Don’t forget that you can find all the updated 2017 military pay charts here at Military.com.
For information on the upcoming payday, see 1 November 2017 Military Pay.
Service Credit Union is a large credit union based in New Hampshire. It has 14 branches on U.S. military bases in Germany and has many customers who enjoy having a local branch bank at their overseas location.
As a courtesy to its military customers, Service Credit Union offers to credit military pay two business days prior to the actual military payday. This offer requires that the service member have the entire net pay deposited into a Service Credit Union account. Allotments do not fulfill this requirement.
The exact language, from their webpage, says this:
"Must maintain direct deposit of entire net pay (NOT ALLOTMENT) into a Service Credit Union checking account to qualify. Immediate credit of your direct deposit to your Service Credit Union checking account up to two (2) days early is based upon when we receive your payroll from your employer. Service Credit Union cannot assume any liability for not depositing these funds to your account early."
It is important to note that Service Credit Union does not guarantee that pay deposits will be made early. In fact, they specify that the offer is dependent on the receipt of pay information from the employer. In the case of active duty military, pay is handled by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS.) While DFAS typically provides deposit information several days prior to payday, things can (and do) happen to delay the transfer of information.
While the early direct deposit is a nice bonus, the lack of guarantee means that you can't plan based upon an early pay date. There's nothing wrong with that, as long as you know. You definitely don't want to be standing in line at the commissary with a cart full of groceries, hitting refresh on your bank app, and waiting for your pay to be credited. (Yes, I've seen this.)
Service Credit Union projects that it will deposit military pay on the following days in 2017:
Wednesday, 11 January 2017 (see 13 January 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Monday, 30 January 2017 (see 1 February 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Monday, 13 February 2017 (see 15 February 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Monday, 27 February 2017 (see 1 March 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Monday, 13 March 2017 (see 15 March 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Wednesday, 29 March 2017 (see 31 March 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Wednesday, 12 April 2017 (see 14 April 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Thursday, 27 April 2017 (see 1 May 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Thursday, 11 May 2017 (see 15 May 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Tuesday, 30 May 2017 (see 1 June 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Tuesday, 13 June 2017 (see 15 June 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Wednesday, 28 June 2017 (see 30 June 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Wednesday, 12 July 2017 (see 14 July 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Friday, 28 July 2017 (see 1 August 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Friday, 11 August 2017 - note that there are 19 days before the next paycheck! (see 15 August 2017 Military Pay)
Wednesday, 30 August 2017 (see 1 September 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Wednesday, 13 September 2017 (see 15 September 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Wednesday, 27 September 2017 (see 29 September 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Wednesday, 11 October 2017 - note that there are 19 days before the next paycheck!
Monday, 30 October 2017 - see 1 November 2017 Military Pay for more information)
Monday, 13 November 2017
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Wednesday, 27 December 2017
Service Credit Union sometimes deposits Monday pay on the Saturday prior. While that is great when it happens, it can sometimes result in a long period of time until the next payday.
Calculate your military pay with the latest approved pay rates — download the Military.com Pay App forAndroid on Google Play or for iPhone on iTunes.
