DFAS
Military abbreviation · Military Term
| Stands for | Defense Finance and Accounting Service |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
DFAS stands for Defense Finance and Accounting Service, a military term abbreviation.
Defense agency that pays military members, retirees, annuitants and Department of Defense civilian employees and handles accounting for the department. Its headquarters is in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Example: DFAS sent a debt letter claiming I was overpaid during my last PCS.
Usage notes
Created in 1991 by consolidating the services' finance centers. DFAS runs myPay, the online system where members view their LES and change tax and allotment settings, and it pays retired military pay and survivor benefits. Pronounced "DEE-fass."
Related abbreviations
More military term abbreviations
- DD – Dishonorable discharge
- DEERS – Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
- DEFCON – Defense readiness condition
- DEP – Delayed Entry Program
- DEROS – Date eligible for return from overseas
- DFAC – Dining facility
- DI – Drill instructor
- DMZ – Demilitarized zone
- DOR – Date of rank
- DOW – Died of wounds
- DS – Drill sergeant
- DTG – Date-time group