topic What do I put for my military pay grade as a cadet? in Tax help for military filers

What do I put for my military pay grade as a cadet?

connorgrant013 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:31:42 GMT

Military Academy cadet? You would use the pay grade of E-5.

DoninGA — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:31:44 GMT

Military Academy cadet? You would use the pay grade of E-5.

Re: Military Academy cadet? You would use the pay grade of E-5.

adisonunsworth — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 19:56:08 GMT

why?

Re: Military Academy cadet? You would use the pay grade of E-5.

SteamTrain — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 14:30:50 GMT

Probably since you are not commissioned as an officer yet. Cadets have historically been allowed to select rank as an enlisted person, in order to get use of Online TTX software for free.

.....and if you get bumped out at the 2nd or 1st class stage (Jr and Sr) before graduating, you end up having to commit to serve in enlisted ranks to cover your required service time.

Re: What do I put for my military pay grade as a cadet?

Carl — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 02:33:21 GMT

You'll select E-5, as that's the standard pay grade for a cadet at military academies such as West Point.

I don't know if cadets get the same type of LES as active/enlisted do. But if you do, then looking at it from the top left, the third box over is "Grade", and that's your paygrade. Again, I would expect it to be E-5.