I officially retired 31 DEC 21. I am eligible for early retirement payments. How long before I receive my first payment?

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 05:28:04 -0500

I retired from the reserve component. I put in my orders 9 months early. I wish to hear from those who were in the Army Reserve and National Guard who were given an early retirement because of serving downrange and getting credit for that time. I did all the necessary paperwork, I went to the pre-retirement conference. My packet was uploaded by the G1. I received my orders a month ago. For those who had no problems with their file being lost, did you have a delay in receiving your first retirement payment?

Response by PFC David Foster made Jan 2 at 2022 6:23 AM

PFC David Foster — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 06:23:27 -0500

Congratulations, all the best.

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Jan 2 at 2022 6:36 AM

SSG Carlos Madden — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 06:36:40 -0500

Congrats Sir. That's awesome news.

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Jan 2 at 2022 6:58 AM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 06:58:39 -0500

Congrats Sir.

Response by LTC Dave Leppanen made Jan 2 at 2022 10:09 AM

LTC Dave Leppanen — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 10:09:15 -0500

Congratulations. I also was eligible for early retirement. I estimated my payments would start in March or April. I actually started receiving payments in January. If you have not received notification that there were not issues with your packet you should start receiving your payments automatically. I put also my packet in approximately 9 months early. No issues. Someone, somewhere, calculates when you should start receiving payments.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 2 at 2022 1:49 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 13:49:01 -0500

Congratulations on your retirement.
When you say you submitted your retirement 9 months early, are you refering to your retirement orders from the reserves or actually requesting your retirement money? They are seperate processes.

Response by LTC Trent Klug made Jan 2 at 2022 2:28 PM

LTC Trent Klug — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 14:28:13 -0500

It took mine 5 months, but I put an incorrect date on one of the forms and had to resubmit. From that resubmission to initial payment was just over 3 months.