Q. I retired with 20 years of military service. I then spent 10 years under FERS and will spend my last 10 years under the law enforcement retirement due to a merger from my old department to a new one. I will be allowed to stay until I reach age 60 in five years. Is it worth buying my military time? Will I ever recoup it?
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Q. I retired as a reservist and am drawing a monthly retirement check from the Army. I am also planning to retire as a FERS employee. I have been told by one personnel specialist that I can buy back my military time (active duty 11 years as a reserve officer) and add it to my civil service time to increase the number of years in civil service. This personnel specialist said that since I retired as a reservist, all my time serving on active duty reverts to reserve time, and I can buy back the 11 years and it will…
Q. I am a federal firefighter (GS-10-00) with 27 years of service plus four years active-duty military (bought back). I will be 52 years old this year (2014). If I retire, when will the earned income rule begin to apply to me? At age 57 to age 62? Also, 2014 marks the year that FERS employees can begin receiving credit for unused sick leave toward retirement. I have gotten preliminary estimate of retirement but they calculated over 1,000 hours less than what I have. Is the sick leave supposed to be creditable for full 100 percent, or is it less?
Q. When given the chance to convert from FERS to CSRS Offset due to the Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act, I jumped at the chance since it is a better retirement. One issue I never got fully resolved was that I assume since I was in a 6(c) law enforcement covered position as a physical security specialist (0080 series) I must have been paying into the retirement at a higher rate to cover the early retirement option of FERS law enforcement. I now have more than 25 years with the USSS and six years of military time, which I…
Q. I am a 12-year (1987-1999) Air Force veteran who got medically retired with full benefits. I have been with the federal government since 2006 in FERS. If I bought my military time back, how would that affect my medical, ID card, and all the perks of being military retired?
Q. While a civilian employee with the Veterans Health Administration, my Army Reserve unit was activated and I stayed on leave without pay for more than four years while on active duty. I then returned to my civilian VHA job. I recently read that my LWOP status counts as half time toward retirement. 1. Is that true? 2. Would that mean I only have to buy back two of my four active-duty years to make it count toward civilian retirement?
Q. What is the minimum time in grade for an Army Reserve officer to retire at the current rank at mandatory removal date? Does a retired Army Reserve officer receive both their Army Reserve retirement pay and Defense Department civilian retirement pay?
Q. I served 15 years in the Air Force. I started work at the Veterans Affairs Department after that, part time (50 percent) at age 38. I bought back my military time (15 years). When I retire at my minimum retirement age, I will have 34 years, including my military time (19 years FERS part time and 15 yrs active-duty USAF). How will my retirement be calculated?
Q. I recently got hired at the Veterans Affairs hospital. I am retired from the Army with 70 percent disability. Served 21 years with the Army — most of the time was active reserves; was also deployed during that time. I really need someone to explain this buyback program to me.
Q. My wife has 28 years of combined service with the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. She has never been called to active duty and has only been employed in the private sector as a civilian. If she takes a GS position now, will any of her service time be eligible for buyback into FERS?