LES Funnies

TSgt Joshua Copeland — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:56:10 -0500

I took a look at my December LES and had a line that read:

REFUND MEDICARE -.02

Yep... you seen that right... I was "refunded" -.02.

Response by SSgt Mark Barrett made Jan 9 at 2015 5:24 PM

SSgt Mark Barrett — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:24:10 -0500

Lol! Apparently they didn't want your "two cents"....so to speak

Response by SFC Michael Jackson, MBA made Jan 9 at 2015 5:58 PM

SFC Michael Jackson, MBA — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:58:40 -0500

On my LES, what I thought was interesting was the .50 they deduct for the Armed Forces Retirement Home. At .50 an enlisted Soldier, over my 20 year career just the Army Soldiers alone contributed about $65,000,000. There should some retirements with hallways paved in gold around here somewhere for the enlisted retirees.

Response by SMSgt Judy Hickman made Jan 9 at 2015 11:04 PM

SMSgt Judy Hickman — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:04:30 -0500

I suggest that you take this refund and apply it to your TSP... retirement is important, so start saving now!

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 9 at 2015 11:45 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:45:17 -0500

It happens more often than you think. Financial algorithms are used to forecast how much should be withheld from our checks but as laws change, the algorithms need adjustment. DFAS tried to keep the variances low as to have minimal impact to the individual service member. But accounting is all about finding every penny, so if we are owed .02 extra, by golly we are gonna recieve it!

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 10 at 2015 12:00 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 00:00:27 -0500

Can I have it? LOL

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 10 at 2015 12:23 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 00:23:40 -0500

Mine has been messed up a couple times over my career so far but the funniest thing I've seen happened to someone else. I had an E-3 tell me he needed to go talk with the finance personnel because he was sure he had been paid too much. After they looked him up there was an awkward silence and they said "You're not retired are you?" They soon discovered that he had the same first and last name as an E-9 that had recently retired and their pay got mixed up. So an active duty E-3 started receiving a retired E-9's paycheck. It seems like SSNs would have prevented something like this but I guess anything is possible.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 10 at 2015 11:15 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 23:15:28 -0500

When you hit Medicare age, that might come back to haunt you

Response by SGT James LeFebvre made Jan 11 at 2015 1:50 AM

SGT James LeFebvre — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 01:50:58 -0500

TSgt Joshua Copeland Huh, I guess the guys from "Office Space" are working at DFAS now.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 11 at 2015 2:05 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:05:29 -0500

I've had that a bunch of times. Most recently they gave me an advance (that I didn't take) of about $200 and a debt payment of $200 all on the same LES. I submitted an inquiry because I really wanted to know what advance and debt (though the advance suggested it) came from. The response was I got paid what I should lve so why was I worried.

Response by CW3 Harvey K. made Oct 1 at 2020 9:18 AM

CW3 Harvey K. — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 09:18:30 -0400

I did a 4 day tour out of the Reserves, and got 4 days pay, but 6 days BAS and BAQ. I reported it and my next check had an additional payment of 2 days BAS/BAQ, for a total of 4 days that I was not supposed to get.
This time I sent a detailed explanation of what happened, and the final instruction to deduct 4 days BAS/BAQ paid in error. That worked.