Masp

[kedhegard]

---

Members don't see this ad.

I am doing a civilian sponsored residency for the Army, working far away from my "student detachment" in Texas. My Army handler is trying to give me the MASP, but since I'm still in residency, I don't think I qualify. This is my first residency.

She is not listening to me, keeps telling me I do qualify. Has anyone ever had this given to them by mistake, and if so, what became of it?

If it lands in my account, I guess I will just sit on it and wait for them to take it out of my paycheck eventually.

EEEEdiots.

 

[SF49ers Fan]

I am doing a civilian sponsored residency for the Army, working far away from my "student detachment" in Texas. My Army handler is trying to give me the MASP, but since I'm still in residency, I don't think I qualify. This is my first residency.

She is not listening to me, keeps telling me I do qualify. Has anyone ever had this given to them by mistake, and if so, what became of it?

If it lands in my account, I guess I will just sit on it and wait for them to take it out of my paycheck eventually.

EEEEdiots.

Whatever you do, don't let her give it to you without lubrication first!! 😱

 

[Gastrapathy]

I am doing a civilian sponsored residency for the Army, working far away from my "student detachment" in Texas. My Army handler is trying to give me the MASP, but since I'm still in residency, I don't think I qualify. This is my first residency.

She is not listening to me, keeps telling me I do qualify. Has anyone ever had this given to them by mistake, and if so, what became of it?

If it lands in my account, I guess I will just sit on it and wait for them to take it out of my paycheck eventually.

EEEEdiots.

I'm not sure what MASP is? There is ASP (Additional Special Pay) and MSP (multiyear special pay) as well as ISP, VSP. The only one that I think you are eligible for is VSP, and I'm not sure about that since I didn't do the civi residency thing.

 

[kedhegard]

MASP = Medical additional special pay

http://www.dfas.mil/army2/specialpay/specialpayformedicalofficers.html

About 1/3 way down the page.

 

[Gastrapathy]

MASP = Medical additional special pay

http://www.dfas.mil/army2/specialpay/specialpayformedicalofficers.html

About 1/3 way down the page.

Its usually just abbreviated ASP. You don't get it while in training, if you get it, hang on to it, but they'll want it back eventually. At least in the Navy, you have to sign something that says that you believe you are eligible for it.

 

[BigNavyPedsGuy]

If it lands in my account, I guess I will just sit on it and wait for them to take it out of my paycheck eventually.

EEEEdiots.

Put it into an interest generating saving account so at least you can get some interest off of it until they figure out how dumb they are 😀

 

[kedhegard]

Put it into an interest generating saving account so at least you can get some interest off of it until they figure out how dumb they are

Exactly what I was thinking. Only thing is, and the reason I originally asked, I know somebody this happened to at WRAMC, and they all but threw them in the clink saying he was defrauding the army once finance figured out their mistake. He never signed anything stating he was eligible. He just woke up one day 15 grand richer, knew it was a mistake.

I was just wondering if anybody else had any personal experience with this sort of situation.

 

[Homunculus]

the thing is, when they take it out it won't be as a lump sum-- it will likely be spread over 12 months. so it's like an interest free 15k loan, if you get it. just sock it away someplace and get some interest. and make sure you keep whatever communications you've had w/ your army person to show you tried to say you weren't eligible but she gave it to you anyway. could be useful if anyone gets pissy with you.

--your friendly neighborhood overpaid intern once in the day caveman

 

[BomberDoc]

Eventually they will figure it out and want it back. Email the idiots in the finance office that you got 15k extra and hang on to that email and any response. Finance screws up constantly and everybody knows it. They treat you like a criminal for their mistakes but they are all bark and no bite. When the time comes and you get a nasty letter, you will be able to tell them that on X date you emailed and got a response from Pvt Y, which is attached, and that you identified the problem to them 6 months ago. Meanwhile, it is too bad interest rates keep falling.

Finance is where the kids who are too dumb to be Security Forces end up. If the military won't trust you with a weapon (and they'll trust just about anybody with a weapon), they let you manage the cash register.