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Replacement income begins Sept. 1 for eligible reservists

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DENVER --  Starting Sept. 1, reservists will begin receiving Reserve Income Replacement Program pay.

Congress ordered the Department of Defense to develop the RIRP to aid members of the National Guard and Reserve who get less pay because they are involuntarily put on active duty.

The program helps people who on average receive at least $50 less a month than their civilian pay.

The difference in pay is the average monthly civilian income before a person is mobilized and the person's total monthly military compensation after mobilization.

To get the money, reservists must be serving involuntarily on active duty. Also, they must have served 18 consecutive months on active duty, completed 24 months of active duty during the previous 60 months, or been involuntarily mobilized for 180 days or more within six months of the previous involuntary period of active duty of more than 180 days.

The first payment starts in September for duty performed in August, the first full month following the 180-day period after enactment of Public Law 109-163, National Defense Authorization Act for 2006.

Reservists will receive the pay for every full month of involuntary active-duty service they perform from August 2006 through December 2008. Payments are capped at $3,000 per month.

People can learn more about the program and get help verifying eligibility by calling the Air Reserve Personnel Center's Reserve Personnel Contact Center at 800.525.0102. (Air Force Reserve Command News Service from an ARPC news release)