News for military retirees

(updated March 30, 2009)

Retiree pay help

A retiree pay representative from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service-Cleveland will visit various locations in Germany in April to assist retirees and annuitants with pay problems and conduct audits of individual pay accounts. The representative will be at the Ramstein Retirement Services Office on the morning of April 20, in Kaiserslautern April 21 (Daenner Kaserne morning/Panzer Kaserne afternoon) and the Wiesbaden Retirement Services Office April 22. No appointments are necessary. Times are between 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. (IMCOM-Europe Public Affairs)

 

The MyPay system

As a uniformed service member and sponsor, you should understand the way you and your eligible family members experience how the Tricare benefit changes when you retire.

Here a few things to keep in mind as you get ready to retire and prepare to make decisions about health care coverage in retirement.

x Keep DEERS information up-to-date to ensure eligibility isn’t lost; make sure dependents get their ID cards renewed in a timely manner.

x Retirees who pay Prime enrollment fees can make payment with monthly allotments drawn from the following retirement accounts, only: Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Coast Guard, Public Health Service.

x If retirees have any specific questions or need assistance in getting Tricare information, they should call or visit their local Tricare Service Center or contact the regional managed care support contractor where they reside.

 

The MyPay system

MyPay offers faster, enhanced services, security, accessibility and reliability to all customers of Defense Finance and Accounting Service. MyPay is only for retirees and annuitants who receive their pay through DFAS, in other words myPay is not available to Coast Guard, NOAA and USPHS retirees.

With myPay you can view, print and save annuitant account, retireee and tax statements, change federal and state tax withholdings, update bank account and electronic fund transfer information, manage allotments, make address changes, manage U.S. savings bonds, control Thrift Savings Plan enrollment, provide report of existence, update certificate of eligibility and turn off hard-copy W-2 tax statements. Visit https://mypay.dfas.mil to learn more.