AskJune.Military.com

How-to find your Army W-2

June Walbert — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:03:47 +0000

Q: I am trying to track down my 2011 W2 form from the Army, do you know how I can find it? –Roxanna, Texas A: Lots of folks are probably wondering about that right now! I just printed my Army W-2 from the myPay website. Log on as usual and print the W-2 from the menu. Easy, peasy! Thank you

Two times may be the charm when it comes to Social Security

June Walbert — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:08:26 +0000

Q: If I married the same man twice and didn’t stay married to him for 10 years either time but the total of both times was a little over 10 years, could I still draw on his social security when I retire? I have never remarried and didn’t remarry between both my marriages to him. –Carol, Maine A: Wow, this

No healthcare for ex military spouse married under 20

June Walbert — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:51:43 +0000

Q: My husband is full-time AGR in the Air National Guard. He wants a divorce. He has 20 years as a traditional and 11 years AGR. We have been married 12 years. I have MS. Is it possible for me to keep my benefits and medical, and what rights, if any, do I have to any retirement or income? Our

Can you cancel the Survivor Benefit Plan? Not really

June Walbert — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:28:24 +0000

Q: My husband is retired. We were married after he retired from the military. I did sign up to receive survivor benefits and have been making the payments for eight years. My husband and I have thought of getting a larger life Insurance policy and cancelling my survivor benefits. Can we do that? How do you cancel your Survivor Benefits?

Serving part-time comes with nice benefits

June Walbert — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:13:14 +0000

Q: Hey June, is it true that reservists only get paid only on weekends? –Danielle A: Your question reminds me of a photograph I saw in a magazine a couple of years ago. The picture showed a truck driving across the desert in Iraq and in the windshield the reservist or guardsman driving had placed a sign that read, “One

Best uses for tax-free combat pay

June Walbert — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:07:07 +0000

Q: Hello, I’ve been in the Navy just over nine years. Next year I have orders going PCS to an IA (individual augmentee) tour in Afghanistan. I have the TSP (since they first started the program) and my Roth IRA. I also want to sign up for the SDP program while over there, but noticed that the interest will be

Consolidating commercial, personal real estate loans

June Walbert — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:01:14 +0000

Q: I have a commercial property and a home. The commercial property has an apartment upstairs and a small antique shop on the bottom floor. I also have a home. My question is would the VA consider refinancing and combining the two together? My home is valued at $115K and I owe $25K. The investment property is valued at $100K

Unusual military divorce question…

June Walbert — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:51:49 +0000

Q: My ex-spouse receives a portion of my military retirement. She refuses to provide information for direct deposit from DFAS. I send her a check each month. Therefore I am paying the taxes on her portion as well as mine. Because of this I was directed to report her payments as a deduction/alimony on my taxes. Is this correct? –Michael,

Taxes, belated retired pay split

June Walbert — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:43:35 +0000

Q: My new wife is entitled to 50 percent of her former spouse’s military retirement. She received her first DFAS payment last month. However, the former spouse starting getting his DFAS payments last summer. (He REFUSED to sign documents for direct DFAS payments to her prior to his first payment and we had to get a QDRO written to enforce

Child support doesn’t end with service!

June Walbert — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:01:48 +0000

Q: If my ex husband is getting out of the Army, will my child support end the month he is getting out? –Charmaine, Yuma, Ariz. A: Your ex-husband has likely been directed to pay child support via your divorce decree until your kiddo reaches a particular age. This will apply regardless of where your ex works. The fact that he’s