CSM Mike Maynard 913962 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-57157"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fare-you-prepared-for-your-active-duty-final-pay-and-first-retired-pay-to-be-short%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Are+you+prepared+for+your+Active+Duty+Final+Pay+and+first+Retired+Pay+to+be+short%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fare-you-prepared-for-your-active-duty-final-pay-and-first-retired-pay-to-be-short&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AAre you prepared for your Active Duty Final Pay and first Retired Pay to be short?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/are-you-prepared-for-your-active-duty-final-pay-and-first-retired-pay-to-be-short" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="44717de72432ba367c4481bdc58f74a1" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/057/157/for_gallery_v2/96bca9de.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/057/157/large_v3/96bca9de.jpg" alt="96bca9de" /></a></div></div>Be prepared financially for your Final Active Duty Pay to be 2-4 Weeks later than normal pay and be prepared for it to be unexplainably less than expected. When you inquire, you will be told that audit/processing is ongoing and you "should" get "something" in about 2 months.<br /><br />Additionally, if you have no dependents and/or elect not to do SBP, they will take it out the first month automatically and "should" reimburse you your next pay period.<br /><br />I do not remember this level of detail being explained in any briefing I received, but this has been my experience. Just wanted all folks coming up on retirement to be aware so you are better able to prepare yourselves financially. 2015-08-24T10:25:03-04:00 CSM Mike Maynard 913962

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-57157"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fare-you-prepared-for-your-active-duty-final-pay-and-first-retired-pay-to-be-short%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Are+you+prepared+for+your+Active+Duty+Final+Pay+and+first+Retired+Pay+to+be+short%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fare-you-prepared-for-your-active-duty-final-pay-and-first-retired-pay-to-be-short&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AAre you prepared for your Active Duty Final Pay and first Retired Pay to be short?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/are-you-prepared-for-your-active-duty-final-pay-and-first-retired-pay-to-be-short" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="1972e13aa84acf8fa24f46a18e50aebf" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/057/157/for_gallery_v2/96bca9de.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/057/157/large_v3/96bca9de.jpg" alt="96bca9de" /></a></div></div>Be prepared financially for your Final Active Duty Pay to be 2-4 Weeks later than normal pay and be prepared for it to be unexplainably less than expected. When you inquire, you will be told that audit/processing is ongoing and you "should" get "something" in about 2 months.<br /><br />Additionally, if you have no dependents and/or elect not to do SBP, they will take it out the first month automatically and "should" reimburse you your next pay period.<br /><br />I do not remember this level of detail being explained in any briefing I received, but this has been my experience. Just wanted all folks coming up on retirement to be aware so you are better able to prepare yourselves financially.

2015-08-24T10:25:03-04:00 2015-08-24T10:25:03-04:00 MSgt Curtis Ellis 913973

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I expected this and was able to secure employment before retirement. I was also able to work at least 2 months with them while I was on terminal leave, so if anything, there was a significant increase, and I didn't miss anything financially.

2015-08-24T10:28:00-04:00 2015-08-24T10:28:00-04:00 SCPO David Lockwood 913987

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Been there done that. I wwas ready for it so it didn't affect me that much.

2015-08-24T10:30:23-04:00 2015-08-24T10:30:23-04:00 SGT Ben Keen 914061

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A good word of advice for those coming up on their retirement date. Great reminder <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="86759" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/86759-csm-mike-maynard">CSM Mike Maynard</a>.

2015-08-24T10:54:55-04:00 2015-08-24T10:54:55-04:00 MAJ Ken Landgren 914178

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The detail is not there. Local finance deals with AD pay. DFAS-Cleveland deals with retired pay.

2015-08-24T11:46:16-04:00 2015-08-24T11:46:16-04:00 CSM Michael J. Uhlig 914295

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Well great, thanks for sharing <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="86759" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/86759-csm-mike-maynard">CSM Mike Maynard</a>, rather know ahead of time than later!

2015-08-24T12:30:42-04:00 2015-08-24T12:30:42-04:00 MSgt Private RallyPoint Member 914664

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yeah this sucked.....fortunately had a buddy in finance who forewarned me so we were ready.

2015-08-24T14:22:47-04:00 2015-08-24T14:22:47-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 1437668

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>is your final pay different from what they called full separation pay since im going to the ARNG for 3 years?

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