Of the 73 scheduled Retired Pay Seminar events for this year, 17 have already been held, in many locations in the United States, Germany and Japan. Our representatives report between 400 and 500 retirees attend each seminar. This year's most popular topics discussed have been the new Federal Income Tax Withholding tables (discussed earlier in this letter), Paid-up SBP, CRSC and CRDP, and Arrears of Pay beneficiary information.

Attending retirees will often find that DFAS representatives have live access to their account information at each seminar. Should an aspect of a retiree's account need correction or adjustment, the necessary action can usually be taken instantly, face-to-face. In any case, it is the purpose of the seminars to serve our Retired military service members, and if our technicians cannot rectify a concern on-site, they will gladly report it to be promptly completed upon their return to us. Retiree seminars are periodically scheduled at military and civilian facilities throughout the U.S. and around the world.

The following seminars are currently scheduled for 2009 with DFAS Retired and Annuity Pay participation. Representatives will be on hand to provide attendees with information on a variety of pay issues. Contact the RSO or RAO serving your area for more information on seminar details.

2009 Retiree Seminars