Air traffic controller, FERS retirement
Q I have been an air traffic controller since November 1985. I was born in 1960. If I work until I am 56 (mandatory retirement), am I then, or at anytime, eligible for the 1.7 percent calculator for...
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Q. I have not seen this question answered and I know my situation applies to hundreds of employees. I was employed as an air traffic controller for 17.5 years before my branch of Air Traffic (Flight...
View ArticleMRA+30 calculation
Q: Can you confirm that a FERS employee who retires from air traffic control, law enforcement, or fire fighting at their minimum retirement age with 30 years of service in the covered position will...
View ArticleATC disability retirement
Q. In February 1992, I retired on disability as an air traffic controller with 10 years of service. I have been receiving a Civil Service Retirement System disability annuity since February 1992. I...
View ArticleSpecial provision employees and VERA
Q. Special provision employees’ careers are much shorter than those of typical federal employees.The “20 years service and 50 years old or 25 at any age” requirement for Voluntary Early Retirement...
View ArticleSocial Security supplement back pay
Q. I am an air traffic controller and will be retiring at the end of May at age 51 with 22 years of service. I’m being told the Social Security supplement portion of my retirement will come six to...
View ArticleAir traffic controller and creditable service
Q. I am an air traffic controller under FERS who will retire with 25 years of service at age 49. I also have five years of military service that I’ve bought back, bringing my total to 30 years. I’m...
View ArticleForced retirement and special retirement supplement
Q. I am a federal air traffic controller facing forced retirement at age 56. There is a Social Security “bridge” supplement to cover the gap between 56 and the age when I can draw full Social...
View ArticleAir traffic controller mandatory retirement
Q. I am an air traffic controller subject to mandatory retirement at age 56. I am under FERS. When I reach age 56, I will not have 20 years of service. Can I continue as a controller until I reach my...
View ArticleWork after being an air traffic controller
Q. I am an air traffic controller who will be forced to retire in one year at age 56. Are there other federal agencies I can transfer into and retain my benefits (vacation/sick leave), and even perhaps...
View ArticleFERS retirement
Q. Can I apply for an air traffic controller FERS retirement even if I am not employed by the federal government? I left the FAA OCT in 2009 and was 47. I resigned in good standing and left only for...
View ArticlePhased retirement
Q. Who is eligible for phased retirement under the bill that Congress passed that will allow retirement-eligible federal employees to work part time? A. The law applies to anyone who has met the age...
View ArticleMandatory retirement age
Q. What is the mandatory retirement age to retire from the federal government? I just turned 52 years old and will have 28 years of federal service in June. How many years can I work to reach the...
View ArticleWaiver for mandatory retirement age?
Q. Are there any situations and/or waivers that would allow someone under FERS to continue to work after reaching mandatory retirement age? A. CSRS and FERS law enforcement officers and firefighters...
View ArticleTerminated before retirement
Q. I was an air traffic controller. My Federal Aviation Administration hire date was Sept. 30, 1990. I was terminated March 8 — 261 days from being eligible for retirement because I lost my medical. My...
View ArticleWindfall elimination provision
Q. I retired in 2006 under CSRS as an air traffic controller. I had 33 years of government service between the Air Force and the Federal Aviation Administration. I started receiving Social Security...
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