Department of Defense

INSTRUCTION

NUMBER 1215.07

January 24, 2013

Incorporating Change 2, May 24, 2016

USD (P&R)

SUBJECT: Service Credit for Non-Regular Retirement

References: See Enclosure 1

1. PURPOSE. This instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1215.07 (Reference (a)) 

pursuant to the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (b)) to establish policy, assign 

responsibilities, prescribe procedures, and establish requirements for the crediting of active and 

reserve service for non-regular retirement in accordance with chapter 1223 of Title 10, United 

States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (c)).

2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments (including the 

Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security 

by agreement with that Department), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and

the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department 

of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities 

within the DoD.

3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that uniform procedures must be used to manage the crediting and 

accounting of active and reserve service of Service members of the Military Services for nonregular retirement in accordance with chapter 1223 of Reference (c).

4. RESPONSIBILITIES. See Enclosure 2.

5. PROCEDURES. See Enclosure 3.

6. RELEASABILITY. Cleared for public release. This [instruction, volume] is available on

the Internet from the DoD Issuances Website at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.
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7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This instruction: is effective January 24, 2013. 

a. Is effective January 24, 2013. 

b. Must be reissued, cancelled, or certified current within 5 years of its publication to be 

considered current in accordance with DoD Instruction 5025.01 (Reference (d)). 

c. Will expire effective January 24, 2023 and be removed from the DoD Issuances Website if 

it hasn’t been reissued or cancelled in accordance with Reference (d).

Enclosures

1. References

2. Responsibilities

3. Procedures

Glossary
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENCLOSURE 1: REFERENCES...................................................................................................4

ENCLOSURE 2: RESPONSIBILITIES.........................................................................................5

UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS

(USD(P&R)) ........................................................................................................................5

ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS 

(ASD(M&RA)) ....................................................................................................................5

DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY 

(DoDHRA)...........................................................................................................................5

SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND THE COMMANDANT OF 

THE U.S. COAST GUARD (USCG)..................................................................................5

ENCLOSURE 3: PROCEDURES..................................................................................................7

CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHMENT THE SERVICE REQUIRMENT FOR A 

SATISFACTORY YEAR OF SERVICE FOR NON-REGULAR RETIREMENT...........7

RESERVE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY FOR NON-REGULAR 

RETIREMENT ..................................................................................................................10

ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIREMENT POINT CREDIT FOR NON-REGULAR 

RETIREMENT ..................................................................................................................12

RETIREMENT POINT CREDIT BY ACTIVITY..................................................................13

REDUCED ELIGIBILITY AGE FOR RECEIPT OF RETIRED PAY FOR NONREGULAR SERVICE.......................................................................................................16

GLOSSARY ..............................................................................................................................1819

PART I: ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................1819

PART II: DEFINITIONS....................................................................................................1819

TABLES

1. Minimum Requirement Point Credit Chart...........................................................................8

2. Pro-Rating Membership Points...........................................................................................10
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ENCLOSURE 1

REFERENCES

(a) DoD Instruction 1215.07, “Service Credit for Reserve Retirement,” November 18, 2005, 

January 24, 2013 as amended (hereby cancelled)

(b) DoD Directive 5124.02, “Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD 

(P&R)),” June 23, 2008

(c) Title 10, United States Code

(d) DoD Instruction 5025.01, “DoD Directive Program,” September 26, 2012 October 17, 

2014, as amended

(ed) DoD Instruction 1215.06, “Uniform Reserve, Training and Retirement Categories,” March 

11, 2014, as amended

(fe) DoD Manual 7730.54, Volume I, “Reserve Components Common Personnel Data System 

(RCCPDS): Reporting Procedures,” May 25, 2011

(f) DoD Instruction 5015.02, “DoD Records Management Program,” February 24, 2015

(g) Administrative Instruction 15, “OSD Records and Information Management Program,”

May 3, 2013

(gh) Decisions of the Comptroller General, File B-111903, November 6, 19521

(hi) Title 32, United States Code

(ij) Section 514 of Public Law 109-163, “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2006,” January 6, 2006

(jk) Section 523 of Public Law 109-364, “John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2007,” October 17, 2006

(kl) Section 206 of Title 37, United States Code

(lm) Section 712 of Title 14, United States Code

(mn) Joint Publication 1-02, “Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated 

Terms,” current edition

 1 Available on the internet at: http://www.gao.gov/products/434513
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RESPONSIBILITIES

1. UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS 

(USD(P&R)). The USD (P&R) develops and established policies and overall guidance for the 

management and crediting of active and reserve service for non-regular retirement in accordance 

with chapter 1223 of Reference (c).

2. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS 

(ASD(M&RA)). Under the authority, direction, and control of the USD (P&R), the ASD 

(M&RA):

a. Develops guidance and procedures for the accounting and crediting of active and reserve 

service for non-regular retirement in accordance with chapter 1223 of Reference (c).

b. Establishes and maintains uniform Reserve Component (RC) training and retirement 

categories prescribed in DoDI 1215.06 (Reference (ed)).

c. Establishes data elements, personnel transaction accounting, personnel data definitions, 

and data accuracy standards to support the procedures established in DoD Manual 7730.54, 

Volume 1, DoDI 5015.02, and Administrative Instruction 15 (References (e), (f), and (g)).

3. DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOUCRCES ACTIVITY 

(DoDHRA). Under the authority, direction, and control of the USD (P&R), the Director, 

DoDHRA: 

a. Through the Director, Office of the Actuary, identifies the personnel data requirements for 

actuarial valuations of non-regular retirement to the ASD(M&RA). 

b. Through the Director, Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC):

(1) Supports the Military Services’ maintenance of uniform and accurate procedures for 

crediting service for non-regular retirement.

(2) Administers the collection compilation, processing, and reporting of personnel data 

in support of the OSD and the Secretaries concerned in accordance with References (e), (f),

and (g).

4. SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND COMMANDANT OF THE 

U.S. COAST GUARD (USCG). The Secretaries of the Military Departments and the 

Commandant of the USCG: 
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a. Issue regulations and guidance governing the administration, crediting and management of 

non-regular retirement consistent with this instruction. 

b. Record, maintain, and report the information necessary for the accurate, effective, and 

timely management of Service credit for non-regular retirement in accordance with the 

requirements of References (e), (f), and this instruction. 

c. Obtain and maintain the information necessary to accurately credit service for non-regular 

retirement of all Active Component (AC) and RC Service members under their respective 

jurisdiction in accordance with the requirements of References (e), (f), and this instruction. This 

must include the service date information specified in this instruction and the active service, 

inactive duty, and other duty or service for which retirement points may be credited. 

d. Provide timely and accurate issuance of the notice of fulfillment of the service 

requirements for eligibility for non-regular pay required by section 12731(d) of Reference (c). 

e. Provide for the automated transfer of completed data and credit information between the 

components of their respective Service and, as required, to any other Military Service in the case 

of inter-Service transfer in accordance with the requirements of References (e), (f), and

this instruction.

f. Require that information is available to calculate the retired pay for non-regular retirement 

on application by eligible individuals at the age specified in section 12731 of Reference (c) in 

accordance with the requirements of References (e), (f), and this instruction.

g. Provide the periodic notifications required by section 12731(f)(3) of Reference (c) to 

members with an eligibility age for receipt of retired pay for non-regular service that is below 

age 60.
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PROCEDURES

1. CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHING THE SERVICE REQUIRMENT FOR A 

SATISFACTORY YEAR OF SERVICE FOR NON-REGULAR RETIREMENT

a. Qualifying Years of Satisfactory Service. A qualifying year of service for non-regular 

retired pay is a full-year, as described in paragraphs b and c of this section, during which a 

member of an AC or RC is credited with a minimum of 50 retirement points. An accumulation 

of 20 such years, except as otherwise provided by law, is one requirement necessary to qualify 

for non-regular retired pay.

b. Establishment of an Anniversary Year

(1) The full-year periods used for the crediting of qualifying years for non-regular 

retirement must be based on anniversary years as set out in this instruction.

