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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Military Service Wage Credits Military Service Wage Credits The term 'Military Service Wage Credits ' as it applies to the area of Medicare in the United States can be defined as 'Credits recognizing that military personnel receive other cash payments and wages in kind (such as food and shelter) in addition to their basic pay. Noncontributory wage credits of $160 are provided for each month of active military service from September 16, 1940 through December 31, 1956. For years after 1956, the basic pay of military personnel is covered under the Social Security program on a contributory basis. In addition to contributory credits for basic pay, noncontributory wage credits of $300 are granted for each calendar quarter in which a person receives pay for military service from January 1957 through December 1977. Deemed wage credits of $100 are granted for each $300 of military wages in years after 1977. (The maximum credits allowed in any calendar year are $1,200.) See also 'Quinquennial military service determinations and adjustments.''. Previous 5 Terms: Milankovitch theory mileometer Miles per gallon (MPG) Milestone Military crest Next 5 Terms: Military Treatment Facility Military use Milk equivalent Milk marketing orders Milk-feed price ratio About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.