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toward civil service retirement?
A. 1t has no effect on credit
for military service performed
before January l, 1857. How
ever, military service Except
service performed while on
military leave with pay from a
civilian position) performed
beginning January /, 1857, may
not be credited toward civil
service retirement if the. en-
ploye is eligible to receive old
age social security benefits.
o. If Federal employee re-
tires from civilian position
and later becomes eligible for
social security benefits, may he
receive credit toward civil-serv-
ice retirement for military serv-
ice performed on or after jan
uary l, 1857?
A. Yes. He will be allowed
credit for his military service
up until the time he becomes
eligible for social security. At
that time, his annuity will be
recomputed to exclude credit
for the military service.
@. Is there any bar against
a person holding a Federal job
while receiving retired military
pay?
A. There are some. restric-
tionS.
A regular warrant officer or
commissioned officer who re-
tires for length of service is
barred from holding most Gov
eminent positions because. in
order to be entitled to hold a
Federal job his retired pay and
the pay of the Federal job must
be under $4,000 a year, and he
may not waive retirement pay
to avoid this restriction.
However. if the regular war;
rant officer or commissioned
officer retired for disability in
CURED in line of duty, he is
not barred for appointment to
a Government position. He is
limited to $4,000 a year COM
bined retirement pay and Fed
eral salary unless the disability
was incurred in combat or
caused by an instrument of war
and incurred in line of duty in
time of war.
An enlisted man who retires
and receives retired pay on the
basis of his enlisted grade is
free to accept a Government
position. He is not limited as
to the amount of his combined
retirement pay and salary.
Q. In figuring civil service
retirement does the employe
have to contribute a percentage
Of his military pay in order TO
be credited for his military
service?
A. No. This credit is entirely
free.
For example, under the for
mula for figuring retirement
benefits the yearly annuity of
an employe who retires at age
62 after 20 years of civilian
service with a high five" aver
age salary of $4,000 would be
$l,8l2.50 ($151 a month";. II
that person had, for example,
nine years of military service
to be added to his years of
civilian service. his annuity
would be $2,712.5O (S226 a
month";, or 5000 a year more.
For his civilian service, the en-
ploye contributed 612 per cent
of his salary; the credit for
military service is free.
U. III Federal empiOye is
called or recalled to active milf
tary duty, what are his civil
service retirement rights?
A. He is granted re-employ-
ment rights in his civilian po-
sition. which he may exercise
upon his release from military
service that lasts not more
than four years.
@. Is military service counted
in figuring the 15-year period
of service after which a Federal
emplOye may retain free life
insurance during retirement?
A. Yes. Also, receipt of mill
tary retired pay does not affect
the crediting of military serv-
ice purposes. The insurance re-
ferred to is group life, acciden-
tai death and dismemberment
insurance, the cost of which is
shared by the employe and the