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Originally Posted by Blossom
Thank you! He was in the military for 9 1/2 years and would have stayed in had they not civilianized his career field. He did ground radio maintenance which I guess now would be outdated then they switched him to Job Control which later they contracted out. He a hard worker but the job market has changed and we are having to relearn it all. Everything here is done online so the resume is the most important thing and now he finally has a more modern one so hopefully something will turn up soon.
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See this link lower down on the page:
http://www.opm.gov/retirement-servic...ervice-credit/
If you deposit 3% of military basic pay, you can receive FERS credit for military time served if hubby gets a Federal Civil Service job. CSRS retirement has slightly different rules.
Plus, the Federal Government Civil Service may have jobs open similar to what he did in the military. Again, those jobs are not advertised. Just have him visit the installations to see the job and test postings. In addition, many hirers in Fed employment tend to favor vets in their decisions.
If he is 40 now, he could retire at 60 with 30 years credited after the deposit. There is no way any private industry job could match that. Plus, vacation and sick benefits cannot be matched anywhere.
PS: I just watched that Amazon Rising Show on my DVR and it validates everything I thought about them for consumer benefits. My only regret is that I purchased a Samsung Galaxy s5 phone in April and now won't be able to buy the Amazon Fire phone until my 2 year contract runs out on the s5. However, I did purchase the s5 from Amazon.