2016 Retired Military Pay Dates and Retirement Account Statements

As we wrote in our military pay date schedule, the first step in creating a budget is knowing how much you will be paid, and when. The good news is that retired military pay dates are easy to remember: you usually receive your pay on the first of the month.

The only exception is when the first of the month falls on a weekend or holiday. If that happens, then you would receive your pay on the preceding business day.

Understanding Your Retired Military Pay

Military retirement pay is handled by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, or DFAS. They handle all record keeping, tracking, payments, etc. Retirees can track their pay on MyPay.

The best way to understand your retirement pay is to log on to your MyPay account and view your Retiree Account Statement (RAS), which is a two-page document issued by DFAS that summarizes your pay, benefits, and any deductions, including allotments.

Military retirees receive a Retiree Account Statement each month, along with an annual RAS in December. MyPay makes the previous 12 RAS statements available to you. If you want to keep a long-term record, it would be a good idea to download the RAS in PDF form.

You should receive an email each month from MyPay informing you when your RAS is available (provided you have provided your email to MyPay and are opted in to this service).

Other ways to use MyPay: In addition to tracking and downloading your Retirement Account Statements, you can also use MyPay to download your your tax statements, change any allotments you might have, change your tax withholding, and change your banking information.

It’s also important to note that your retirement pay is made in arrears, meaning you receive pay for the previous month, just like military pay and most other types of pay.

2016 Retired Military Pay Dates

Here are the military retiree pay dates for 2016. You will need to check MyPay for your Retiree Account Statement (RAS).

The above military pay dates are applicable to all branches of the military, including the Air Force, Air Force Reserves, Air National Guard, Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserves, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserves, Navy, Navy Reserves, Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserves, and the Public Health Service.

When Will I Receive My Military Paycheck?

Military paychecks are generally available on the payment date. However, payments may hit your bank up to a day early, or sometimes in the afternoon or evening of the pay date.

Some Military Banks offer military deposits a day or two earlier than the actual pay date. This is common with Navy Federal Credit Union (if you use the Active Duty Checking Account) and USAA Federal Savings, among others. Here is the pdf with the NFCU pay days. Here are the dates military paychecks are available through USAA.

Top Military Banks: Here is our list of the top military banks and credit unions. You may consider choosing to bank with one of these financial institutions if receiving your pay earlier is important to you.

Source: http://themilitarywallet.com/retired-military-pay-dates/