Apply for retro stop-loss payments on Oct. 21

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Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment arrive at Fort Hood, Texas, after a 15-month deployment in Iraq.


Apply for retro stop-loss payments on Oct. 21
By Jim Tice - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Oct 19, 2009 5:44:39 EDT

Soldiers, retirees and veterans who think they may be eligible for retroactive stop-loss pay have 12 months to apply for the special $500 per month entitlement authorized by Congress earlier this year.

As many as 140,000 current and former soldiers may qualify for payment.

Effective Oct. 21, the Army will compensate soldiers for each month, or portion of a month, they were retained on active duty beyond their contracted separation or voluntary retirement date.

Claims may be submitted starting Oct. 21 and must be filed by Oct. 21, 2010.

Payments are retroactive to Sept. 11, 2001, and cover involuntary service performed through Sept. 30, 2009.


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