Time Running Out for Troops, Veterans to Claim \’Stop Loss\’ Pay

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2010 – Eligible service members and veterans have less than three months to apply for Retroactive \”Stop Loss\” Special Pay.

\"300px-US-DeptOfVeteransAffairs-Seal.svg[1]\" The special pay was approved by Congress as part of the 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations Act. Servicemembers and veterans who involuntarily served or were on \”Stop Loss\” from Sept. 11, 2001 to Sept. 30, 2009, are entitled to $500 for each month served past their contracted end-of-service, resignation or retirement date.

\”This additional money, this benefit, was granted by Congress to recognize that continued service,\” Lernes \”Bear\” Hebert, acting director of the Defense Department\’s Officer and Enlisted Personnel Management office, said today in an interview with American Forces Press Service and the Pentagon Channel.

The Pentagon announced the program Oct. 21, 2009. Those eligible must apply by Oct. 21, 2010, to

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