

24: A concurrent resolution directing the Secretary of the Senate to make corrections in the enrollment of the bill S. 6292: To direct the Department of Defense to report to Congress on the potential integration of advanced propulsion systems into F-35 aircraft, and for other purposes. 6260: Casualty Assistance Reform Act of 2021 2792: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 1605: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 1664: To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. 1836: Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2021 This entry was posted in Article and tagged air force, ang, annuity, army, arng, coast guard, component, diems, dieus, final pay, high-3, marine corps, military, money, navy, noaa, pay, reserve, retire, retirement, usafr, usar, uscgr, usmcr, usnr, usphs, what is the diems / dieus date. Thanks for joining me today and, of course, thank you for your service. Believe it or not, that is all I have for this week. This is probably the shortest article I’ve written since I started this blog. It will not change (unless it is incorrect in your records). PEBDs and BASDs can change often throughout a career, but a DIEMS will always be that date on which you first gained a military status. Don’t worry if you don’t know what those mean). The DIEMS date is one of the few that can never change (unlike a Pay Entry Base Date or a Basic Active Service Date…. There are a lot of dates used for a variety of purposes in the military. The DIEMS date is what determines if you are in the final pay or high-3 category (before 8 September 1980 for final pay, high-3 for everyone on or after that date). If you recall last week’s topic, Final Pay versus High-3 Pay, you already know that when you joined the military determines how your retired pay is calculated. The most important factor determined by the DIEMS date (I know it’s redundant to call it that but it’s easier to say it this way in conversation) is the particular pay plan under which one falls for retirement purposes. It can be a contracted cadet in Senior ROTC (sorry all of you high school folks in JROTC), a member of the delayed entry program, a cadet at a military academy, or a member of a reserve component, to name just a few. There are many different types of military status. The DIEMS date – or date of initial entry into military service (date of initial entry into uniformed service, if you’re Air Force) – is the date you first acquired any type of military status.

This week we’re going to cover what is probably one of the simplest topics on my list: the DIEMS date (or DIEUS, if you’re Air Force).
