I assume it's the Navy doing the work, maybe the Army. If either branch is like the Air Force then they'd get some nice additional money for working there. You

I assume it's the Navy doing the work, maybe the Army. If either branch is like the Air Force then they'd get some nice additional money for working there. You get a nice pay bump for working in Alaska and the North Pole. I assume it's the same, plus this would be out of country, so tax break. But yes I get your meaning. Military is assigned work, they go where they are told.