Retirement Withdrawals. Since the TSP is a retirement plan, there is no penalty for withdrawing your money during retirement. If you stop working for the federal government, you can start making retirement withdrawals when you turn 55. If you keep working for the federal government, you need to wait until you turn 59-1/2.
DFAS military pay dates (active duty and reserve) are the 1 st and 15 th of every month unless those dates fall on a weekend or holiday. Whenever a payday falls on a weekend or holiday, pay is issued on the last workday preceding the 1st and the 15th. Active duty and reserve members are paid twice a month.
Basic Pay is the base salary for a Soldier on active duty and counts for part of total military income.Basic Pay is electronically distributed on the 1st and 15th of every month, similar to many civilian jobs.Basic Pay for a Soldier depends on length of service as well as rank (most enlisted Soldiers enter the Army as a private). 1  Regular Army: Active Duty. 2  Regular Army: Retired. 3  Army National Guard: Federal Active Duty.asic Pay is electronically distributed on the 1st and 15th of every month, similar to many civilian jobs. Basic Pay for a Soldier depends on length of service as well as rank (most enlisted Soldiers enter the Army as a private). 1  Regular Army: Active Duty. 2  Regular Army: Retired. 3  Army National Guard: Federal Active Duty.