Posted on Jun 5, 2021
As a DOD civilian, does my Federal time transfer over if I reenlist back into the service?
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I served 7 years active duty and I’m currently a DOD civilian. I been talking to a recruiter about coming back in the service. I will have a year of federal service as a DOD civilian in December. If I come back into the service, will the time as a DOD civilian roll over to the military? Thanks!
Posted 3 y ago
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Posted 3 y ago
No. Only military time counts as military time, but military time can be added to Federal civilian time if you do the buyback.
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Posted 3 y ago
You can buy back your military time into your civilian retirement but it doesn't work the other way.
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Posted 3 y ago
Nope. Your military service time is separate and cannot be transferred to military service. Now if you separate from the military or go to the reserves/guard then you can buy back your active duty time towards your civilian retirement and I would strongly suggest you do so as it’s cheap to do compared the amount of credit you get towards your civilian federal service time.
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