Q. I have worked for the Postal Service for 25 years. I will be turning 50 years old in three months. If I choose to retire at the end of the year, would I be able to collect retirement benefits then, or do I have to wait until I am 56? I am under FERS. Also, would I get health benefits?
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Q. I’m a FERS employee. I’m 50 years old with 26 years with the Veterans Affairs Department and four years in the Air Force. If I buy back my military time, will it allow me to retire earlier? What age can I retire?
Q. I am 62 years old with eight years of service under FERS. I left FERS employment at age 60. Am I eligible for any FERS retirement?
Q. I will be eligible to retire in September. My agency is also offering a Voluntary Early Retirement Authority/Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay to qualified employees. In September 1995, I was part of a reduction in force. As a result, I eventually requested a refund of my retirement contributions. I was re-employed with the federal government in May 2001 under CSRS Offset and did not redeposit the refund. Will this affect the amount of my retirement annuity?
Q. My age: 62 years, 10 months. I am under FERS. My years of service: 24 years, nine months My agency’s email of two days ago stated: You are receiving this notice because your position has been identified by your LOB as eligible to be considered for Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) and/or Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP). The Request for Consideration Form asks which retirement I am interested in, and I have no idea what to answer based on my age and years of service. 1. I am interested in: Regular Retirement with VSIP VERA (Early Retirement) with VSIP…
Q. I worked as a civilian employee for Alameda Naval Air Base, Calif., under CSRS for 20 years, eight months and four days. At the time the base was closed in 1995, I was not eligible for retirement due to my age. I will be 60 in a couple of weeks. Will I be eligible for my retirement from the federal government? How is that amount calculated and what do I need to do to start the process?
Q. I am a 27-year FERS letter carrier with five years of military service for 32 years total. I’ll reach my minimum retirement age in 2016. I am 53 years old. Can I retire now? If so, how?
Q. I am eligible to retire from the Postal Service under CSRS with 37 years of service at age 57. My husband retired on disability from the Postal Service and took out the survivor annuity for me. When I retire and start receiving an annuity, if my husband should die, will I also receive the survivor benefit from my husband and my own retirement check?
Q. I am a Navy reservist with over 12 years of active military service. As I understand it, under the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (retroactive to January 2008), any active-duty service over 90 days in one calendar year allows reserve retirement 90 days earlier than age 60. With over four years of active service since 2008, it appears I can retire from the military at age 56. I’ve been offered a GS job, under which I understand I can convert my active-duty time into FERS. If I elect to retire from the military at age 56, will this affect…
Q. At what point would I be eligible to receive a retirement if I ended my career at age 47 with 18 years, six months and about 15 days of creditable time as a federal employee? What portion of that will my ex-wife get if I continue to work beyond that time as a federal employee (more years added), especially if there is no eligibility for 18 years?