(2) Except as noted in paragraph d of this section, anniversary year periods are calculated 

from an anniversary date. The date to determine the anniversary year is established by the date 

the Service member entered into active service or active status in an RC. 

c. Adjustment to Anniversary Years

(1) The month and day of the start date for each successive anniversary year will not be 

adjusted unless the Service member has a break in service. There will be no break in service if 

the Service member transfers directly to another AC or RC.

(2) When a Service member with a break in service returns to an active Reserve status or 

to active service, the revised anniversary year start date will be the date of return or reentry. 

d. Exceptions to Calculating Anniversary Years

(1) In the case of an officer with service as a cadet or midshipman at a Service academy 

in accordance with chapters 403, 603, or 903 of Reference (c), or in a Senior Reserve Officers’ 

Training Corps program in accordance with sections 2104 and 2107 of Reference (c), the date for 

the start of a Service member’s initial anniversary year will be established by the date the Service 

member entered into active service or active status minus any service as a cadet or midshipman. 

(2) In the case of an enlisted member of a Military Service who served as a cadet or 

midshipman at a Service academy in accordance with chapters 403- 603- or 903 403,603 or 903

of Reference (c) but who did not receive or who does not hold a commission as an officer, the 

service as a cadet or midshipman at a Service academy must be included and counted as

active duty.
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e. Credit for Partial Years of Service

(1) A Service member who has a break in service that occurs during an anniversary year 

will be credited with a partial year of qualifying service for non-regular retirement.

(2) When, as a result of a break in service, a partial year occurs, the Service member 

must meet the minimum retirement point requirements set out in this instruction for the Service 

member’s service to be credited as a partial year towards a qualifying year. A partial qualifying 

year is any period less than 12 full-months in which the retirement points credited to a Service 

member, when computed proportionally, are equal to or greater than 50 retirement points. 

Calculation of credit for a partial year will be made according to the schedule in Table 1. 

Table 1. Minimum Requirement Point Credit Chart

Number of Days in an Active Status

 From Through Minimum Points Required

0 8 1

9 14 2

15 21 3

22 29 4

30 36 5

37 43 6

44 51 7

52 58 8

59 65 9

66 73 10

74 80 11

81 87 12

88 94 13

95 102 14

103 109 15

110 116 16

117 124 17

125 131 18

132 138 19

139 146 20

147 153 21

154 160 22

161 168 23

169 175 24
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Table 1. Minimum Requirement Point Credit Chart, Continued

Number of Days in an Active Status

 From Through Minimum Points Required

176 182 25

183 189 26

190 197 27

198 204 28

205 211 29

212 219 30

220 226 31

227 233 32

234 240 33

241 248 34

249 255 35

256 262 36

263 270 37

271 277 38

278 284 39

285 292 40

293 299 41

300 306 42

307 313 43

314 321 44

322 328 45

329 335 46

336 343 47

344 350 48

351 357 49

358 365 50

(3) Partial years of qualifying service may be combined and credited towards total 

qualifying service. 

(4) Membership retirement points for any partial year will be credited based upon 

Table 2. 
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Table 2. Pro-Rating Membership Points

Number of Days in an Active Status

 From Through Membership Points To Be

 Credited Points

1 12 0

13 36 1

37 60 2

61 85 3

86 109 4

110 133 5

134 158 6

159 182 7

183 206 8

207 231 9

232 255 10

256 279 11

280 304 12

305 328 13

329 352 14

353 365 (366 leap year) 15

(5) On completion of a partial year, retirement points for attendance at drills or 

equivalent instruction, prorated membership retirement points, and retirement points credited as 

a result of satisfactory participation in the Health Professions Scholarship and Financial 

Assistance Program (HPS/FAP) pursuant to section 2126(b) of Reference (c) or other service 

creditable for non-regular retired pay purpose will be credited. Such retirement points credited 

for a partial year may not exceed the retirement point credit limits in paragraph 4f (1) of

this enclosure.

f. Savings and Transition Procedures. On the effective date of this instruction, all present 

RC members will retain their current anniversary date. Anniversary dates established or revised 

after this date, including anniversary dates for AC members, will be based on procedures 

established in this instruction. 

