What does NSF monthly allowance include?
CMPB presents allowance as rank allowance plus vocation allowance. This page separates both parts so you can see which input drives the total.
NSF money hub
Check the official SAF NSF monthly allowance from rank allowance plus vocation allowance, then compare it with the amount shown in OneNS.
Expected monthly allowance
CMPB lists SAF NSF allowance as rank allowance plus vocation allowance. Vocation allowance is the official term for what many people still call combat or risk pay.
Estimated official allowance
$790 per month
REC / PTE rank allowance $715 + Service / Technical vocation allowance $75.
Rank allowance
$715
Recruit or Private
Vocation allowance
$75
Service and Technical vocations
Expected total
$790
Before any OneNS timing, rank, or pro-rating issue.
How to use this
- Select your rank and the closest vocation or posting name.
- Compare against the OneNS payslip amount only after checking whether the month is pro-rated.
- Use official OneNS, CMPB, or MINDEF records as the final source if the number looks wrong.
Expected allowance$790/monthREC / PTE $715 + Service / Technical $75
Admin / support / technical
Mapped to S/N 1: Service and Technical vocations ($75 vocation allowance).
Use the service and technical band for non-combatant service or technical appointments unless your official posting or payslip says otherwise.
Source-of-truth check
- Data source
- CMPB Monthly allowance
- Last checked
- 2026-05-11
- CMPB page updated
- 2025-07-24
- Final authority
- OneNS payslip and official MINDEF records
Combat allowance was replaced by vocation allowance from 1 Mar 2020. This page embeds the checked CMPB table statically instead of scraping official sites at runtime.
Money and claims
What this tool helps you decide
Use this when your payslip amount looks unfamiliar and you want to separate rank allowance, vocation allowance, and possible timing or pro-rating issues.
Check the expected monthly NSF allowance by rank.
Map common postings to the closest CMPB vocation allowance band.
Spot when an ORD month, rank change, or pro-rated month may explain a mismatch.
Common questions this page answers
Why might my OneNS payslip differ?
Rank changes, vocation mapping, ORD month pro-rating, timing, or official record updates can change the amount. The OneNS payslip remains the final authority.
Is vocation allowance the same as combat pay?
Combat allowance was replaced by vocation allowance. The calculator uses the CMPB vocation allowance bands and labels the mapping confidence for common postings.
Official checks
Use these public references as the final check when a score, date, allowance, safety decision, medical context, or claim affects a real NS outcome.