Military Active Duty Posting Calendar 2021
Active Net Pay
Being an Active Duty servicemember comes with benefits and perks, one being a steady paycheck with tax-free allowance. You can expect your paycheck every 2 weeks since the military pay chart is bi-weekly. View the 2021 Active Duty military posting calendar below.
Active Duty Posting Calendar PDF
Members with Free Active Duty Checking® accounts will receive their Direct Deposit of Net Pay (DDNP) one business day early.
Month | Early Military DDNP Posting Dates | Early Military DDNP Funds Available | Regular Military Posting Dates | Regular Military Funds Available |
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January | 13th 28th |
14th 29th |
14th 29th |
15th 30th |
February | 10th 25th |
11th 26th |
11th 26th |
12th 27th |
March | 11th 30th |
12th 31st |
12th 31st |
13th 1st of April |
April | 13th 28th |
14th 29th |
14th 29th |
15th 30th |
May | 12th 27th |
13th 28th |
13th 28th |
14th 29th |
June | 11th 29th |
12th 30th |
14th 30th |
15th 1st of July |
July | 13th 28th |
14th 29th |
14th 29th |
15th 30th |
August | 11th 30th |
12th 31st |
12th 31st |
13th 1st of September |
September | 13th 29th |
14th 30th |
14th 30th |
15th 1st of October |
October | 13th 28th |
14th 29th |
14th 29th |
15th 30th |
November | 10th 29th |
11th 30th |
12th 30th |
13th 1st of December |
December | 13th 28th |
14th 29th |
14th 29th |
15th 30th |
Retired Net Pay/Alt
For those retired from the military, your payment timeframe differs a little from Active Duty military pay dates.
The chart below outlines the 2021 retirement payment calendar.
Members with Free Active Duty Checking® accounts will receive their Direct Deposit of Net Pay (DDNP) one business day early.
Month | Early Military DDNP Posting Dates | Early Military DDNP Funds Available | Regular Military Posting Dates | Regular Military Funds Available |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 28th | 29th | 29th | 30th |
February | 25th | 26th | 26th | 27th |
March | 30th | 31th | 31th | 1st of April |
April | 28th | 29th | 29th | 30th |
May | 27th | 28th | 28th | 29th |
June | 29th | 30th | 30th | 1st of July |
July | 28th | 29th | 29th | 30th |
August | 30th | 31st | 31st | 1st of September |
September | 29th | 30th | 30th | 1st of October |
October | 28th | 29th | 29th | 30th |
November | 29th | 30th | 30th | 1st of December |
December | 28th | 29th | 29th | 30th |
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