew KAIP for a third year. Acceptance of KAIP means losing the chance to take advantage of the follow-on base program. Follow-ons are

380-523: Is given to members of the active duty military on a monthly basis and is determined by their rank (or more appropriately their pay grade ) and their length of time in military service. Basic pay is the same for all the services. 37 USC 1009 provides a permanent formula for an automatic annual military pay raise that indexes the raise to the annual increase in the Employment Cost Index (ECI). The fiscal year 2010 president's budget request for

418-461: Is money which is based upon remuneration for employment, while allowances are money necessary for the efficient performance of duty. Generally speaking, pay is income, while allowances are reimbursement. In the landmark case Jones v. The United States , the United States Court of Claims decided that military allowances are not "of a compensatory character" and "not income as well". Since it

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456-529: Is not available and the government cannot otherwise make meals available, may be entitled to BAS II. The rate for BAS II is fixed at twice the rate for standard enlisted BAS. Effective 10 February 2006, the Navy authorized the payment of BAS II. Effective 1 October 2010, the Air Force authorized payment of BAS II to members at specific locations. U.S. code dictates a rather complex equation for military pay raises, based on

494-458: Is usually available near the end of each month. The money is directly deposited into a member's personal banking account. The payment on the 15th is known as "mid month pay", and the pay on the 1st is "end of month pay". (End of month pay used to fall on the last day of the month, but in 1990 was moved one day to the first to save money in a fiscal year.) There are a few components which most military members receive. Also known as "base pay", this

532-670: The Office of Management and Budget and the communities of Fargo-Moorhead to complete the first and only flood risk management Public Private Partnership . Bostick has appeared on CNN , FOX News , CBS Evening News , CBS Sunday Morning, the Daily Show and more. He has spoken extensively on resilience including remarks at the United Nations, Risk Analysis World Congress in Singapore, and the National Academy of Sciences . In 2014, Bostick provided

570-508: The 150-pound football team at West Point. He later earned a Master of Science degree in both civil and mechanical engineering from Stanford University in 1985. Bostick served as an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at West Point. He also earned an MBA from Oxford University and a PhD from George Washington University in systems engineering in 2016. Bostick is a graduate of the Engineer Officer Basic and Advance courses,

608-581: The Army , General Eric K. Shinseki . Subsequently, he served in the National Military Command Center as a watch officer and was on duty for the September 11 attacks . Bostick served as Assistant Division Commander for Maneuver and later as Assistant Division Commander for Support of the 1st Cavalry Division. He ensured the successful training and deployment into Iraq of more than 25,000 soldiers and their equipment. Subsequently, he commanded

646-653: The B Company Commander. His company was selected as the company with the best maintenance program in the Army, and the company also won the US Army Europe Softball Championships. Bostick represented the Army in international competition as a member of the All-Army Powerlifting team in the 165-pound weight class. Bostick served as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy , as well as

684-833: The Bureau of Labor Statistics. The president is empowered to suggest a lower or higher pay raise, which must be ratified by Congress, in extenuating circumstances like an economic crisis. Congress can also vote to change the president's proposed decrease or increase. For the 2011 budget, the House Armed Services Committee suggested boosting the 1.4 percent raise. But Defense personnel officials resisted, saying they would rather that money be used for other programs that benefit military families. After an 11-year string of increases that slightly exceeded average private sector annual raises, Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick said that, "We actually think we have

722-532: The Chief Operating Officer and President of Intrexon Bioengineering (now Precigen ). He serves on the Boards of CSX , Perma-Fix, Fidelity Investments ' Equity and High Income Fund, HireVue , and Allonnia. He serves on the non-profit boards of Resilient Cities Catalyst and American Corporate Partners, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to assisting U.S. Veterans in their transition from the armed services to

760-474: The Employment Cost Index, a measure compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to track the costs of labor for businesses. Military pay increases by "the percentage (rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percent) by which the ECI for the base quarter of the year before the preceding year exceeds the ECI for the base quarter of the second year before the preceding calendar year (if at all)". Specifically,

798-777: The Executive Officer for the Chief of Engineers, Lt. General Arthur E. Williams, before assuming command of the 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. His battalion fought fires in Idaho in 1994, and was considered to have one of the most successful performances for an engineer battalion at the National Training Center. Bostick then commanded the Engineer Brigade in 1st Armored Division which included deployments to Bosnia and to Kosovo for some elements of

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836-668: The Gulf Region Division in Iraq where he and his teams initiated over $ 11 billion of an $ 18 billion construction program in just one year. He formed successful teams where the USACE engineers were embedded with the combat maneuver units which greatly improved coordination and overall success. After the Army failed its recruiting mission in 2005, Bostick was assigned as the Commanding General of U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC). Through

874-560: The KAIP money goes into effect upon signing. United States Military Pay Pay will be largely based on rank, which goes from E-1 to E-9 for enlisted members, O-1 to O-10 for commissioned officers and W-1 to W-5 for warrant officers. Commissioned and warrant officers will be paid more than their enlisted counterparts. Early pay grade promotions are quite frequent, but promotions past E-4 will be less frequent. There are two broad categories of military pay: "pay" and "allowances". Typically, pay

