The military compensation system is made up of over seventy separate pays, allowances, and benefits, and applies to the officers, warrant officers, and enlisted members of the Uniformed Services. Examples of some of the main elements of military compensation include basic pay, basic allowance for housing (BAH), basic allowance for subsistence (BAS), and a number of special and incentive pays--flight pay, sea pay, hazardous duty pay, proficiency pay, and bonuses.
   Non-quantifiable instances of the compensation package: the tax advantages stemming from the tax-free status of BAH and BAS; commissary and exchange facility privileges; member and dependent medical care; receipt of retired pay potential; death gratuity payments; dependency and indemnity compensation; survivor benefits; life insurance plans; etc.
   Still other factors of military compensation consist of professional education and training, veterans' education assistance, reimbursable items such as clothing issues and maintenance, family separation allowances, overseas housing allowance (OHA), overseas COLA, travel and transportation allowances, and dislocation allowances.