1. U.S ARMY SOLDIER SUPPORT INSTITUTE
UNITED STATES ARMY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
U.S ARMY SOLDIER SUPPORT INSTITUTE
Determine Entitlement to Pay and Allowances
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE (BAS)
PRACTICAL EXERCISE #3
ANSWER KEY
AAA6B103

2. DoDFMR Vol 7A, Chap 25 (DoDFMR Vol 7A, Chap 25)
1. Identify the governing regulation and chapter for subsistence allowances.
DoDFMR Vol 7A, Chap 24
DoDFMR Vol 2A, Chap 25
DoDFMR Vol 6A, Chap 25
DoDFMR Vol 7A, Chap 25 (DoDFMR Vol 7A, Chap 25)
2. A Military member is not entitled to BAS under what conditions?
While in Basic Training
While deployed
When in an AWOL status in excess of 24 hours
Both A & C (Lesson Plan Notes, Slide #46)
ND FMSU received a DA Form 4187 on 15 JUN** to start meal collections with an effective date of 09 JUN **. How much will the deduction be for the month of June **?
$313.50
$ (9 JUN=1 day 25% rate)$ (21 days at $10.45,10 – JUN)
$219.45
$368.29
4. When a Soldier is no longer on a Meal Card, what is the correct transaction to be processed to stop the Soldiers meal collections (deductions)?
DN01
4002
DN02 (Lesson Plan Notes, Slide #49)
4006
5. Commissioned Soldiers BAS never terminates. When coding BAS, a letter “O” in the allowance type field identifies what?
Basic Allowance for Subsistence – Officer (Lesson Plan, Slide #47)
Standard Rations
Rations-In-Kind Not Available
TDY/PCS Proceed Time 1

3. Subsistence supplemental collections Missed meal statements
6. Military members receiving BAS must pay for meals consumed from government mess. ___________________ are used to pay for these meals.
Subsistence supplemental collections
Missed meal statements
Meal collections (Lesson Plan Notes, Slide #46)
Standard basic allowance for subsistence
Identify the two rates of BAS.
Essential station messing rate & Essential unit messing rate
Standard rate & Discount meal rate (Lesson Plan Notes, Slide #46)
Discount meal rate & Standard discount meal rate
Enlisted BAS & Officer BAS
8. Situation: PFC Solomon is quite the student of Finance. PFC Solomon’s NCO questions her every day to make sure that she is learning and growing as a Financial Manager. PFC Solomon’s NCO asks her to provide one example of mandatory pay account collections and where to find it in the regulation and she answers.....
Field duty DoDFMR Vol 7A,
Essential unit messing DoDFMR Vol 7A, 25105B
Sea duty DoDFMR Vol 7A, A.1.b
Accession Pipeline Military Training DoDFMR Vol 7B, 25105
Situation: The Internal Control section forwarded the NCOIC of the Customer Service section a spreadsheet of soldiers who recently in-processed who were not receiving BAS. The NCOIC verified their pay accounts and this was the case. The NCOIC informs his soldiers to start BAS for these soldiers using what FID?
DN02
DN01
4006
4001 (Lesson Plan Notes, Slide #47)
10. Family Subsistence Allowance is a supplement to basic allowance for subsistence. What is the maximum payable amount per month determined by the Military Service concerned?
Maximum amount of $1,000
Maximum amount of $1,100 (Lesson Plan Notes, Slide #51)
Maximum amount of $1,200
Maximum amount of $1,050 2

4. 1 - Discounted Rate; Charge
PROBLEM # 11
DN01
Fuent .
**0705
1 - Discounted Rate; Charge FI 3

5. PROBLEM # 12
DN02
Peters .
**0909 FI 4

6. 1 - Discounted Rate; Charge
PROBLEM # 13
DN01
Fryma .
**0830
1 - Discounted Rate; Charge FI 5

7. PROBLEM # 14
DN02
Peter .
**0819 FI 6

8. PROBLEM # 15
DN02 ,
Moore .
**0803 FI 7

9. PROBLEM # 16
PIO3
Milli .
**0801
**0831 18 22 16 FI 8

10. PROBLEM # 17
PIO3
Hentg .
**0801
**0831 06 09 09 FI 9