Q. I was active-duty military (Title 10) from 1988 to 1999. I joined the National Guard soon after I ended my time in service from active duty, and in February, I retired as a member of the active guard reserve (Title 32). In April, I became a federal civilian employee. I plan to retire at age 56 from FERS. This coincides with my federal MRA+10 (age 56). Can I collect a FERS retirement and a military retirement? I intend to buy back those 10 years of active duty. Next question: Will my creditable military service (active duty title 10) time…
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Q. I turned 53 in July. I worked as an intermediate employee with the IRS for seven months in 1985, then as a permanent employee for the CDC/VA Medical Center from 1986 to 1987. I resigned and was reinstated in November 1987 as a temp for two years, then in November 1989 received a permanent job, which I now hold. My service computation date is 1986, and I checked for retirement and the service computation date is 1988. My installation is now talking about a reduction in force. How much time do I have? Where do I stand? The agency…
Q. I worked for the Army Corps of Engineers as a civilian from Aug. 27, 1979, to July 30, 1982. When I left, I took the retirement funds. On June 22, 1985, I was hired into the Postal Service as a FERS employee. I recently redeposited the funds plus interest, and my new service computation date reflects the adjustment — now July 18, 1982. However, my annuity computation date does not reflect corrections — it is still June 22, 1985. Is this correct? If so, what benefit did I gain by making the redeposit? A. No, it isn’t correct. Because…
Q. I am currently on active duty. Prior to that, I was employed in the federal Bureau of Prisons. What would be my service computation date: the date I began as a civil servant or the date I came on active duty? A. For retirement purposes, your SCD would be the date you entered on duty as a civilian employee of the federal government. Your period of active duty wouldn’t be included in determining your length of service unless you returned to a federal civilian position and made a deposit to the retirement fund for that period of active-duty service.
Q. Can my NAF time be creditable toward my service computation date if I had a break in service longer than a year? A. No.
Q. I have read several articles discussing the rise in employee contributions into the FERS portion of our retirement. It mentions new hires and rehires with less than five years of service. Does this “five years of service” apply only to rehires hired after December 2012, or does the “five years” also apply to new hires, as well? My service computation date is July 2009, meaning that I will have less than five years of service at the end of 2012. Am I going to face this FERS increase, or does the five-year issue only apply to new hires? A.…
Q. I worked as a GS clinical nurse from Sept. 12, 1999, to Sept. 24, 2005 — a total of six years. On May 10, 2010, I returned to federal service as a GS clinical nurse. My service computation date was determined to be Feb. 8, 2008. How was this date arrived at? I previously worked from February 1991 to January 1996 as a GS worker and foolishly took my retirement monies out. I know I have lost that time. But that should not cause me to lose three years of service time, should it? A. Unless you re-deposit the…
Q. I am a full-time term federal employee. I had a service computation date of Feb. 5, 2005. It was recently changed to June 4, 2002, due to military service. Will this new SCD help when computing my FERS retirement plan as far as years? I have only contributed to FERS since 2005, when I became a scheduled full-time term employee. A. It will only affect your annual leave accrual rate. It won’t have any effect on your retirement eligibility or in your annuity computation unless you make a deposit for that period of active-duty service.
Q. I worked for the Postal Service for two years and eight months, and left in the early 1970s to raise my child. At that time, I withdrew my contributions. When I returned to federal service (not the post office) in 1987, I was told I was not vested in CSRS and therefore had to be enrolled in FERS. I was credited with my post office service, so my service computation date is Dec. 7, 1984, rather than February 1987, when I was hired. I would like to know if I should have been offered the opportunity to repay my withdrawn…
Q. I am a retired airman who served from Aug. 9, 1978, to Sept. 1, 1998. I entered federal service at Defense Finance and Accounting Services on April 12, 1999, serving until Aug. 31, 2007 — eight years, four months and 19 days. We had a reduction in force and closed Aug. 31, 2007. I had a break in service until July 20, 2008. when I started at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where I still work. My old service computation date was April 12, 1999. What should my new SCD be with that 10-month, 19-day break? A. Your new…