 Welcome to All Hands Update, I'm Petty Officer Ian Cotter. The Department of Defense recently announced your 2015 military pay and compensation rates. Your basic pay will increase by 1%, except for general and flag officers who will not see an increase this year. E4 is with 3 years of service will see an increase in basic pay of $22 per month. NO3 with 6 years of service can expect to see an increase of $54 per month. Basic allowance for housing rates also saw a bump averaging $17 per month. One other change to BAH is the elimination of renters insurance, which contributed an average of 1% to previous rates. Your BAS increased by 2.9% compared to last year's rates, which means more money in your pocket. Visit the Defense Finance and Accounting Service website to find out more information on these and other changes in pays and allowances.