<prompt> Human: I separated from the Air Force last November. Before my enlistment ended, I decided to use up all of my accrued paid time off. The Air-Force-wide system to request time off is called LeaveWeb. LeaveWeb told me I had 25 days so thats what I took. Come to find out almost 10 months later, I only had 21 days even though the system I used my entire time in the Air Force told me otherwise. Apparently the system doesnt update until the end of the month and didnt show my updated amount. Now, although I never received a phone call or letter, they say I owe them almost 700 because I took too many days and because of the interest built up. My position is that this isnt my fault. If I didnt have the leave then the finance office should not have approved it, especially since I never agreed to taking more days than I had. Can anyone tell me how to fight this? I went to the Airman Defense Counsel and all they told me was to write my congressman. This seems like a dead end to me. Also, this has happened to at least 5 people that I know.  <response>: Pay it and soon. If you choose not to, it will very likely hurt your credit rating. Just because LeaveWeb didnt update until the end of the month does not mean you can use what you havent earned. As an example, if you had 100 in your checking account, and you withdrew 20 and soon after checked your online statement, it might not have updated to the actual amount you have remaining. Would that make it acceptable to overdraft your account without owing the overage? Of course not.By the way, you might be able to pay, say, 100month until the debt is paid off. Ask Finance before taking my word for it though. 