Q. I retired from the Marine Corps after 21 years of service in 2002 and I’m receiving retirement pay. I began working with the State Department and will be eligible to retire at age 59 with 20 years of service. Will I be able to retire from the State Department and receive a pension and still receive my pension from the Marine Corps?
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Q. I have three years of active-duty Navy service from 1999 to 2002. I rejoined the Navy Reserve in April 2002. I am considering a federal job with FERS benefits. If I do 20 years in the reserves and 20 years in the VA with FERS benefits, will I receive both retirements?
Q. I understand having an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal will allow me to accumulate more leave per pay period, starting my third year as a DA civilian (from four to six hours). Will having a second one increase that by two years? I served 21 years in the Marine Corps and have one AFEM on my DD-214 (Lebanon). While on active duty, I should have pushed for a second AFEM for my two tours in the Persian Gulf (1988-1990). If I would get a second year of increased leave accumulation by having a second AFEM, I’ll push to NavPerCom (PERS-312B)…
Q. Can you please explain “catch 62”? Also, can you qualify for Social Security after age 62 if you fall under the parameters of catch 62? In other words, do Social Security or CSRS check your eligibility only once at age 62, or do they check periodically after age 62? Can your CSRS pension be re-examined if you qualify for Social Security after you reached age 62, i.e. age 65?
Q. I have completed 20 years in the Navy Reserve. I have been working as a GS for five years now and am 48. I am crediting my active-duty time to my GS service. It should total around seven years. 1) At age 56 (I was born in 1964), I will have 20 years of service (including the seven years of active duty I purchased). Can I begin my annuity then for the FERS retirement with no penalties? 2) At age 59, I can begin drawing my Navy Reserve retirement due to time served in a war zone. Are there…
Q. I’m a FERS employee whose federal service has been broken up by multiple periods of leave without pay due to permanent changes of station accompanying my active-duty spouse. I looked over your website and found lots of questions/answers regarding high-3 and LWOP of less than six months but not much on what happens when it is more than six months. Based on the answers I found, is LWOP greater than six months considered a break in service and thus possibly damaging to your high-3? For example, I worked 18 months at a base salary of $57,146 and $58,141, followed…
Q. I recently separated after 12 years of active duty in the military. I now work as a GS. What are the advantages of buying back my time, and how do I calculate how much will it cost? How many years do I have to serve as a GS before I can retire? I am 32 and been in the GS one year.
Q. I retired after 21 years from the Air Force as a security forces member (AF COP). I recently started working for the federal government in a nonlaw enforcement position. Can my law enforcement time as a cop in the Air Force be used for the law enforcement retirement system? A. No.
Q. I am a FERS employee planning on retiring at age 65, when I will have 15 years of federal civilian employment. I also paid the deposit to purchase six years of active duty. Can my six years of purchased active duty be combined with my 15 federal civilian years, to be eligible for the Age 62 or Older at Separation With 20 or More Years of Service higher 1.1% FERS formula? A. Yes.
Q. I have eight years and 10 months of federal time and 20 years of active-duty service for which I’m receiving military retired pay. Can I buy or use a portion of my military time to make up 10 years? Would that increase my retirement substantially? I’m told I would receive retirement going back to age 62 to now — I’m 64. A. You have a choice. You can continue to receive your military retired pay and continue to work until you have 10 years of civilian service, or you can make a deposit to get credit for your 20…