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OIF/OEF SERVICE MEMBER ENTITLEMENTS
Contact Info: 1-888-332-7411 or http://www.dod.mil/dfas

COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUSION (CZTE) ENTITLEMENT STOPS WHEN HOSPITALIZED SERVICE MEMBER BECOMES AN OUTPATIENT.
A member of the Armed Services is entitled to combat zone tax exclusion or qualified hazardous duty area exclusion for any month during any part in which he or she performs active service in a combat zone or qualified hazardous duty area. All enlisted and warrant officer pay are tax exempt while serving in a combat zone designated area; officers are limited to the highest enlisted Basic Pay plus HFP/IDP.

HOSPITALIZATION
A member receiving continuous (24 hours in the hospital) treat may continue to receive CZTE up to 2 years.

COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUSION LEAVE (CZTEL)
Leave earned in a combat zone is tax-free. When Service Member’s take leave after departing the combat zone, the taxes associated with the leave days will be deducted/reimbursed. If a Service Member takes leave during the month of departure from the combat zone, the member accrues no tax benefit because the month is already free. CZTEL is applied to first leave(s) taken after departure from the combat zone.

HARDSHIP DUTY PAY LOCATION (HDP-L) ENTITLEMENT STOPS WHEN SERVICE MEMBER DEPARTS THE HARDSHIP DUTY LOCATION
Is payable to members entitled to basic pay; payable for either permanent change of duty station or temporary/deployed/attached duty of 30 days duration at a monthly rate ($100.00) not to exceed $300.00, while the member is performing duty designated by the Service as hardship duty.

This entitlement begins the day of arrival and ends on the day the member departs. Rates are established by specific countries and are available in Chapter 17 of DODFMR Volume 7A.

HOSTILE FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER (HF/IDP) ENTITLEMENT STOPS WHEN HOSPITALIZED SERVICE MEMBER BECOMES AN OUTPATIENT
Is payable when a member is on official duty in a designated IDP area (Chapter 10 of DODFMR Figure 10-1). Effective October 1, 2002 HF/IDP is payable at a monthly rate of $225.00. It is payable in addition to all other pay or allowances. Additionally, it is payable in the full amount without being prorated or reduced, for each month, during any part of which, a member qualifies. Active and Reserve Component members who qualify, at any time during a month, will receive the full amount of HFP/IDP regardless of the period of time in active duty or the number of days they receive basic pay during that month

HOSPITALIZATION
A member entitled to HFP/IDP, who is hospitalized for a wound or injury incurred as a result of hostile action, is entitled to HFP/IDP for each month hospitalization continues, up to an additional 3 months after the month in which the wound or injury occurred (paragraph 100302, DODFMR).

FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE (FSA)
Is payable only to members with dependents. The member is on TAD away from the permanent station continuously for more than 30 days, and the member's dependents are not residing at or near the TAD station. NOTE: Married couples who are living together prior to and immediately before the deployment primary may be paid FSA-T (only one member is entitled if both are deployed in different locations). Payable at $250.00 per month and accrues from the day of departure from home station and ends the day prior to arrival at home station.

SAVING DEPOSIT PROGRAM (SDP)
"Effective February 1, 2003, any member serving in an assignment outside the United States or its possessions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in an area that has been designated a combat zone or as in direct support of a combat zone is eligible to participate in the Saving Deposit Program after the member has served in that assignment for at least 30 consecutive days or at least one day for each of three consecutive months". Amounts deposited accrue interest in accordance with Executive Order 11298 at the rate of 10 percent per annum compounded quarterly from the first of the month of the deposit. Interest stops 90 days after re-deployment. Service Member’s can contribute up to $10,000 of un-allotted current pay and allowances (net pay).

OIF/OEF SERVICE MEMBER ENTITLEMENTS
Contact Info: 1-888-332-7411 or http://www.dod.mil/dfas

TRAVEL
Separation
Submission of Final Travel Voucher: Service Members separating, have six months from the date of separation to submit their final travel voucher to their parent command.

Retirement
Submission of Final Travel Voucher: Service Members who retire have one year from the date of retirement to submit final travel vouchers to their parent command.

WAIVERS AND REMISSIONS

Waiver of Indebtedness
Recovery of erroneous payments of pay and allowances may be waived if recovery is determined to be against equity and good conscience and not in the best interest of the United States. Applications for waiver must be received within 3 years from the date the erroneous payment was discovered. There must not be any indication of fraud, misrepresentation, fault, or lack of good faith on the applicant's part. Active duty members, reservists, and members of the National Guard, must submit their applications through their finance/payroll offices. Separated military members, military retirees, may submit their application to the address shown on the top of the waiver application form. Annuitants should contact the US Military Annuitant Pay Office at 1-888-332-7411 for specific procedures.

Remission of Indebtedness
Each case is considered, reviewed, and decided upon based on its own merits. Remission does not apply to debts arising from excess leave or erroneous payments of basic pay due to non-collection of courts martial forfeitures. Debts arising from advance leave which become excess leave upon separation, or recoupment of a bonus due to early separation, do not qualify for remission as there is not debt until discharge, and the member is no longer on active duty. Active duty enlisted personnel should submit the Waiver/Remission of Indebtedness Application, through their finance/disbursing office.

RESERVISTS INJURED DURING DRILL OR AT
When a Reservist gets injured in the line of duty while on inactive duty or active duty orders for a period of 30 days or less, he/she may apply for medical care and incapacitation pay. This authorization for medical care and incapacitation pay is called a Notice of Eligibility (NOE). Once an NOE is approved by HQ, an injured Reservist is eligible to receive medical care for that specific injury until he/she is returned to duty or separated from the service through the Disability Evaluation System (DES).

RESERVISTS INJURED ON ORDERS FOR 31 DAYS OR MORE
When Reservists are on active duty for 31 days or more, they receive the same medical care as active component members. All members are required to undergo a physical examination immediately before de-activation. Reservists on activation orders who are not medically fit to be released from active duty will remain on active duty for treatment until the end of their orders. At that time, if the issue is still unresolved, their command will submit a request for medical extension package to the Director, Physical Evaluations at the Medical Center.

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