912-580: The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Bostick was commissioned as a second lieutenant combat engineer officer after graduation from West Point. His initial assignment was to the 54th Engineer Battalion in Germany where he served as a Platoon Leader in A Company, as the Battalion Maintenance Officer, and as

950-833: The US Army Corps of Engineers. On February 12, 2021, Bostick was appointed to the Congressionally-mandated Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America . Bostick provided the 2023 commencement remarks at the George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science. Bostick has been awarded

988-817: The appointment of Bostick as Chief Operating Officer responsible for overseeing operations across the Company's multiple technology divisions, driving efficiency and effectiveness in the application of the Company's assets toward its development projects. In April 2019, Intrexon announced the appointment of Lt. General Bostick as the President of Intrexon Bioengineering. Intrexon Bioengineering seeks to address global challenges across food, agriculture, environmental, energy, and industrial fields by advancing biologically engineered solutions to improve sustainability and efficiency. Bostick departed Intrexon in February 2020 after helping to lead

1026-692: The brigade. His brigade conducted the eleven ceremonies for the 55th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion. Always encouraging his teams to compete and win, one of his companies won the Itschner Award as the Best Engineer Company in the Army, and the Sturgis Award for the best Engineer Non-Commissioned Officer in the Army. He later served for two years as the Executive Officer of the Chief of Staff of

1064-619: The civilian workforce. He is also a Forbes Contributor. Bostick was born on September 23, 1956, in Fukuoka, Japan and raised all over the world, in an Army family, as one of five children of Master Sergeant Sidney C. Bostick and Mrs. Fumiko M. Bostick. He graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) with a Bachelor of Science degree in June 1978. Bostick was the Captain of

1102-417: The code states that the ECI for wages and salaries of private industry workers will be used. Essentially, when the ECI goes up, so does military pay, so that military salaries do not fall behind civilian ones. For example, because the ECI increased 1.4 percent in 2009, that was the military pay raise in 2010. That raise was unusually low — the smallest percent change since the series began in 1975, according to

1140-572: The commencement address at Tuskegee University, and he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in engineering. Following his military career Bostick joined Intrexon Corporation serving as the Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector. In this role, Bostick oversaw the company's strategies and programs to deploy biologically based solutions for the protection and remediation of the environment. In November 2017, Intrexon announced

1178-495: The government). It was the culmination of the BAS reform transition period. Because BAS is intended to provide meals for the service member, its level is linked to the price of food. Therefore, each year it is adjusted based upon the increase of the price of food as measured by the USDA food cost index. This is why the increase to BAS will not necessarily be the same percentage as that applied to

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1216-403: The increase in basic pay, as annual pay raises are linked to the increase of private sector wages. As of 2024, enlisted members receive $ 460.25; officers receive $ 316.98 per month. Enlisted BAS II. Enlisted members on duty at a permanent station and assigned to single (unaccompanied) government quarters, which do not have adequate food storage or preparation facilities, and where a government mess

1254-441: The military. As Chief of Engineers he led the management of over 3000 projects including: operations and maintenance of over $ 225B of water related infrastructure, large construction, and environmental and energy projects. He led over 34,000 employees in 43 Districts, seven Laboratories, and engaged in over 110 countries. Bostick organized a highly talented and effective team after Superstorm Sandy completing projects as part of

1292-490: The number one reason why the service members do short tours in the first place. Typically, if a member gains accompanied status (called command sponsorship), then their regular tour is extended to two years. If they sign up for KAIP then it becomes a three-year tour. Some services require the member to accept or decline KAIP before their Permanent Change of Station. Others allow the member the option of signing up after they have been in Korea no more than three months. In that case

1330-675: The past several years. According to Title 37 United States Code §206, the basic pay amount for a single drill is equal to 1/30 of the basic pay for active duty service members. For members of the Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces performing duties with their units on drill weekends, pay is usually based on four drill sessions of four hours per session, equal in pay to four days of active duty basic pay. Beginning on 1 January 2002, all enlisted members receive full BAS, but paid for their meals (including those provided by

1368-416: Was determined that allowances are not income, they cannot be taxed, divided, or garnished, while pay can be. (42 USC 659, et seq.) Typically members are paid on the 1st and 15th day of each month. If the 1st or 15th of the month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday the member is paid the first business day before. The monthly pay statement is known as a " Leave and Earnings Statement " (LES), which

1406-576: Was responsible for the policies that affected more than 1 million soldiers and 330 thousand civilians. He worked with the Army leadership on numerous key issues such as expanding opportunities for women, medical care for our returning troops, and religious accommodations for Sikhs . Bostick was also on the Comprehensive Review Group that made a recommendation to the Secretary of Defense and the President to allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in

1444-526: Was the 53rd Chief of Engineers of the United States Army and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . Since the creation of West Point in 1802 as the Nation's first engineering school, Bostick is the only African American graduate of the academy to serve as the Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . Following his military career, Bostick served as

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