Some to Lose Stop-Loss Pay

Week of January 11, 2010

The fiscal 2010 defense budget extends payments to servicemembers involuntarily extended on active duty under the so-called "Stop Loss" program. However, those who received a bonus for voluntarily re-enlisting or extending their service no longer qualify for retroactive stop-loss pay. Servicemembers affected by the new policy who already received stop-loss payments will not be required to repay them. However, all outstanding applications from affected servicemembers will be returned, along with an explanation of the change in law that makes them no longer eligible to receive the payments. While the services work to phase out the policy, officials have authorized a special pay of $500 a month of anyone retained on active duty due to stop loss. Read the full article.

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