Q. I’m a permanent Department of the Army civilian employee under FERS. I was hired July 27, 2009, as a temporary term employee and converted to permanent status Feb. 14, 2010. I’ve had full benefits from the start of my employment, except for medical, which I started in January 2010. All of my benefits have continued without interruption (I think I had either two or three days leave without pay while on term). I have two years and seven months of military service from the 1960s. I’ve been looking into buying back my service time, but since I don’t have…
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Q. I am an employee under FERS. How will my approximately 700 hours of unused sick leave count toward my total service when I retire in 2014? My service computation date is March 3, 1994, and I will be 62 years old when I plan to retire in March. If I retire Jan. 10, will my 700 hours of unused sick hours count toward my desired target of 20+ years of service, or must I wait until March 3 to hit the 20-year threshold?
Q. I am 49 and was wondering if I can retire at 52 with 20 years of Postal Service time even though my minimum retirement age is 56. If so, could I defer my pension until 60 and collect it then with a 5 percent penalty for each year before 62? Would I be eligible to continue my health benefits and collect the special retirement supplement until age 62 if I were to do that? Or would I have to use my MRA+10 computation to retire? If that is the case, would I then be able to continue my health…
Q. I am going on 42 with 23 years of federal service. I would like to know if I would qualify for anything if a reduction in force were to take place. I see the computation charts show any age but you need 25 years. I don’t have 25 yet, so would that mean I wouldn’t be eligible for buyouts or anything until then?
Q. I am in a law enforcement position with 20 years as of September. I’m age 47. I’m looking at transferring to another federal agency that is not law enforcement. Would I be able to retire at the age of 50 from that agency if I choose, or will I be able to stay there after the age of 57?
Q. I am 63 years old and have worked for Department of Labor for 14.9 years. My department is offering buyouts, but I can’t seem to find anyone who can tell me if I’m eligible. Is anyone with less than 20 years ever eligible?
Q. I will be 56 in January 2014 with over 20 years of federal service (included military time bought back). Am I eligible for early retirement? Approximately how much will I be getting monthly?
Q. I am a 45-year-old FO-1 foreign service officer with 21 years of service. My agency’s benefits office says that I can retire and collect an annuity immediately if I wanted to. Can this be true? I thought I needed to be 50 years old before being eligible.
Q. I was appointed in 1992 at age 43 to my current position, an approved “secondary” law enforcement position within the judicial branch. I just completed my 21st year in the position and am retiring in January. Despite being in an approved law enforcement position, I am not in the LE retirement plan but rather regular FERS. Because the agency decided to hire me when I was beyond 37 years old, can they now say that because I was over 37 at time of appointment, I am not eligible for law enforcement retirement?
Q. I am a FERS employee offered a voluntary early retirement date of Jan. 31, 2014 (annuity effective date Feb. 1) I am eligible for optional retirement on Feb. 3, 2014, at age 56 with more than 31 years (annuity effective date March 1). Would taking the VERA a few days earlier affect my annuity amount? Which would be more beneficial?