Astral Vanguard Payscales and Benefits

Enlistment Bonus: 12000 KD

Training Bonus: 2000 KD per PBTC¹⁾, 7500 KD per OTC/ATC²⁾

Mission Completion Bonus: To encourage a sense of pride when squadmates are promoted, the Astral Vanguard awards a mission completion bonus equivalent to squads or wings which complete strategically important missions during conflicts. These are equal to the total weekly income of wing or squad, divided by the half the number of personnel, for each person.

Retirement Bonus: A lumps sum of an equivalent to 24 weeks of pay, plus 1/8 weekly pay as long as the soldier remains retired. Requires 50 years of service and a minimum warrant officer rank.

Consultant Pay: Retired or honorably discharged officers and NCOs may be hired to work as consultants for military academies or design projects, at a minimal rate of 16 hours of labor for 3/4 of their weekly ranked pay at the time they left the Vanguard.

Danger Pay: Soldiers operating in areas defined as unsecured or undergoing conflict receive double pay.

Survivor Benefits: If an Astral Vanguard soldier is killed in the line of duty, their selected beneficiary(s) will receive a lump sum of up to 16 weeks of pay. Can be coupled with other (applicable) life insurance services.