2. RESERVE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY FOR NON-REGULAR 

RETIREMENT

a. Non-Regular Retirement Qualification. To qualify for non-regular retired pay, at or after 

the age specified in section 12731 of Reference (c), a Service member must have completed 20 

years of qualifying service. 
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(1) For the Service member who completed the years of qualifying service before 

October 5, 1994, the last 8 years of such qualifying service must have been in an RC. 

(2) For the Service member who completed the years of qualifying service on or after 

October 5, 1994, but before April 25, 2005, the last 6 years of such qualifying service must have 

been in an RC. 

(3) For the Service member who completed the years of qualifying service on or after 

April 25, 2005, there is no minimum RC service requirement.

(4) The 6 or 8 years of qualifying service of paragraph a (1) and a (2) of this section are 

not required to be continuous service.

(a) Any period of service as a member of an AC intervening between periods of 

Reserve service counted toward the 8-year requirement of paragraph a (1) of this section or the 

6-year requirement of paragraph a (2) of this section must be excluded in determining whether 

the Service member has 20 years of qualifying service for eligibility for non-regular retired pay 

in accordance with Decisions of the Comptroller General, File B-111903 (Reference (gh)).

(b) Service in an AC during a partial year will be treated in the same manner as 1 

full-year of service in this respect.

b. Special Rule for Service Members with Physical Disabilities Not Incurred in the Line of 

Duty. As described in section 12731b of Reference (c), the Secretary concerned may determine 

that an RC Service member with at least 15 (but less than 20) years of qualifying military service 

as computed under section 12732 of Reference (c) has met the service requirements of section 

12731(a)(2) of Reference (c) if that member is to be separated from the Selected Reserve solely 

because he or she is unfit because of a physical disability. This special rule will not apply if

the disability:

(1) Was caused by the Service member’s intentional misconduct, willful neglect, or 

willful failure to comply with Service-established retention standards and qualifications.

(2) Was incurred during the period of an unauthorized absence.

bc. Non-Regular Retirement Qualification of a Service Member Entitled to Regular Retired 

or Retainer Pay. A Service member, after becoming eligible or entitled to Regular retired or 

retainer pay, who serves in an active status as a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready 

Reserve, may apply for Reserve retired pay in accordance with chapter 1223 of Reference (c) on 

or after attaining the age specified in section 12731 of Reference (c), as prescribed in section 

12741 of Reference (c).

(1) After April 27, 2001, and before October 28, 2009, the Service member described in 

paragraph bc of this section is exempt from any RC service requirements.
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(2) On or after October 28, 2009, the Service member described in paragraph b c of this 

section must complete not less than 2 years of satisfactory service in an active status, excluding 

any period of active service. 

(3) The Service member described in paragraph bc of this section is exempt from the 

limitation in section 12731(a)(4) of Reference (c) that he or she not be entitled to retired pay 

from an armed force or retainer pay as a member of the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine

Corps Reserve. 

(4) The Secretary concerned may reduce the minimum 2 year active status service 

requirement specified in paragraph bc(2) of this section in the case of a Service member who:

(a) Completed at least 1 year of service in a position of adjutant general pursuant to 

section 314 of Title 32, U.S.C. (Reference (hi)) or in a position of assistance adjutant general 

subordinate to such a position of adjutant general. 

(b) Failed to complete the minimum years of service solely because the appointment 

was terminated or vacated as described in section 324(b) of Reference (hi).

3. ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIREMENT POINT CREDIT FOR NON-REGULAR 

RETIREMENT. Service members in the following categories are eligible for retirement

point credit:

a. Members of an AC or RC in active service.

b. Members of an RC in an active status as defined in section 10141 of Reference (c). This 

includes service in a Delayed Entry Program established by section 513 of Reference (c), 

credited toward non-regular retirement since it is service in an active status as a member of the 

Ready Reserve.

c. Members of an RC in a retired status, except for the active service retiree who has not 

served in an active status in accordance with section 12741 of Reference (c) detailed in 

paragraph 2bc of this enclosure, may be credited with active or inactive duty service.

d. Members of an RC in an inactive status in accordance with section 10152 of Reference (c) 

may not be credited with service for retirement pursuant to section 12734(a) of Reference (c). 

