On the other hand, caterpillars and adult butterflies play a vital role as a food source for birds, lizards, snakes and other predators in the food web of our ecosystems. The butterfly wings are made up of many multi-layered tiny scales. How can these butterfly scales make an impact on human lives?
At the current time, CONUS COLA is the only taxable allowance. However, under federal law, all allowances created after 1986 are supposed to be taxable. Annual âCOLAâ goes into base pay which is taxable â COLA would be better named Annual base pay increase due to higner cost of living.
1 Housing and housing-related costs are considered part of Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) and are excluded from CONUS COLA. 2  Members must absorb the first 8 percent of expenses above the national average.  An average E-6, with dependents and 10 years of service, receives $36 per month for each COLA index point.