If you have 13 yrs of active duty time and transfer to the Army Reserves, will I fall under the new blended retirement system?

2018-03-11T16:23:58-04:00

Response by SSG(P) Drew Hunnicutt made Mar 11 at 2018 4:34 PM

2018-03-11T16:34:25-04:00

No.

Response by SFC Kenneth Hunnell made Mar 11 at 2018 6:01 PM

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You have to many retirement points for BRS

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 11 at 2018 6:27 PM

2018-03-11T18:27:31-04:00

No. You will not have to switch to the blended retirement. Pension starts at 60yrs old but i thought you could deduct a day from that for every day you spent deployed to the desert. Maybe someone else on here knows more about that.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 11 at 2018 7:17 PM

2018-03-11T19:17:52-04:00

No blended for you if you have 13 yrs active duty. No minimum required. You can go into the reserves and do active duty tours until you hit about 17 years worth of active duty points then they will cut you off so that you don’t reach sanctuary.

Response by SMSgt Thor Merich made Mar 11 at 2018 7:46 PM

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You should still be under the old system, although you can switch to the new system if you choose. But it’s up to you

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 11 at 2018 7:51 PM

2018-03-11T19:51:31-04:00

SSG Private RallyPoint Member With 13 years the time you spend in the reserves will pay big time at age 60.

It was very nice to get the military retirements benefits when I turned 60.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 12 at 2018 11:01 AM

2018-03-12T11:01:59-04:00

No, for those of us already enlisted, regardless if your active or reserves, the blended retirement system is voluntary. I can guarantee this as I switched to the reserves not to long ago and did not have to switch

Response by LT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 12 at 2018 1:51 PM

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No,

Response by SSG Red Hoffman made Mar 16 at 2018 5:30 PM

2018-03-16T17:30:04-04:00

OK, this question causes me to ponder my own situation. First off, I am not familiar with the 'blended retirement system.' Where can I get information on this subject? Any help will be appreciated!!