military seperatees, hows the last check work?

hey i seperated June 18th. Any other seperated military remember how the last check works, mines all messed up. Here's what I've been paid.

06/13/08 06/13/08 ACH Deposit DFAS-DE DEN, CO $1,160.81 - thats my normal pay.

06/18/08 06/18/08 ACH Deposit DFAS-DE DEN, CO $736.94 - i have no idea what that is.

the June LES finally came out and its got all sorts of junk on it, including some Status Det thing.

BASE PAY 2247.30
BAS 294.43
SPEC DUTY PAY 225.00
CLOTHING 453.60

TOTAL 3220.33

FEDERAL TAXES 93.03
FICA-SOC SECURITY 139.33
FICA-MEDICARE 32.59
SGLI 29.00
STATE TAXES 60.87
AFRH .50
STATUS DET 1698.70
FAMILY SGLI 5.50
MID-MONTH-PAY 1160.81

TOTAL 3220.33

+Tot Ent 3220.33
-Tot Ded 3220.33
-Tot Allt .00
=Net Amt .00
-Cr Fwd .00
=EOM Pay
.00

Wow they paid you clothing allowance even though you got out. Nice. Gotta love finance. Is the 736.94 for housing allowance? I didnt see it anywhere else in your LES. Not sure what status det is but you can expect to have to pay back the clothing allowance. Hope it all works out.

AW

i live on base so no housing allowance. i just called work and talked to a retiree, he said about 2 weeks after you get out they'll send you a statement explaining everything and possibly one last paycheck.

From what I'm reading that status det thing might be some money finance holds on to incase you owe them, then they pay after they dig through your history.

Yea, I asked about this when i got out Brownie. They said its cause its for the year prior.

even though you live in base housing while you are in the AF once you move out and go on terminal leave you begin getting BAH. Unless you stayed in the house until you terminal leave was over.

AW

I'm still in housing, $30 per day.

At least you got paid... funny! I seperated on June 18th as well, still no deposits. how long did it take you?

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that was it, no more money after that. they eventually sent me a LES that was never available online that showed how they came up with my final pay.

did you go to Balad May 06?

wow almost 500 bucks for clothing damn Air Force!!!

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Category:
Pay & Allowances
Sub Category:
Basic Pay
Created on:
2005-12-12
Modified on:
2008-07-18
Separations Pay

Your Question:
How long until I receive my final separation pay?

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Our Response:
Different branches have different timeframes to issue a member's final pay:
Air Force/Navy: Regular pay is suspended pending separation processing. The separating command will release pay due within 20 days via Electronic File Transfer (EFT). If this fails to occur, the final payment will be made by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) when a final audit is completed on the member's account. DFAS will issue any regular pay due, as well as any other unpaid balance on the account. The DFAS payment will be made via check to the separation address that was provided, unless EFT is specifically requested and a valid Routing Transit Number/Account Number is furnished.

Army: Regular pay is suspended during the month of separation to ensure that no overpayment exists. On the member's Date of Separation (DOS), the servicing finance office will have a payment sent to the member's bank account using the EFT process. From DOS through the next 20 days, the member's pay account will be monitored and additional pay action will be made for the final pay computation as required. Post separation pay audits are conducted regularly and may identify residual payments that are due to the member. If this occurs, DFAS (or in limited instances, the member's servicing finance officer) will pay the residual payments via paper check to the address that is listed in DJMS.

Marine Corps: Pay is suspended prior to the Marine's end of current contract (ECC). The Marine's administrative unit is required to submit the request for his/her final pay (NAVMC 11060: Separation/Travel Pay Certificate) to Disbursing no later than 10 workings days prior to the member's ECC. If the Marine has been approved for permissive TAD (TDY) and/or terminal leave, the NAVMC 11060 is then required to be submitted no later than 10 days prior to beginning of the approved status. Once the NAVMC 11060 is received by Disbursing, the Disbursing Office is required to settle the account and issue any monies due to the Marine on the Marine's ECC. If the NAVMC 11060 is not received by Disbursing within the required timeline, the settlement is required to be completed and monies issued within 10 working days of when the request was received. The time it takes to receive final payment varies, based on when the Marine's 11060 is received by Disbursing. All final settlement pay will be issued by EFT. Marines are instructed during their pre-separations brief to keep their current direct deposit bank account open for a minimum of 6 months after separation. This guidance is given in the event that a late pay adjustment is required on the Marine's account that results in the issuance of a supplemental payment to the Marine. If final pay is not received within 2-3 days after discharge, the Marine should contact their servicing administrative unit for inquiries regarding the status of his/her final pay.

To view regulatory guidance concerning Separations Pay, visit the DoD FMR Volume 7A Chapter 35.

For more information about Military Pay entitlements, visit The DFAS Military Pay Website.