Individuals who have completed the service requirement for retired pay and have not attained the 

age specified in section 12731 of Reference (c), may be transferred to an inactive status, but may 

not receive retirement point credit in that status. 

e. Members of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard who performed State 

active duty service covered by section 514 of Public Law (PL) 109-163 (Reference (ij)), or 

section 523 of PL 109-364 (Reference (jk)), must be credited with active service in accordance 

with section 12732(a)(2)(A)(i) of Reference (c). 
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(1) State active duty creditable as federal active service in paragraph e of this section is 

full-time State active duty performed on or after September 11, 2001, and before October 1, 

2002, in any of the covered counties listed in paragraph e (2) of this section.

(2) Covered counties:

(a) The State of New York: counties of Bronx, Kings, New York (boroughs of 

Brooklyn and Manhattan), Queens, Richmond, Delaware, Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, 

Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester; 

(b) The State of New Jersey: counties of Bergen, Hudson, Union, and Middlesex; 

(c) The State of Virginia: county of Arlington. 

4. RETIREMENT POINT CREDIT BY ACTIVITY

a. Active Service. Active service will be credited at the rate of one retirement point per day 

of active service for:

(1) Active duty or full-time National Guard duty in the Military Services.

(2) Active commissioned service in the Commissioned Corps of the Public

Health Service.

(3) Active commissioned service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, to include active commissioned service in the Environmental Science Services 

Administration and in the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

b. Inactive Duty Service. Inactive duty service will be credited as follows: 

(1) One retirement point will be credited for each attendance at an inactive duty training 

(IDT) period or a period of equivalent instruction that was prescribed for that year by the 

Secretary concerned and confirmed to the requirements prescribed by law, including attendance 

by a member of the National Guard at required IDT periods in accordance with section 502 of 

Reference (hi).

(2) One retirement point will be credited to a member of the RC in an active status for 

each period of equivalent instruction in accordance with paragraphs b(2)(a) through b(2)(e) of 

this section:

(a) If the equivalent instruction is performed instead of regularly scheduled unit 

training assembly or IDT period, it will be of at least the same duration as required for the 

assembly or IDT period it replaces.
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(b) If the equivalent instruction is performed as a part of a regularly scheduled unit

training assembly or IDT period, only one retirement point may be credited for that period.

(c) When multiple periods of equivalent instruction are performed, each period must 

last at least 4 hours, whether performed instead of or in addition to a regularly scheduled unit 

training assembly or IDT period.

(d) The equivalent instruction will be authorized and supervised by the unit 

commander or the commander’s representative, and certification of the type and duration of the 

instruction will be forwarded to the Secretary concerned or their designee for that purpose. 

(e) If the equivalent instruction performed is in addition to the regularly scheduled 

IDT period, the instruction will last at least 4 hours and will be performed in a non-pay status, 

unless a specific activity is authorized for pay by the Secretary concerned.

(3) A maximum of 2 retirement points may be credited for attendance at IDT periods, or 

equivalent instruction in any 1 calendar day. 

(4) The Military Services may sponsor military seminars, symposiums, and similar 

assemblies (hereinafter referred to as “meetings”), either separately or in connection with 

professional meetings, as a means of conducting Reserve training or instruction. Retirement 

points may be granted to a member of the Ready Reserve attending such a meeting only when 

the meeting is designated by the Secretary concerned as being of such military value that the 

instruction received would enhance the Service member’s professional development and broaden 

either the Service member’s qualifications for duties to which he or she may be expected to be 

assigned upon mobilization or the qualification of those whose work the Service member may 

supervise. The following conditions in paragraphs b (4) (a) through b (4) (d) of this section

must apply:

(a) The meeting lasts at least 4 hours. A maximum of one retirement point per day of 

the meeting will be credited. 

(b) The Service member’s attendance has been approved previously and, in each 

instance, by the Secretary concerned or their designee for that purpose.

(c) The Service member either registers with a designated monitor representing the 

Military Service concerned or, in the absence of such a monitor, is authorized to and does certify 

his or her own attendance.

(d) The Service member’s participation is without remuneration other than the pay to 

which the Service member may be entitled as a member of an RC.

