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#### **Quick ToolsaskDFAS****Forms Library****  ****Frequently Asked Questions**

#### **Customer Service**

**800-321-1080**M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET

                        - Quick Tools
                        - News and Events                            - News
                          - Upcoming Retiree Events
                          - Retiree Newsletter
                          - Retiree Newsletter Archive
                          - Survivor SBP Newsletter
                        - About R&A Pay                            - Who We Are, What We Do
                          - How Long Does It Take?
                          - Who Should I Contact: DFAS, the VA or the Military?
                        - Plan for Retirement                            - Types of Retirement
                          - Eligibility
                          - Recall to Active Duty
                          - Estimate Your Pay
                          - Separation Payments
                        - Apply for Retirement                            - How to Apply
                          - Transfer Allotments
                          - Receiving Your Pay
                        - Managing Your Retirement                            - Pay Schedule
                          - Change of Address
                          - Direct Deposit
                          - International Direct Deposit
                          - Using myPay
                          - Retiree Account Statement
                          - Allotments
                          - Pay Verification
                          - Taxes
                          - Powers of Attorney/Third Party Representatives for Retirees
                        - Gray Area Retirees
                        - Disability Entitlements                            - Disability Retirement
                          - CRSC and CRDP Payment
                          - Combat Related Special Compensation
                          - Concurrent Retirement Disability Pay
                          - Comparing CRSC and CRDP
                          - Applying for CRSC
                          - VA Waiver and Retired Pay
                          - CRDP CRSC FAQs
                        - Provide for Loved Ones                            - Two Ways to Prepare
                          - Survivor Benefit Plan
                          - Arrears of Pay
                          - Reserve Component SBP
                          - Secondary Dependency
                          - Branch Contact Information
                        - Survivors and Beneficiaries                            - Report a Retiree's Death
                          - Start an SBP Annuity
                          - Manage Your SBP Annuity
                          - SBP-DIC News
                          - SBP2023 Optional Child Annuity Reversion
                          - Understanding SBP, DIC and SSIA
                          - School Certifications
                          - Powers of Attorney/Third Party Representatives for Annuitants
                          - Starting SBP for Gray-Area Reservist
                          - Report SBP Annuitant's Death
                          - Survivor Benefit and Arrears of Pay Frequently Asked Questions
                          - DFAS Survivor SBP Newsletter
                        - Secondary Dependency
                        - SBP Open Season NDAA2023

#### **Recall to Active Duty**

If you have been recalled to active duty from retirement, your retired pay is stopped, and you are placed on the payroll of an active duty Branch of Service. Please consider the following points regarding your pay.

##### **Retired Pay Stops When You Are Recalled**

When you are recalled to active duty, your retired pay stops the day before you resume active duty. This may have an impact on your financial situation, especially if you have allotments.

##### **Re-establish Your Allotments**

Allotments paid from your retired pay account are stopped while you are in a recalled (active duty) status. If you want your allotments to continue to be paid while you are on active duty, you must work with your Branch of Service or use **myPay**to have them deducted from your active duty pay.

For information about re-establishing allotments when you return to retirement, visit the **Returning to Retirement page**. 

##### **Changing Your Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) Election After Recall**

The SBP election that you made when you retired cannot be changed, unless your marital status or dependents changed while in a recalled status. You can only add a new spouse or dependent if you did not have a spouse or dependent when you retired. If you marry or gain a dependent, you must **notify DFAS****within one year**, even though you are on active duty recall. You cannot change your SBP election at the time you revert back to the retired rolls, unless it is within that one-year window. 

##### **Related Links:**

**Returning to RetirementCustomer Service**

Page updated April 1, 2015.

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