Where will CONUS COLA be paid in calendar year 2009?
The Department of Defense, in consultation with the other Uniformed Services, considered all locations where our members are stationed in the continental United States (CONUS). For 2009, there are 48 locations (33 MHAs and 15 counties outside MHAs) at which members are paid CONUS COLA. Most of these locations are defined by the same boundaries as the BAH program, e.g., Military Housing Areas. However, all areas not in an MHA where members are known to be assigned were considered as well. These areas are geographically smaller, usually have smaller military populations and are designated in the following charts as non-MHA locations. A list of current CONUS COLA locations is available at http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/perdiem/cclocs09.
