The Leave and Earning Statement (LES) is a comprehensive statement which shows the service members leave and earnings for the month. The LES is divided into three major areas; Entitlement, Deductions and Allotments. Each area categorizes what the service member has earned for the month.

The service member has the option of receiving his or her pay one or two times a month. If they select to receive their pay twice a month they will receive an "Advice of Payment" (AOP). The AOP provided the service member a brief view of their semi-monthly pay on the 15th of each month. The service member will then receive an End-of-the month (EOM) LES statement capturing all the monthly entitlements, deductions, allotments and any appropriate details.

The LES also records and maintains the service members leave information, tax withholding information, and Thrift Saving Plan (TSP) Information. Active duty service members are able to go on myPay and request copies of their LES for the past 12 months. Reserve and National Guard can request copies for the past 3 months. However, service members may go into their servicing finance office and request a copy of their LESs. Read more on how to understand your active Army LES, click here. For Reserve and National Guard LES, click here.

How to obtain copies of your LES:

1. You may go on-line and sign into myPay.

2. You may visit your servicing Defense Military Pay Office (Army) for assistance.