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Defense Finance and Accounting Service (Cont’d)

OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:

• Leave and Earning Statements: For LES’s no longer in myPay, visit our askDFAS
page. Select Military Service Members and then the appropriate link for your branch of
service.
• Reserve & Guard Members: Are you drilling for points in a no-pay status? You're still
responsible for your SGLI premiums. Find out how to keep your coverage up to date.
• Does DFAS process your TDY or PCS travel? If you can't use Travel Voucher Direct to
submit your claim, we have new email addresses you can use!
• Did you have U.S. Savings Bonds in safekeeping with us? If so (and they weren't
mailed to you in 2014), you can retrieve them by following steps from TreasuryDirect.
• Do you access myPay from home? If you are using an older version of the Internet
Explorer web browser, you will need to upgrade to a newer version of your browser in
order to continue accessing myPay. Read more for more information on browser
security.
• TSP for active duty Army/Navy/Air Force/Space Force
• TSP for reserve/Guard Army/Navy/Air Force

Power of Attorney

There are times when spouses, parents and even tax preparers need to talk with us regarding pay
issues for our military customers. By law, we must respect the privacy of all our military members
and cannot discuss any aspect of their pay unless you have a valid special power of
attorney. Powers of attorney give someone the ability to act on a military member's behalf. Discuss
this with your chosen representative and a member of your legal assistance team.

Military Service Buy Back

If you’re currently a civilian employee who was previously enlisted in the military and were
honorably discharged, you may be eligible to buy back your military service time to be added to
your years of civil service with the government.

What is Military Buy Back?

Military Buy Back, also known as a Military Service Deposit, is a benefit of Federal Civil Service that
gives you the ability to receive retirement benefits based on your military service. As a general rule,
your military service time is creditable for Federal Civil Service purposes if it was active service
terminated under honorable conditions. To buy back military time, veterans must deposit money
that covers their military service. The deposit is processed through DFAS or the veteran's agency's
Personnel or Human Resources Office.

To learn how much it might cost or to buy back time visit, How Do I Buy Back My Military Time?

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