My husband switch our pay over to once a month. Well, we received our first of the month pay check, like normal (half his pay) so I thought it just hadn't taken affect yet. Well, I looked at his LES for the 15th and it said $0!! How could this be?? Isn't the pay check on the 1st and the one on the 15th BOTH May's pay?? How could they hold back a half a month of pay and expect us to survive. We get MEAGER wages as it is!! Does it sound like THEY messed up or what?
2007-05-08 12:08:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Ummmm, Dennis....No, I can't LEAVE anytime I want....stupid. He is my HUSBAND so I am obligated. And no, I am not in the military, THANK GOD....but it's OUR money and OUR house and OUR car and OUR children....it's called MARRIAGE....I becomes WE. I can almost guarantee that you've had either multiple marriages that failed, or none at all. This is the way WE choose to live our lives....I stay home and take care of OUR children and he provides. I do my DUTY by standing by my soldier and being a good wife and mother. And that's all he's ever asked of me. AS*HOLE
2007-05-08 13:24:04 · update #1
Yeah whatever....Go answer more military questions and fantasize about the life you can no longer live. Concentrating on his job....Pathetic. You are probably VERY lonely. And your men must have HATED you......
2007-05-08 13:54:24 · update #2
I just had to share this. This touched me....
Message: By the way, regardless of what that jackass retired so-called USAF moron says, you ARE in the military. The Army is a team. Your husband couldn't do his job without you. Without you taking care of the home front the right way, your husband is a broken man and a broken Soldier. I have seen too many great men go bad because their marriages fell apart.
If your husband was my Soldier I'd ensure your family was good to go on pay before I went home for the day. I've done it before and will do it again, I'm certain.
Push your husband to be the best. Don't let him fall into the rut of staring at the calendar waiting for ETS. Motivate him to be fit, motivate him to study, motivate him to take correspondence courses, to get promoted, to attend military schools like Airborne and Ranger, and above all, to take care of his family - you, and his Army family. If you're already doing
2007-05-08 15:21:13 · update #3
If you're already doing all this, I applaud you.
Thanks for everything you do.
2007-05-08 15:21:45 · update #4
Okay lady, what you need to do is goto ACS (Army Community Services) and get an emergency zero interest loan to hold you over. All it will take is either his Company Commander or the Battalion Adjutant to sign off on it, and you'll have the funds to hold you over til he get's his adjusted full paycheck. You can pay back that emergency loan in installments so it won't kill your finances right away.
Just drop by his workplace, drag your husband along, and ask for an audience either with the Company Commander or Battalion Adjutant and state your case. I'm very sure they'll be receptive to helping you and your husband out.
And when your husband decided to switch his pay to just once per month, he should have asked the S-1 NCOIC what the consequences would be. Have your husband fill out something called a "Pay Inquiry" and get the Battalion Finance Clerk to check up on what happened, so you'll get some answers. Chances are you'll get the full paycheck at EOM, but I've seen some crazy things happen.
Rather than fight other people online, lady, do what I just told you to do and reduce your suffering. If you have kids, you owe it to them. Good luck.
2007-05-08 14:32:18 · answer #1 · answered by Nat 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
He might get a big check on the 1st of june. Depending on when he joined. If he joined before the 15 the large pay will occur on the 15th after the 15th on the 1st. If not he better go to Admin and find out before the 15th. He should be running to see why it says 0. Good Luck.
2007-05-08 14:01:47 · answer #2 · answered by juan68701 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reality is all offerings (military army marines coastguard air drive) base pay is the equal, nevertheless every indivdual carrier has extraordinary allowances, ie allowances for spousal housing, allowances for spousal help meals and many others. The Air Force has probably the most cash alloted toward loved ones help, then the Navy and Coast Guard, the Army and Marines are on the final of the record, with the Marines reasonably at the back of.
2016-09-05 12:35:00 · answer #3 · answered by earles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to have your husband straighten this out, and fast. I will warn you though, pay issues are never resolved overnight, when you need them to be resolved. It took about a year to get backpay owed to US (and I SAID US...US....US...US....US....).
In the meantime, do as someone suggested and get an AER loan. You may also talk to ACS about a food voucher for the commissary. The amount will be determined by the number of dependents, but you can get some help there. Also talk to the chaplain because he is authorized to give an additional voucher to supplement what ACS will give.
Trust me, it will not change a single thing for you to get upset. Just have your husband go to finance and work on getting a loan or food vouchers. Everything will work out, it always does.
2007-05-09 00:57:26 · answer #4 · answered by an88mikewife 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You get paid EOM (end of month pay). Your husband chose to end mid-month pay not you will not see the money for another 2 weeks.
I would suggest you change this right away unless you want to wait till the end of the month every month to see a dime of the money you have already earned.
here is a site that is set up for army dependents to help them understand the LES.
http://www.marriedtothearmy.com/army_pay_benefits_LES.htm
2007-05-08 12:35:17 · answer #5 · answered by Black Jacque Chirac 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Not true...the pay is set up as middle of the month (15) and end of month. The one that shows up on the 1st is the end of month pay. You should be seeing a full month's pay on the 1st of every month from now on if he is set for once monthly pay.
2007-05-08 12:18:45 · answer #6 · answered by AniMeyhem! 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Military pay is the same as in the civilian world, You get paid after the work is done. First of month paycheck if for last half of previous month, etc.
So they are correct.
Why do you consider it "OUR" pay and "WE".
No matter what you do, YOU ARE NOT IN THE MILITARY. It is his *** on the line, doing his duty.
I support him 100%, but you are still not in the military, remember you can leave any time you don't like it.
Edit
You are the type of spouse I used to hate to deal with. Its all about you, cause more problems than you solve, and contantly distract your spouse from consentrating on their job.
Coming from your type I consider that a compliment. Then I would throw your A**, very unceromoniously, out of my office.
Yet another compliment from a Fat, Dependant, Money grubbing wife, looking for divorce and how much money can I get.
2007-05-08 13:09:44 · answer #7 · answered by Dennis F 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
how can your husband switch his pay? He doesn't have the authority, he just can't change it. Do you think the military allows people to change their pay when ever they feel like it? Sounds like you are messed up.
2007-05-08 14:27:40 · answer #8 · answered by tj3son 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Yeah it does, call them and you guys gets paid crap!
2007-05-08 12:18:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Why don't you ask them?
2007-05-08 12:14:46 · answer #10 · answered by dewkisses02 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