Executive order makes 2005 pay tables official Published Jan. 3, 2005 ARLINGTON, Va. (AFPN) -- President George W. Bush signed an executive order Dec. 30 making the 2005 military and civilian pay tables official.The 2005 pay scales are available online at the following Web sites:-- Military Pay Tables -- www.dfas.mil/money/milpay/pay/. -- Civilian Pay Tables -- www.opm.gov/oca/05tables/index.asp/. Congress approved an average raise of 3.5 percent for military servicemembers, and the President’s order provided for an across-the-board increase of 2.5 percent in base pay for the Foreign Service and certain pay scales used by the Department of Veterans Affairs.