Q. I am a FERS employee with a service computation date of March 30, 1986, and a retirement SCD of Feb. 4, 1982 (I had 4+ years of active duty, for which I made a military deposit.) My birthday is Feb. 15, 1959, so I will be 55 in February 2014 and 56 in February 2015. If I were to receive and accept a Voluntary Early Retirement Authority offer in 2014, would I still receive the special retirement supplement until I turn 62? If so, would it start immediately when I retired, or would I need to wait until I…
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Q. I am a Postal Service employee with an issue. I was on active duty from January 1985 until April 1994, when I separated from the military and entered the Reserve. I started work at the Postal Service in 1995, and bought back my military time. In January 2003, I was mobilized on active duty until 2013. During this period (approximately July 2011), I fell into sanctuary (18-year lock in) and was retained on active duty to complete 20 years of active federal service, Feb. 28, 2013. I am now back at the Postal Service trying to make up contributions…
Q. How do retirement points (1801 total points creditable), with five years, four months and two days total qualifying for retirement on my ARPC Form 249-E, figure into my military service credit? I have already completed military service credit payment for my Army active service of four years, 10 months and 16 days. Do I have to buyback any more time before I retire with 20 years of civilian service in 2017? I am 60 years old and work as a GS-11 with the National Archives and Records Administration.
Q. I retired in 2008 with 33 years credited, of which three were in the military. I never bought back my military time. I am almost 59 now and have 35 quarters of Social Security banked. I understand that if I get over 40 before I turn 62, my pension will be affected. Most of my Social Security quarters earned were either military (in the 1970s; wasn’t much) and part-time work. So I do not have much money vested in Social Security. If I get 40 quarters and my pension is offset, how can I figure how much that will…
Q. What is the reason for veterans to buy back military time when still working for the government? In my case, I went from 6½ years active Navy (1984-1991) to the Postal Service (1993-present). Shouldn’t going from one federal agency to another federal agency be a continuation of service, and shouldn’t vets get a waiver since we were willing to sacrifice our lives for our country?
Q. I am a federal employee (under FERS) and Naval Reserve retiree (20 years of service). I will receive Navy Reserve retirement pay at age 60 (in 19 years). I am considering buying back four years of active-duty Navy service. Before doing so, I’d like to ensure that this does not forfeit or waive my Reserve retirement. Can you share the reference that states that a retiree can receive both a Navy Reserve retirement and federal (FERS) retirement after completing military buyback of the active-duty portion of a Navy Reserve career?
Q. I’m a CSRS Offset employee (58 years old) contemplating retirement in 2½ years with more than 41 years of service (plus over 1,400 hours of sick leave). Eight of the aforementioned years are active military. I plan to buy back those eight military years of service. Will buying those eight years of military service neutralize the reduction I face at age 62? I have also been employed for the past 13 years with a worldwide retailer and plan on continued employment with this retailer until age 62. Is it true that my CSRS service pension would not be affected…
Q. I am retired from the Air Force, serving 20 years on active duty. During that time, I performed hazardous duty during the Gulf War, resulting in being granted a 100 percent total disability rating after my retirement. However, all of my hazardous duty was in the states, not in the Persian Gulf region. If I combine my active duty and my FERS service, do I have to forfeit both military retirement and Veterans Affairs Department disability pay? My actual retirement pay has been substantially reduced due the VA offset.
Q. I am a retired federal employee. I kept my Blue Cross/Blue Shield under the Federal Employees Health Benefits. My husband is retired Army and is covered by Tricare for Life, Medicare and my Blue Cross/Blue Shield. I am also covered under my husband’s Tricare but not Tricare for Life. Do I need to sign up for anything else when I turn 65 in January?
Q. I served in the Air Force from 1966 to 1970 and started working for the Defense Department in 1970. My CSRS retirement contributions started at that time, and my service computation date was listed as Dec. 12, 1966. When I retired on Oct. 1, 2011, I had worked for the DoD for 40 years and nine months (44 years and nine months with my Air Force time included). With my four years of Air Force time included, I reached my 41 years and 11 months in November 2008, since I continued to work until October 2011. I thought that…