Posted on Aug 4, 2016
What regulation covers rank upon transferring to the Retired Reserves?
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I have my eligibility letter and have held my current rank for just over 2 years. My concern is being reduced and my retirement pay will be reflective upon that rank. If staying in a few months longer is the resolution so be it however for personal reasons, it makes every bit of sense to retire now.
I have read a bullet comment on a memo that reads, grades E-7 - E-9 are reduced in rank if grade not held for 3 years. I cannot find regulation to support that. Any help would be great.
I have read a bullet comment on a memo that reads, grades E-7 - E-9 are reduced in rank if grade not held for 3 years. I cannot find regulation to support that. Any help would be great.
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It's actually within Title 10 of the US Code. This particular link covers commissioned officers. I saw another for Warrant Officers. I did not see one for NCOs. I would think they wouldl all be the same, but I can't vouch for that.
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I believe to new regulation states 3 yrs. At least that's what they told me last year. I may be wrong.
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I'm "hearing" the same but that's my point of the question about the regulation. I find that people don't often update their forms and they just follow the guides of what was in place before. I'm looking for the actual regulation that specifically states 3 years.
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My understanding was that you retire at highest rank held, but you PAY was based on average of high 3 (average of last 36 months). Because there is normally a huge jump in pay between paygrades, that can drastically affect your retirement pay if you have 1 year that is significantly lower than the two other years ($3700~ E6 @ 16 vs $4400~ E7 @ 18+).
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PO1 John Miller
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS is correct. Granted I had been a PO1 for 9 years when I retired, but the only thing that was computed was the average of my last 3 years of basic pay. They took that average, divided it in half, and that's how my retired pay rate was determined. It doesn't matter if you make rank 6 months before you retire. You still retire at the last rank held (in all but the most rare cases), just your retired pay may have a lower rank factored in, if you were a lower rank in the previous 3 years.
Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS is correct. Granted I had been a PO1 for 9 years when I retired, but the only thing that was computed was the average of my last 3 years of basic pay. They took that average, divided it in half, and that's how my retired pay rate was determined. It doesn't matter if you make rank 6 months before you retire. You still retire at the last rank held (in all but the most rare cases), just your retired pay may have a lower rank factored in, if you were a lower rank in the previous 3 years.
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COL Vincent Stoneking
Correct on high 3.
You also need to serve for a specified period to retire "at" a given rank (for bragging rights, retiree recall, etc), separate from the pay issue. I BELIEVE that is normally either 2 or 3 years, depending on the rank, being lowered to six months if due mandatory (non-punitive) reasons.
It is worth noting that IRR counts for this purpose, and I believe that "gray area" retired reserve does as well (though you want an expert to confirm that).
You also need to serve for a specified period to retire "at" a given rank (for bragging rights, retiree recall, etc), separate from the pay issue. I BELIEVE that is normally either 2 or 3 years, depending on the rank, being lowered to six months if due mandatory (non-punitive) reasons.
It is worth noting that IRR counts for this purpose, and I believe that "gray area" retired reserve does as well (though you want an expert to confirm that).
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