Q. I served five years on active duty before becoming a federal employee. Can you please explain the reasons for and advantages to buying credit for military service as a federal employee? Since I was hired two years ago, I’ve been receiving four extra hours of annual leave each month because of my military service. Is this related to the buyback program?
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Q. I served as an active-duty National Guard member from 1986 to 1990 and resigned. I received a DD Form 214 for honorable discharge. Am I eligible for federal government retirement service credit for the active-duty military service after I make a deposit for that time?
Q. I understand that employees already eligible for retirement will get no payout on a reduction in force. Many of us have a mix of (bought back) military and FERS, with only the combination rendering us eligible to retire. Can we take the RIF based on our FERS years, and then combine our FERS and military years into one retirement? I could not find that you’d already addressed this question.
Q. I work part time while on federal service. If approved for FERS disability retirement, I understand I can earn up to 80 percent of what was being earned by federal service. Does this take into account military retirement annuity, present earnings from my part-time job performed from home and the amount of the disability annuity? What is taken into account in determining wages/self-employment to ascertain reaching the 80 percent authorized amount?
Q. How many years does a retired veteran of 22 years need to work for the federal government before retiring again?
Q. I served in the Army from June 1975 to July 1978 (three years). I started working for the Postal Service in June 1985 for a total of 28.5 years. I have applied for disability retirement (FERS). I would like to buy back my military years, thus I requested the RI 20-97 and have sent it out with my DD-214 and am waiting. Can I buy these years now in the middle of this disability retirement process? If so, how would this delay or hurt the process?
Q. I am a retired veteran (May 2000) with 24 years of military service. I am a GS-14 with 10 years of federal service at age 55. If I purchase my military time back, I will be eligible to retire at age 56 with over 35 years of creditable service. Will I be eligible for the special retirement supplement at that time until I reach age 62?
Q. If I have repaid my military service deposit but then resign from federal service, can I request a refund of the military service deposit? Also, if my agency is offering Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay, does the military service deposit count toward the VSIP buyout?
Q. I had seven years of active military service prior to starting my civil service job as a firefighter. Am I eligible to buy back the military time to use toward my retirement?
Q. I will have 33 years of federal service when I reach my minimum retirement age of 56. Nine of the 33 years are military buyback years. Do I meet the eligibility required for the FERS special retirement supplement between 56 and 62 years of age?