When the AQ test was initially released the official score for having Aspergerâs was 26 and this could provide effective diagnosis to 86% of the participants. However there were also a small percentage of people who scored 26 who would not classify for a more formal diagnosis of Aspergerâs Syndrome.
Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) is a permanent annual increase to your retirement benefit that is based on the cost-of-living index. Included in your monthly benefit (when you become eligible), itâs designed to address inflation as it occurs. payments, subject to pension caps and limitations, equal 50 percent of the previous yearâs annual rate of inflation, but never less than 1 percent or more than 3 percent of your benefit.
The Overseas Cost of Living Allowance (OCOLA) is a supplement designed to equalize purchasing power between members overseas and their CONUS-based counterparts. The average supplement is $300 per month. The basic measurement is a comparison of CONUS shopping behavior and the aggregate shopping behavior at each overseas location. The Overseas Cost-of-Living Allowance, or COLA, is paid to Service Members to partially offset high costs when stationed overseas (including Alaska and Hawaii). COLA helps maintain purchasing power so military members can purchase about the same goods and services overseas as in the United States.