Some Guard and Reserve members, in reviewing their most recent pay statements, have noticed and questioned what appears to be a debt that was subtracted from current pay.

Pay for members of the Guard and Reserves for the period of April 1 to 15 had to be computed prior to the expiration of the current Continuing Resolution Authority (CRA). However, due to the possibility of the CRA expiring, we were only able to pay members for the period of April 1-8.

To compensate for lack of funding authority, the system paid members the entire amount due for April 1-15 and then subtracted the amount for which there is no authorization - April 9-15.

The amount listed as a debt is actually the amount of pay the member would have received for April 9-15. Once a new CRA or appropriation is passed, the amount listed as a debt will actually be paid to the member.

For additional information on how a government shutdown could affect your pay, please view our frequently asked questions.

Defense Finance and Accounting Service statement on possible government shutdown.

This article was originally published at: http://www.dfas.mil/militarypay/april2011reservepay.html.