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To help you plan for 2021, below is a list of the days you should expect to receive your retired or annuitant pay. Retired and annuitant pay is due on the first of the month. However, if the first falls on a weekend or holiday, retirees get paid on last business day of the prior month and annuitants get paid on the first business day of month. For example, payment to retirees for December 2020 will be paid on December 31, 2020. However, annuitants will be paid on January 4, 2021. Please see the chart for each month in 2021.

Entitlement Month	Retired Pay Date	Annuitant Pay Date
September 2020	October 1, 2020	October 1, 2020
October 2020	October 20, 2020	November 2, 2020
November 2020	December 1, 2020	December 1, 2020
December 2020	December 31, 2020	January 4, 2021
January 2021	February 1, 2021	February 1, 2021
February 2021	March 1, 2021	March 1, 2021
March 2021	April 1, 2021	April 1, 2021
April 2021	April 30, 2021	May 3, 2021
May 2021	June 1, 2021	June 1, 2021
June 2021	July 1, 2021	July 1, 2021
July 2021	July 30, 2021	August 2, 2021
August 2021	September 1, 2021	September 1, 2021
September 2021	October 1, 2021	October 1, 2021
October 2021	November 1, 2021	November 1, 2021
November 2021	December 1, 2021	December 1, 2021
December 2021	December 30, 2021	January 3, 2022

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