The following is a question submitted by a reader to Federal Times columnist Reg Jones, a charter member of the senior executive service and the resident expert on federal employee retirement issues.
A Fed Times reader asks:
“Is there a five year retirement plan? I retired with 20 years from the U.S. Navy. I worked for ICE for three years and Military Entrance Processing Station for one year and General Counsel Office for three months.
Reg’s response:
If you complete five years of federal civilian service, you’d be vested in the retirement system. If you left government after that, you could apply for a discontinued service annuity at age 62.
