Have questions about the DTS transition, orders, travel, or pay? Join the HQ RIO Customer Service Hour each Thursday at 1100 MST/1300 EST. HQ RIO and detachment staff members will be on hand to assist you.
Join ZoomGov Meeting
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Information is current as of 22 Apr 2024
Reserve Pay Office:
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Long Tours: 10 Apr 2024
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Welcome Packages: 8 Apr 2024
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Leave Part 1: 8 Apr 2024
Due to a surge in IMA orders, you can expect a longer than usual wait for pay submissions via myFSS. If you haven't received a response to your request in 30 business days, please contact your detachment to have your case elevated.
Average processing times once the ticket begins being worked by a technician:
- Leave Carry Over: 45-60 days to complete (sent to DFAS for processing)
- Leave Sell: 15-25 days to process/produce LES, depending on type of leave sell request
- Short/Long Tours: 5 business days to process; 8-9 business days to produce LES
- Accessions: 10 business days to process; If sent to DFAS it will take 15 days to process
- OCONUS entitlements: 12 business days to process; 12-15 business days to produce LES
- Pay Inquiries, including dates that are more than 11 months back: 60 business days
Order-Based Pay
- Getting paid for orders for 29 or fewer days
- Starting pay for orders of 30 or more days
Special Pay
Defense Finance and Accounting Service Special and Incentive Pays
- Basic Allowance for Housing
- Overseas Housing Allowance
- Family Separation Allowance
- Bonuses
- Cost of Living Adjustment
- Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Pay
- Incentive Pay
Establishing a Pay File
- Establishing a Pay File
- Direct Deposit
- Thrift Savings Plan
IDT Pay
- IDT Basic Pay
- IDT Travel Pay
- UTAPS
Contingency Pay Guidance
In order to receive entitlements authorized for a contingency area, please complete a DD 1351-2 listing your itinerary from the date you departed the states to present day. Please ensure yourself and your supervisor sign the DD 1351-2. Also submit a copy of your certified 938 and 1610 or CED order that shows which contingency area you are located.
- DD 1351-2
Leave
- Leave Requests
- NOTE: RIO RPO WILL NOT ISSUE A NEW LAN UNTIL ALL PREVIOUS PART 3’S HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE RESERVE PAY OFFICE
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Leave Sellback
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Retirement (Career Management retirement page)
For concerns regarding Reserve Pay, contact your detachment for assistance. contact the Total Force Service Center at DSN: 665-0102 or Comm:
800-525-0102 or You can also submit a query ticket through myFSS.
myFSS Submission Links
Choose from the links below to submit your reserve pay request. No travel requests are to be submitted here.
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IMA RPO Requests - BAH AF Form 594, BAH Waiver, COLA, Clothing/Uniform Allowance, IMA RPO Welcome Packages, Misc. inquiries
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Leave Request - AF Form 988 Part 1, AF Form 988 Part 3, Leave Carryover, Leave Sell Back, Other leave inquiries
- Short Tour Request - Mandatory use of the
AROWS-R Tour of Duty Certification for orders of 30 or fewer days began 1 Dec 20. For instructions, go to the
TODC Quick Guide.
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Long Tour Request - MPA/RPA Orders greater than 31 days, Pre-certified & Close-out CONUS/OCONUS orders, Temporary Lodging Allowance (TLA), Move in Housing Allowance (MIHA), Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA)
Pay-Related Links:
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myPay - Official site for Leave and Earning Statements, tax withholdings, travel voucher advice of payments, etc.
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Bonds at Treasury Direct - Official site for U.S. Savings Bonds, as well as a bond calculator
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DFAS - Defense Finance & Accounting Service - Pay Tables and much more
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Military Compensation - DoD information about basic military compensation and benefits information about basic military compensation and benefits
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AFMAN 65-116 Vol 1 Financial Management – Manual of Finance Guidance
Mailing Address:
HQ RIO/IRO
Attn: Reserve Pay Office
18420 E. Silver Creek Ave.
Bldg. 390, MS68
Buckley AFB, CO 80011