Retirement?

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 23:00:03 -0400

I have 5 years army national guard and 19 years active army, still in the active army. Do I qualify to retire from the active army? My LES says I have 24 years Time in Service.

Response by GySgt Gary Cordeiro made Jun 18 at 2020 11:13 PM

GySgt Gary Cordeiro — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 23:13:20 -0400

I would say yes to that.

Response by LTC John Mohor made Jun 18 at 2020 11:55 PM

LTC John Mohor — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 23:55:35 -0400

No not 20 year active duty retirement. You only need that last year going over 20 active years to qualify for the active duty version of retirement. Otherwise you have to wait until you reach age 60 or in your 50s depending on how Congress changed it in 2008. The good news you’re in sanctuary so no matter what you can stay and get that 20th year!

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 19 at 2020 9:38 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 09:38:37 -0400

Reserve/Guard time only transfers over to Active Duty for pay purposes. Retirement from them does not. You have one more year to go to hit 20 Active Army years to retire.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Jun 19 at 2020 9:59 AM

SFC Michael Hasbun — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 09:59:20 -0400

Once you hit 20 Active years, you'll be eligible to retire, but those guard years WILL count for pay, so that's nice...

Response by CW5 Jack Gaudet made Jun 19 at 2020 12:32 PM

CW5 Jack Gaudet — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 12:32:11 -0400

That would also depend on active duty time while in the Guard (Annual Training, some schools other than just for training And such things as this. Contact the State you were with and see if you can get a retirement points statement and that would help you to know what your AD time is.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 19 at 2020 1:06 PM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 13:06:27 -0400

I'm in a similar situation - Active and Reserve time. You need to find your ADSD (Active Duty Service Date). Not sure exactly where to look for the Army, but I would guess your S1 would be able to tell you where to find it. When you transfer from Reserve/National Guard to AD they recalculate your ADSD based on how much time you actually served in uniform in the Reserve/NG. I had six years active time in the 90's, then went Reserve and then came back to active in May of 2009. Once they tacked the 6 years previous active time and the actual days served on duty in the Reserve my ADSD was back dated to 16 January 2003. I'll go over 22 years for pay purposes next month, but I'm not eligible to retire from Active Duty until 15 January 2023.

Response by LTC John Mohor made Jun 19 at 2020 5:21 PM

LTC John Mohor — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:21:01 -0400

Just a brief story: I had an AGR CSM that had so many points accrued he figured out his reserve retirement was better than his Active Federal Service so after he completed his last AGR tour he went back TPU for about a year and retired at 60 making more money based off his point accrual than what the regular active army would have paid at retirement.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 19 at 2020 8:03 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 20:03:55 -0400

SFC if you have enough active time while in the guard to equal 1 year in addition to your 19 AC then yes but when you came on AC you should have been given credit for the qualifying active time while in the guard. I myself was given 8 years of active credit after 28yrs in the reserve with the last six being mobilized or on extended Active duty. so unless you deployed in those 5 years you probably do not have enough credit to = a whole year but each month can be added toward reaching your AC retirement date

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 20 at 2020 7:37 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 19:37:27 -0400

mine says 37 but I only have 19 toward active retirement. you should have or get a service computation which will ensure proper active duty credit earned while the reserve component

Response by SSG Michael Hood made Apr 8 at 2021 11:54 PM

SSG Michael Hood — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 23:54:50 -0400

Was any of that 5 years on Active duty. Basic training And AIT and deployments

Response by SSG Rafael R. Rodriguez Sr. made Dec 19 at 2021 9:35 AM

SSG Rafael R. Rodriguez Sr. — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 09:35:42 -0500

Hang in there to make 20 yes active. Guard or reserve time will count for more retirement money.