Q. I’ve been married for 17 years. How would I know if I was a beneficiary for my husband’s civil service pension? I know I’m covered with his medical insurance.
Q. I worked for the Long Beach Naval shipyard from 1980 thru 1995, when they had a reduction in force. I chose to leave and was paid a severance when I elected not to go into the Personnel Placement program. What retirement benefits are available to me and where can I find out more information? I am currently 56 years old and am looking to retire soon.
Q. I am a federal employee, 61 years old, and my question is when I retire will my annuity be based on basic salary, locality pay, or both? I want to retire soon with 20 years of service.
Q. I have 14 years in the military and have worked 11 years for the U.S. Postal Service. I want to do a total of 25 years. I will be age 49. Can I retire at this age?
Q. I understand that my FERS annuity doesn’t receive COLA increases until age 62. When I do turn 62 does my annuity only increase with subsequent COLA increases or is there a “catch-up” adjustment as well?
Q. When I retire under the FERS, do I get two retirements – one for the FERS and one for TSP? How do I compute my FERS retirement?
Q. If you retire in a medical status due to being retired at 100 percent military nonworkable status, how much do you pay for your health insurance with the FEHB?
Q. Where does it say that there is a two-year time limit on electing a survivor annuity for a new spouse acquired after retirement?
Q. An employee began work in the United States Postal Service in December 1990. If removed for misconduct, can this employee retire now (March 2018) and still collect FERS retirement including Special Retirement Supplement? While appealing the removal with MSPB?
Q. I am facing having to retire under a medical retirement. Effective this May I will only have a total of 9 years government service under FERS and I am only 52 years old and not eligible for regular retirement yet. What is the difference between a disability retirement and medical retirement and what would my annuity payment be based on? I was told I would receive 80 percent of my high-3. Is this correct?