Army AGR Pre-Retirement Brief 29 March 2011

Must have 20 years of Active Service –BASD (Basic Active Service Date) - Add 20 years –diems.docdiems.doc Can stay until Retention Control Point (RCP) unless selected to REFRAD from Board Action –E6 – 23 years –E7 – 26 years –E8 – 29 years –E9 – 32 years Army AGR Pre-Retirement Brief So You Want to Retire????

Taking the leap!!!!! –Can start the process 12 months out – at least 6 months prior Send a memo requesting retirement thru supervisor/chain of command to HRO along with an SF52 from your AO/Supervisor for retirement. Attend a Pre-separation Briefing at LRAFB - DD Form 2648 Pre-separation Counseling Checklist Attend 3 day ACAP (Army Career and Alumni Program) Briefing at LRAFB (optional) Army AGR Pre-Retirement Brief

Attend VA Briefing at LRAFB – fill out VA Form c Veteran’s Application for Compensation Make an appointment with me to determine your last work day, permissive TDY, and transition leave and to review your DD Form 214 Army AGR Pre-Retirement Brief

Retirement Out-processing at Fort Sill, OK –You will receive Travel Orders and an Invitational Travel Order for your spouse Day 1-Travel to Sill Day 2-Outprocess Day 3- Travel home Appointments at Ft. Sill Finance Survivor Benefit Plan Brief Final Out-processing Army AGR Pre-Retirement Brief

Retirement System Criteria –based on DIEMS date (Date Initial Entry Military Service) diems.doc 3 Categories –Final Pay –High-3 Average –REDUX (Military Retirement Reform Act of 1986) Army AGR Pre-Retirement Brief

Army AGR Pre-Retirement Brief Final Pay Retirement System Entry before September 8, 1980 Each year of service is worth 2.5% Yrs Svc %

Army AGR Pre-Retirement Brief High-3 Retirement System Entry on or after September 8, 1980, but before August 1, 1986 OR Entered on or after August 1, 1986, AND did not choose the Career Status Bonus Each year of service is worth 2.5% - applied against the average basic pay for the highest 36 months of career Yrs Svc %

Army AGR Pre-Retirement Brief CSB/REDUX Retirement System Entered on or after August 1, 1986, AND elected to receive the $30K Career Status Bonus Each year of first 20 years is worth 2% - Each year after 20 is worth 3.5% Yrs Svc %

Useful Information –Leave Permissive TDY - You may be granted up to 20 days and can be used 5 days at a time Transition Leave – Will start after out-processing at Ft. Sill and run until retirement date. NO BREAKS!!! (AR chapter 4-1c) –PCS Move (Household Move) Authorized a final PCS move anywhere in CONUS DLA is not authorized –Army Pamphlet Preseparation Guide –DOD Retirement Site x.html Army AGR Pre-Retirement Brief

Our Goal –To make your transition into retirement an easy, smooth, pain free process. Army AGR Pre-Retirement Brief

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