MG Bodisch Retires from the Texas State Guard Gray Area Retirees Can Get Army Pay Account Gray Area Retirees Now Have a New Avenue to Stay Connected: A New Kind of myPay Account for Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and Air Force Reserve Gray Area Retirees. There is a new avenue to stay connected and informed between the time they stop drilling and the time they start receiving retired pay. This basic “Future Retiree” myPay account provides Gray Area Retirees a convenient way to keep their contact information updated with DFAS during the gray area period, so that they can receive important news from DFAS and from their Branch of Service. With their current contact information, DFAS and their Branch of Service can keep them informed about changes in the laws or policies that may affect them, send them their Services’ Retiree Newsletter and the DFAS Retiree Newsletter, and remind them when the window to apply for retired pay is approaching. In addition, with current contact information in the new myPay account, when DFAS receives a completed Gray Area Retiree application for retired pay from the Branch of Service, DFAS will send email status notifications to the retiree: when DFAS receives the application, when DFAS begins working on the application, and when DFAS completes it. Note: Gray Area Retirees should always work with their Branch of Service to complete their retired pay application.
On Sunday, October 31, 2021, MG Robert Bodisch, Sr., the Texas State Guard Commanding Officer since 2017 retired after 33 years of military service. During his tenure, MG Bodisch doubled the number of full-time staff supporting our guardsmen, restructured the Texas State Guard to align geographically with the Department of Public Safety regions, established a rigorous Professional Military Education program, and increased the number of health, wellness, and resiliency programs available to the State Guard. Most significantly, since March of 2020, he has led the State Guard through their historic commitment to more than 66,000 service member days to the State of Texas. His impact on the Texas State Guard will be felt for generations to come. The Texas Adjutant General of Texas, MG Tracy Norris has named BG Anthony Woods the acting Commander for the Texas State Guard. H
36th Infantry Division Bids Farewell to MG Hamilton
For links to your specific service to sign up visit: https://www.dfas.mil/RetiredMilitary/plan/Gray-Area-Retirees/
How to Get Started with myPay or Access an Inactive Account If you’re not using myPay, it’s easy to get started. myPay is now simpler, streamlined and more mobile-friendly. That means it’s easier to manage your pay account using the web browser on your computer, smartphone or tablet. And your 1099R tax statement is available much sooner in myPay then through postal mail. Plus now, with a current email address in myPay, you can get email status notifications when you request changes to your pay account.
To Get Started: Request an Initial Password If you’ve never used myPay, you can request an initial password on the myPay homepage at https://mypay.dfas.mil using the “Forgot or Need a Password” link. The password will be mailed to the address you have on file with DFAS. Once you receive your password in the mail, you can return to the myPay homepage and log in with your social security number and the password you received in the mail to create your myPay profile.
Reactivating Your myPay Account If your myPay account is in an inactive status because your password has expired, you can easily reactivate your account using the “Forgot or Need a Password” link on the myPay homepage: https://mypay.dfas.mil.
Key leaders from the Texas Military Department, friends, and family members gathered on October 31, 2021, at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, to celebrate the retirement of MG Patrick Hamilton, outgoing Commanding General of the 36th Infantry Division with more than 35 years of military service. During his military service, he served in many different positions. Most notable are his service as the Chief of Operations for the U.S. Sector, Operation Noble Eagle, as a Battalion Commander, Operation Enduring Freedom, as the Red Team leader for the 101st Airborne Division, Commanding General and dual-status Commander during the Hurricane Harvey response, and Commanding General for Task Force Spartan in support of Operation Spartan Shield. H (Photo by SFC Elizabeth Pena)
W i n t e r 2 0 2 2 H N a t i o n a l G u a r d A s s o c i a t i o n o f Te x a s
|
17