(5) A member of the Individual Ready Reserve or the Standby Reserve in an active 

status may participate in civil defense activities as outlined in eEnclosure 7 6 of Reference (ed), 

and may be credited with retirement points as specified in paragraphs b(5)(a) through b(5)(f) of 

this section if the activities meet the following conditions: 
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(a) A period of IDT of duration to be determined by the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, but at least 4 hours. 

(b) Training will consist of civil defense work at a duly scheduled work formation in 

an officially designated location under active supervision. 

(c) Wearing of the uniform will be optional with the Service member (this does not 

constitute a basis for a claim for uniform maintenance allowance). 

(d) A maximum of 2 retirement points for IDT may be credited per day. 

(e) In no case will more than 1 retirement point be credited for less than 8 hours. 

(f) Each volunteer Service member will furnish his or her respective (county, city, 

State, region) Civil Defense Director a certification form, which will be signed by the Civil 

Defense Director attesting to the individual’s satisfactory work performed and hours worked. 

This form will be submitted each month or quarter in accordance with appropriate Military 

Department regulations. 

(6) One retirement point will be credited to a member of the Selected Reserve upon 

successful completion of non-resident training and education in an active status for each 4 hours 

of pay received in accordance with section 206(d)(2) of Title 37 U.S.C. (Reference (k l)), as 

specified in paragraphs b(6)(a) through b(6)(c):

(a) The use of electronic-based distributed learning methodologies must have been 

identified and directed by the Secretary concerned for the purpose of accomplishing unit 

readiness or mobilization training requirements and completed in a non-duty status.

(b) Each period of non-resident training and education using electronic-based 

distributed learning methodologies must be at least 4 hours and completion is certified by the 

Service member. 

(c) Pay is commensurate with the Service member’s grade and years of service in 

accordance with section 206(a) of Reference (kl) for 1 period IDT. 

c. Funeral Honors Duty. One retirement point will be credited for each day in which Funeral 

Honors Duty, in accordance with the provisions of section 12503 of Reference (c) or section 115 

of Reference (hi), is performed for at least 2 hours. 

d. Membership Points. Members of an RC in an active status will be credited with 

retirement points for such membership at the rate of 15 retirement points per year or a 

proportional part in accordance with paragraph 1e(4) of this enclosure. 

e. HPS/FAP. Members of the Selected Reserve who satisfy the requirements of the 

HPS/FAP for active service pursuant to section 2126 of Reference (c) will be credited with 50 
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retirement points for each year of participation in a course of study. The points will be credited 

to the member at the end of each year after the completion of the course of study that the 

member serves in the Selected Reserve and is credited with at least 50 retirement points. The 

points will be recorded as having been earned in the year of the participation in the course of 

study. The award of service credit is limited to 4 years of participation in a course of study under 

the HSP/FAP. 

f. Retirement Point Credit Limitation

(1) Retirement points credited for activities other than active service or Funeral Honors 

Duty may not exceed:

(a) For any 1 anniversary year closing before September 23, 1996: 60 retirement 

points.

(b) For anniversary years closing on or after September 23, 1996, but before October 

30, 2000: 75 retirement points.

(c) For anniversary years closing on or after October 30, 2000, but before October 

30, 2007: 90 retirement points.

(d) For anniversary years closing on or after October 30, 2007: 130 retirement 

points.

(2) A maximum of 2 retirement points may be awarded in 1 calendar day for any 

activities or combination of activities. 

(3) No more than one retirement point may be awarded for any day in which the Service 

member is in active service. 

(4) A person in active service may not receive retirement points for other activities 

performed concurrently; however, no deduction in the membership retirement points described in 

paragraph 4d of this enclosure is required for active service, other than duty as a member of an 

AC, during an anniversary year. 

(5) A maximum of 365 retirement points (366 retirement points in a leap year) may be 

awarded in any anniversary year. 

