Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Standard government deal...
If you're military and deployed to a location where they have to put you up in a hotel, you get generous per diem, based on local COL.
If you're deployed to a FOB in the middle of Bumfukistan, with a nice tent and all the MRE's and tepid water you can drink, no per diem. Same while deployed on a ship.
At least now they give you $225/month and a tax break for combat zone service. Even though per diem can be over $300/DAY in some places
Not sure if it’s changed but in my day officers had to pay for room and board but you kept your BAS. Needless to say the amount you paid to the Sup-O was greater than BAS, so you effectively paid to be deployed. Enlisted lost BAS.