Shawn8121,
1. Did I get the High 3 right? I used pay scales for the last 36months as an E8 with >28years but I think I should have used >26 for the first 29months then >28 for the last 7months.
Answer: You gave me a high three. High three is the total of the highest 36 months of base pay divided by 36 = high three average
2. I'll be 46 at retirement and the order has my retirement listed as 11y20m24days which is around age 58. Does that mean that I can apply for retirement then? How do I verify the calculated that correctly? I ask because my 2 deployments where before 2008, unless they count active orders for training eligible to reduce the retirement age.
Answer:
The NDAA for 2008 reduces the retirement age for Reserve Component (RC) Soldiers from 60 to a lesser age, but not below age 50, for those who have served on Active Duty (AD) in an eligible status on or after
29 Jan 08. For qualifying service on or after
29 Jan 08, each day on that AD tour could count toward a reduction in retirement age. However, even though each day counts, days are credited in aggregates of 90 days only
within any Fiscal Year. A day of duty shall be included in only one aggregate of 90 days.
In order to ensure each Soldier receives proper credit, it is incumbent upon the Soldier to maintain supporting documentation, which includes: Department of Defense (DD) Forms 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge From AD), and DD Forms 220 (AD Report) for periods of AD less than 90 days. For periods of AD not covered by DD Forms 214 or 220, copies of your Leave and Earning Statements with your mobilization orders will suffice. Orders alone are not proof of duty performed, but merely an authorizing document.
AD, for this purpose, means service pursuant to a call or order to AD on orders specifying, as the authority for such orders, a provision of law referred to in section 101(a) (13)(B), and performed under section 688, 12301 (a), 12302, 12304, 12305, 12406, and chapter 15 (insurrection), or under section 12301 (d) of Title 10 USC.
Active Guard Reserve (AGR) duty under section 12301 of Title 10 USC, will not be included as service on active duty for determining eligibility for reduced age retired pay for non-regular service.
Army HRC:
HRC Homepage <---LINK Contact the HRC for additional questions regarding reducing the age requirement.
3. I used the following in computing your active duty equivalent: Disability retirement 11years, 10 months, 24days. If that is not your active duty equivalent, please provide the correct active duty equivalent. I was not RC/NG and have little knowledge about the RC points system except some publications show total creditable points divided by 360 = active duty equivalent. Several RC members have told me that the "Disability Retirement figure" is the active duty equivalent for CH 61 retirees. I don't normally compute RC time; I use what is given.
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Regards,
Ron