Q. I started my federal law enforcement career in 2002. I was activated under executive order for Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2005 to 2007. How does this time affect law enforcement retirement? I have bought back all of my military time. A. As long as you left from a covered position and returned to a covered position, that period of active-duty service would be counted when determining your eligibility to retire under the special provision for law enforcement officers.
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Q. I have 14 years of noncovered government time and currently serve with 12 years of 6c covered time. I was hired into the 6c position at age 38 and suggested that I would serve until age 58 instead of 57. Will I have to make special arrangements to stay the extra year? A. No, you don’t have to make special arrangements. By law, if you reach the standard mandatory separation age and haven’t completed the required 20 years of service, your separation will be postponed to the last day of the month in which you have completed 20 years.
Q. I was a federal air marshal under FERS and paid into the law enforcement officer special retirement plan, five years, and into the Thrift Savings Plan. I have since left the federal government (not retirement age yet) and have had my TSP transferred into a 401(k). I was wondering how to transfer my LEO special retirement that I paid into, or where to get more information on these benefits. A. You can get a refund of the contributions you made to the retirement fund by completing Standard Form 3106, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, which is available at…
Q. When I am 47 years old, I will have 20 years of coverage under 6c law enforcement pay and 25 years of federal service (FERS). Will I be able to retire, or do I have to wait until I am 50? A. You will have to wait until you are 50. Only those with 25 years of covered service can retire at any age. Noncovered service can’t be used to meet that 25-year requirement.
Q. As part of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settlement, my agency wants me to accept a federal disability retirement and is willing to put me on administrative leave while waiting for approval. I am a federal law enforcement officer with 21 years service, and my high-3 is about $128,000. I recently had a spinal fusion. I will get around $70,000 in disability retirement the first year, and if I get denied by Social Security, I can ask to continue at 60 percent rather than 40 percent, which would give me $70,000 per year. This would work out better than…
Q. I am a 54-year old retired federal law enforcement officer, currently re-employed as an annuitant in a federal position with a waiver of the reduction of pay for my pension. The term of the position is nearing expiration and I am considering federal re-employment in another position that does not provide a waiver of the reduction in pay for my pension. I know that my pay will be reduced by my basic FERS annuity payment, but will it also be reduced by my FERS supplement amount? I have two years until I reach minimum retirement age, when my supplement…
Q. My agency (Interior/FWS) put out notice that it will be offering a Voluntary Early Retirement Authority to all employees beginning in January 2012 and ending in September 2013. My service computation date is Sept. 19, 1984. I have over 20 years in covered 6c (law enforcement) positions, and over 25 in federal service. I am 46 years old. Interior has told me they conferred with the Office of Personnel Management and I qualify based on the 25 years at any age for the VERA. However, they say I do not qualify for an enhanced annuity for law enforcement officers,…
Q. I retired (federal law enforcement) on Feb. 29 at the age of 55. My total law enforcement time was 20 years with an additional seven years of federal service. I am receiving a partial annuity until the Office of Personnel Management has the time to finish it, which may be six or seven months. I received a lump-sum payment upon my retirement for my annual leave. I would like to take a job as a reinstatement employee with federal service. Do I lose my entire annuity if I do this? I understand that retirement deductions will be held, but…
Q. I am a Customs and Border Protection officer, series 1895, with an enhanced (6c) FERS pension and am moving into another position with the same agency as an investigative program specialist, series 1801. I was grandfathered in with CBP prior to the enhanced coverage changes a couple of years ago resulting in age requirements concerning coming on the job and retirement. I have been with Customs and CBP for almost almost nine years, joining the agency in my 40s. Will this change in positions result in my losing the enhanced coverage and law enforcement officer status? If so, how will the change affect me? Is there a maximum…
Q. I am currently a 6c AIA who is getting ready to start Title 10 contingency orders stateside. I realize that Title 10 orders for a contingency are not a factor for five years of military leave, but how will this affect my retirement? Will I still be able to retire at the minimum 20 years, and will I have to make contributions to the FERS retirement? (I realize I will have to buy back the military years for a higher retirement percentage.) A. If you are called to active duty and on completion of that assignment return to a…