| A Second Lieutenant is the equivalent to an | | | | and does not include additional entitlements such as |
| entry-level manager in the civilian world. Most Second | | | | food or housing allowance. |
| Lieutenants are recent college graduates with little or | | | | Therefore, an Army National Guard Second |
| no real world or military experience. They are paid | | | | Lieutenant would earn approximately $366 before |
| accordingly. | | | | taxes per drill weekend (consisting of four drill |
| In the Army, you will often hear the phrase the | | | | assemblies). |
| officers "make the big bucks." That phrase has | | | | Although it might not sound like a lot of money, it's |
| always made me laugh. My answer to that is: "it | | | | important to realize you can earn almost $200 per |
| depends upon what your definition of big bucks is." | | | | day, during a drill weekend. That's a pretty good |
| In the Army National Guard, all Soldiers and officers | | | | paying part-time job, in my opinion. |
| get paid for each "drill assembly." During a typical | | | | Also, all Army National Guard Soldiers get a pay raise |
| training weekend, each Soldier will receive two drill | | | | annually, and when they get promoted and add to |
| assemblies per day, for a total of four for the | | | | their years of service. Every even year of military |
| weekend. | | | | service, all Soldiers get a pay-raise. Therefore, on |
| A drill assembly, also known as a UTA is the | | | | your 2nd, 4th, 6th, etc. year of military service, you |
| equivalent of one day of Active Duty Pay. As of | | | | also get a pay raise. |
| 2010, a 2LT with 0-1 years of military experience | | | | Also, 2LTs with previous military experience get paid |
| earns approximately $91.50 per day of Active Duty. | | | | even more. Their basic pay is determined by their |
| Please keep in mind, this number is just the base pay | | | | rank and years of service. |