Military retirees received 13 payments for 2011 unlike previous years that typically reflect 12 payments. This isn't a mistake. The pay schedule for military retirees changed in mid-2011 because of the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act. The Defense Accounting and Finance Service now pays military retirees on the first day of the month. When that day is a weekend or national holiday, we must move the official pay date to the previous business day. As a result, the payment originally scheduled for Jan. 3, 2012 was issued Dec. 30, 2011.
Read more in the Military Advantage Blog.
