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SAF NSF allowance

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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.

official table

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.