Personnel Specialist 2 Practice Test

The earnings section shows gross compensation—base pay plus all eligible allowances. These items constitute what the service member earns before any deductions are taken out. Deductions appear in another section and reduce that gross amount to net pay, which is the actual take-home pay. Tax forms are separate from the earnings content and pertain to tax reporting, not to earnings. So, pay and allowances are the items included in the earnings section.