Kilili: Special payments for service members who served under stop loss orders now available

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan announced today that special payments are now available to over 185,000 service members, including those from the Northern Mariana Islands, who had their enlistments involuntarily extended since September 11, 2001. The special payments are $500 for every month the service members were held under stop-loss orders.
 
“We established this payment in the 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations Act enacted in July,” said Kilili. “Because our those who serve America deserve the best our government can possibly offer.

“This $500 per month payment will help these service members who literally served beyond the call of duty. Those extra months of service placed a special hardship on these troops and their families and this payment helps to compensate.

The Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay is available to service members who had their enlistment extended or retirement suspended due to Stop Loss between Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 30, 2009.  Service members from every branch of the military will receive compensation.

Service members may begin submitting their claim for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay today.  All applications must be submitted to the respective services no later than Oct. 21, 2010.  Service members must provide documented proof they were Stop Lossed with their claim.  Family members of deceased service members should contact the appropriate military service for assistance in filing their claim.

Army: https://www.stoplosspay.army.mil
Navy:  send email to – NXAG_N132C@navy.mil
Marine Corps:  https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/stoploss
Air Force:  https://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/stoploss

“This Congress made a promise to leave no veteran behind, and we are continuously working to fulfill that promise,” said Kilili.