Q. I was a nonappropriated funds government employee from 1979 to 1990 holding UA7, UA8 and UA9 positions (AAFES and Army NAF). I resigned in 1990 and have worked in the private sector since.
Now I plan to return to federal government employment as a GS5 or GS7.
How will my service time count toward retirement, and is it possible to repay my NAF pension funds into the system? Also, how will my accrued sick leave be handled?
A. Public Law 107-107 permits employees who worked in a Department of Defense or Coast Guard NAF instrumentality to get credit for that service for establishing their eligibility for immediate retirement only. However, that service cannot be used in the computation of an employee’s CSRS or FERS annuity. To the best of our knowledge, sick leave earned while a NAF employee cannot be credited to a CSRS or FERS employee’s leave balance.
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I WORK AT NF FROM 98 TO 2001, AND VA FROM 09109 TO 02110, I BEEN WORKING AS A GS FROM 2010 TO PRESENT. CAN THAT TIME BE COMBINED FOR 10 YEAR EARLY RETIREMENT?
Assuming that these were all federal government jobs and that retirement deductions were taken from your pay, you would have at least 10 years of creditable service. And, unless you were at least age 62, you would only be eligible to retire under the MRA+10 provision (minimum retirement age with 10 years of service). However, if you did retire, your annuity would be reduced by 5 percent for every year (5/12 percent per month) that you were under age 62. If you were age 62, there wouldn’t be any reduction in your annuity.
Is 11 years working as a NAF employee considered as creditable Government service?
The best source of information on this subject will be found at http://www.myfederalretirement.com/public/1013.cfm