What should I do now about my missing drill pay?

2022-10-01T00:09:59-04:00

I have been drilling with my unit starting at August of 2021 and I had pay issues ever since. I was not getting paid for almost 7 months of drill till I was finally paid my first drill check for January 2022, but I am still missing 5 months of drill pay. Because I was not paid last year, I am unable to get a W-2 to file my taxes. Now I have already filed an extension to give more time for my unit to fix it but that deadline is coming up this October 15th before I am penalized for filing my taxes late. My Readiness NCO at my company level has been working on this for a year now and my new Readiness NCO has picked up my case. I tried contacting my BN S-1 with no one picking up the phone and I am running out of options. What should I be doing now that I am waiting for a year plus now for missing pay?

Response by SSG Roger Ayscue made Oct 1 at 2022 12:53 AM

2022-10-01T00:53:49-04:00

Start with the unit administrator. They want to get you paid. If that is a bust, take a day and go the USPFO in your state. USPFO is where the finance section is. take you records with you. They should be able to help you
Good luck LT

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 1 at 2022 1:22 AM

2022-10-01T01:22:56-04:00

Have your Company 1SG and Commander bring this to the attention of your BN CDR and CSM. If that don't work, you bring it up to the BDE CDR and CSM. If that don't work, you take it to the State NG. If none of the above works, you can file a Congressional Complaint (as the last resort). Plus, I would also HIGHLY recommend that if you can get your hands on the Attendance Rosters going back to your first Drill Assembly...that just makes it even better.

Response by COL Randall C. made Oct 1 at 2022 7:08 AM

2022-10-01T07:08:39-04:00

2LT Private RallyPoint Member, as MSG Private RallyPoint Member stated, make sure you bring this to your chain of command and go higher if you don't have resolution.

Regarding your taxes, you shouldn't worry about the W-2 for 2021 as you are only taxed on income that you get during the year. You will get the pay your entitled to (eventually), but you'll pay taxes on it for the year that you get it. That means you won't get a W-2 from DFAS for 2021.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 2 at 2022 10:16 AM

2022-10-02T10:16:22-04:00

There are multiple reasons that pay does not make it to the Solder's bank. The first step is to identify where in the proess pay stopped (routing information, pay not being submitting in the system, conflict in pay...). The pay person at your unit should be able to help (unit administrator, S1...).

As to your taxes, as others have said, don't worry about it - your FY21 pay has been closed out. You have a W2 that you can use to submit taxes. If/when you get back pay for those missing months, it will reflect on your current W2 for the current tax year.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 2 at 2022 1:08 PM

2022-10-02T13:08:54-04:00

The National Guard is notorious for pay issues taking far to long. You need to start reaching out reaching out to your BN CDR and ask when you should try to reach to a higher level. I would ask them when you should contact the state command if it hasn't got fix. I would also avoid talking in person as your sole means of addressing this. If there is an issue I would also email so you have a record showing that you have tried to address at the lowest level. You could email your company commander and explain the situation and ask for a chance to talk about it. Then when you are done you can follow up with another email about the next step. You can then forward this to your next level of command showing you have exhausted all of your means to remedy this.