Combine Postal, reserve service?
Q. I am a postal employee looking to continue my service with the Army Reserve. Child care cost is about to pass my income level with the Postal Service. With my wife as the main bread winner, we are...
View ArticleEmployment after retiring
Q. I will turn 62 in March and was planning on retiring with 22 years of service under CSRS. A job opportunity may come available before then, and I’m trying to figure out my options. If I retired now,...
View ArticleTerm employee benefits
Q. I am 58 years old and am separating from a Department of Interior agency due to a term employment expiration. I have 10 years in the federal system: six years as a permanent employee and four years...
View ArticleDeferred retirement
Q. I am a full-time letter carrier with 25 years of service at 50 years of age. I am having health issues and have trouble completing my job. I am considering deferred retirement this month. As I...
View ArticleDeferred retirement
Q. When I was 50, I left government service with 13 years paid into CSRS and was told at 62 I would be eligible for CSRS retirement benefits. I received a statement from OPM saying I can make a deposit...
View ArticleVERA eligibility
Q. I am a federal agent with the Department of Homeland Security. I have 18 years on and am 47 years old. If the furlough goes into effect, and they offer early-outs, is there a way for me to take it?...
View ArticleDeferred retirement eligibility
Q. I have 26 years of federal service under FERS. I am 51 years old. I would like to leave federal government. Am I eligible to apply for a deferred retirement? If so, how is my penalty calculated?...
View ArticleDeferred annuity
Q. I was separated by a reduction in force in March 1996. I left all retirement dollars in CSRS. I have more than 21 years of combined federal service from the Department of the Army and Department of...
View ArticleDeferred VSIP
Q. I retired under CSRS at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on Aug. 31 and I deferred my Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment to 2013. The first installed payment is supposed to be six months...
View ArticleOptions for leaving federal work at 48
Q. I am 48 and have 30 years of federal service. I work for the Department of Veterans Affairs and have not heard any discussions about buyouts, early outs, etc. What options do I have for early...
View ArticlePostal Service retirement
Q. I will be 60 years old in December and have worked for the U.S. Postal Service 24 years. The Postal Service is cutting back. If I wanted, could I or resign and defer retirement at a later date...
View ArticleResignation vs. retirement
Q. The person who processes retirements at my agency told me that I could not retire with 32 years at 51 years. I am an offset employee under CSRS. I thought the Office of Personnel Management...
View ArticleSpecial retirement supplement
Q. I am a federal employee with the Department of Justice, non-law enforcement, and will have 30 years of service at age 54, approximately two years before my minimum retirement age. Can I leave the...
View ArticleMRA+10 and restarting FEHB
Q. Where is information on the MRA+10 deferred retirement and restarting your FEHB? This is news to me, and I want to get it right. I haven’t done serious retirement counseling for a while. Since the...
View ArticleDeferred retirement after termination
Q. I was terminated from my position due to unacceptable performance (not misconduct or delinquency). I was a FERS employee with 12 continuous years of service. Will I be eligible to collect a deferred...
View ArticleFERS sick leave credit
Q. How does the new law that provides sick leave credit for longevity operate with immediate, postponed and deferred retirement? Can you get this sick leave credit for service longevity under each of...
View ArticleDeferred retirement
Q. I’m considering resigning from federal service because I’ve been unable to find a federal job at my husband’s new job location across the country. I have career status with 18 years of total federal...
View ArticleFERS, special retirement supplement and reduction in force
Q. I have 29 years of federal service and am 50 and under FERS. If I am involuntarily separated by a reduction in force at age 50, do I get the FERS Social Security bridge along with my Discontinued...
View ArticleRetiring at 30 years with FERS
Q. I am a FERS employee with 22 years of service. I will have 30 years of service in eight more years and will also be 50. Can I retire with 30 years of service and collect (i.e., request an early...
View Article6(c) coverage and retirement
Q. I joined the Marine Corps in 1988, served until 1992 and bought back my deposit. I then worked under federal law enforcement — 6(c) coverage — until 2001, when I transferred to a non-6(c) covered...
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