Posted on Sep 13, 2016
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Retirement
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Sign your paper work when you get your 20 yr. letter, and if your state has a retirement pay, expect to see that when you turn 55. Federal at 60.
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SGT Robert K.
MSG Davis;
If I have not yet received the packet from state but the 20-letter and RPAS statement is coded in iperms, can I go ahead and submit the DD 2656 through my command or do I have to wait for the packet from state (which is being sent to the unit). Also I have been excused from future drills as I have started a new job and the commanders sayas that since I have cleared CIF there is no need for me to attend the drills, however the readiness NCO seems to think that I need to attend drill no matter what. Any advice.
If I have not yet received the packet from state but the 20-letter and RPAS statement is coded in iperms, can I go ahead and submit the DD 2656 through my command or do I have to wait for the packet from state (which is being sent to the unit). Also I have been excused from future drills as I have started a new job and the commanders sayas that since I have cleared CIF there is no need for me to attend the drills, however the readiness NCO seems to think that I need to attend drill no matter what. Any advice.
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SGT Robert K. -
1. RE Drill: Unless you get something in writing from your Commander authorizing your absence from drill ... Attend Drill or you risk being the victim of a miscommunication between your Cdr and his staff. Since there appears to be miscommunication already between them, that does not bode well. Since you turned in your TA-50 you can't go to the field but you can provide home station support and get a few more retirement points.
2. RE: "submit the DD 2656 through my command" ... You can but if they are not "on top of it" you could fall through the cracks. This late in the game, you need to contact your unit and kick and scream as to the location of your packet. Failing that ... and I'm not saying this is a fix ... you could prepare both the 2656 and a DA 200 (Transmittal Record) and give to your unit but have whoever you give/send it to sign Block 11a of the DA 200.
You could email it to their .mil accounts as well so long as there is no issue with them requiring an original signature. The email will be your record but people delete emails or don't read them or what have you.
3. Survivor Benefit Plan ... Don't do it, it sucks (my opinion). Save and invest your money wisely.
DA 200: http://www.apd.army.mil/pub/eforms/pdf/a200.pdf
1. RE Drill: Unless you get something in writing from your Commander authorizing your absence from drill ... Attend Drill or you risk being the victim of a miscommunication between your Cdr and his staff. Since there appears to be miscommunication already between them, that does not bode well. Since you turned in your TA-50 you can't go to the field but you can provide home station support and get a few more retirement points.
2. RE: "submit the DD 2656 through my command" ... You can but if they are not "on top of it" you could fall through the cracks. This late in the game, you need to contact your unit and kick and scream as to the location of your packet. Failing that ... and I'm not saying this is a fix ... you could prepare both the 2656 and a DA 200 (Transmittal Record) and give to your unit but have whoever you give/send it to sign Block 11a of the DA 200.
You could email it to their .mil accounts as well so long as there is no issue with them requiring an original signature. The email will be your record but people delete emails or don't read them or what have you.
3. Survivor Benefit Plan ... Don't do it, it sucks (my opinion). Save and invest your money wisely.
DA 200: http://www.apd.army.mil/pub/eforms/pdf/a200.pdf
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Accumulate enough points to qualify for a good year; ensure that you receive your "20 year letter" before discontinuing to go to drills, apply for retirement through your state headquarters. keep in mind that you will not be eligible for retirement benefits until your 60th birthday - that being said if your have deployed since 2008 you are eligible to draw retirement pay early (3 months early pay for every 3 months of deployment). Make sure that you stay in contact with HRC as they sometimes don't look at requests or supporting documents until closer to your 60th birthday. Hope this helps.
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