Base Pay 2024 Air Force 1. All members receive it and typically it is the largest component of a member's pay. Military pay received a 5.2% increase in 2024 based on the national defense authorization act (ndaa) for fiscal year 2024.

In the navy, an e1 is a seaman recruit, and after four months, they earn a small pay raise and become a seaman. In the air force, an e1 is an airman basic.