5. REDUCED ELIGIBILITY AGE FOR RECEIPT OF RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR 

SERVICE

a. A member of the Ready Reserve who serves on active duty or performs active service as 

specified in paragraphs b(1), b(2), b(3), or b(4) of this section will have the eligibility age for 

receipt of retired pay in accordance with section 12731 of Reference (c) reduced below 60 years 

of age by 3 months for each aggregate of 90 days for which the Service member serves on active 
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duty or performs active service in any fiscal year within the timeframes specified in paragraphs

b(1) or b(2) subject to paragraph c e of this section.

b. For the purpose of paragraph 5a of this section, a day of active duty or active service will 

be included in only one aggregate of 90 days, and the qualifying active service will be defined 

as:

(1) Active duty or active service in any fiscal year, after January 28, 2008, through 

September 30, 2014, either in support of contingency operations under a provision of law 

specified in section 101(a)(13)(B) of Reference (c), or an order to active duty pursuant to section 

12301(d) of Reference (c). , except for:

(2) Active duty or active service in any two consecutive fiscal years, after September 30, 

2014, either in support of contingency operations under a provision of law specified in section 

101(a)(13)(B) of Reference (c), or an order to active duty pursuant to section 12301(d) of 

Reference (c).

(2)(3) Full-time National Guard duty, after January 28, 2008, for a call to active service 

by a governor and authorized by the President or the Secretary of Defense in accordance with 

section 502(f) of Reference (hi) for the purpose of responding to either a national emergency 

declared by the President or a national emergency supported by federal funds.

(3)(4) Active duty pursuant to section 12301(h) of Reference (c) to receive medical care 

as a result of a wound, illness, or injury while serving on active service as specified in 

paragraphs b(1),and , b(2), or b(3) of this section will be treated as a continuation of the original 

call or order to active duty or active service for the purpose of reducing the eligibility age for a 

non-regular retirement of section 12731 of Reference (c).

c. Active duty pursuant to section 12301(d) of Reference (c) for the purpose of Active Guard 

and Reserve duty in accordance with section 12310 of Reference (c) will not be included as 

service on active duty. 

d. Active duty authorized by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, before 

December 31, 2011, pursuant to section 712 of Title 14, U.S.C. (Reference (lm)) will not be 

included as service on active duty. 

e. The eligibility age for receipt of retired pay for non-regular service retirement of section 

12731 of Reference (c) may not be reduced below 50 years of age for any person described in 

paragraph a of this section. 

d. The ASD(RA) will designate, by authorizing memorandum, the qualifying active duty and 

active service for reduced age for non-regular retirement as it relates to a named contingency 

operation, a national emergency, or certain active service supported by federal funds. 
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f. The ASD(M&RA) will designate, by authorizing memorandum, the full-time National 

Guard duty that qualifies for a reduction of the eligibility age for receipt of retired pay for nonregular service under paragraph 5b(3).
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GLOSSARY

PART I. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

A listing of abbreviations and acronyms is mandatory for instructions or volumes over 2 pages 

using acronyms other than “DoD,” “OSD,” or “U.S.” 

AC Active Component

ASD(M&RA) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs

DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center

DoDHRA Department of Defense Human Resources Activity

DoDI Department of Defense Instruction

FAP Financial Assistance Program

HPS Health Professions Scholarship

IDT inactive duty training

PL Public Law

RC Reserve Component

RCCPDS Reserve Components Common Personnel Data System

U.S.C. United States Code

USCG United States Coast Guard

USD(P&R) Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

PART II. DEFINITIONS

These terms and their definitions are for the purpose of this instruction.

active duty. Defined in Joint Publication 1-02 (Reference (mn)).

active service. Defined in section 101(d) (3) in Reference (c).
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break in service. The event when a Service member transfers to an inactive status list, the 

inactive National Guard, the Retired Reserve, or is discharged to civilian life for longer than 24 

hours.

equivalent instruction. Those activities performed instead of, or in addition to, a regularly 

scheduled unit training assembly or drill. The subject matter of the equivalent instruction will 

relate to the instruction for which it is or might be substituted, and will be of definite military 

benefit to the individual. 

Ffull-time National Guard duty. Defined in Reference (ed).

inactive duty. Defined in Reference (mn).

Retired Reserve. Defined in Reference (ed).

Secretary concerned. The Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army; 

the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and 

the Coast Guard when it is operating as a Service in the Department of the Navy; the Secretary of 

the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force, the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a 

Service in the Department of the Navy.

uniformed services. Defined in Reference (mn).