S&S - Army to start direct mailings to 50,000 people eligible for retroactive stop-loss pay

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Stars and Stripes

Army to start direct mailings to 50,000 people eligible for retroactive stop-loss pay

Posted March 5th, 2010 by Jeff Schogol in Stripes Central

More than four months since the Army started accepting retroactive stop-loss pay applications, nearly 100,000 eligible soldiers and surviving spouses have yet to apply.


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"That’s prompting the Army to start sending direct mailings this to 50,000 people believed to have been stop-lossed, said Maj. Roy Whitley, project manager for the compensation program.
The mailings will have passwords that allow recipients to access a Web site that can expedite the claims process, Whitley said."


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"So far, 10,000 claims have been sent to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service for payment. Another 1,400 claims have been deemed invalid because the applicants received a bonus while being held under stop-loss."

So where's my money?