Compensation and Benefits During Training and Service
- Trainees receive a monthly base pay of at least ten pesos for the first ten months.
- For service beyond ten months, trainees receive an additional five pesos per month.
- Trainees are entitled to meals and barracks accommodation, medical and dental care, clothing, and transportation.
- The Secretary of National Defense may regulate allowances, ensuring they are not less than seventy-five pesos.
- Those assigned to actual combat operations receive pay and allowances equal to enlisted Regular Force members.
- For non-combat assignments with the Regular Force, higher pay and allowances may be granted as prescribed by the Secretary of National Defense.
- Personnel assigned for overseas service with Regular Force units receive pay and allowances equivalent to Regular Force enlisted men on overseas duty.
Clarification of Terminology
- Terms such as 'military instruction', 'trainee instruction', 'military training', 'training', 'instruction', and 'military service' are to be understood as 'training service', unless context dictates otherwise.
Effectivity
- The provisions of this Act take effect immediately upon approval.