It’s never too early to start thinking about retirement planning. If you have prior military service you can apply those years to your federal retirement. FERS employees must make a deposit to receive retirement credit for military service. The deposit is normally 3% of the military basic pay. If the full payment is made within 3 years of the date first covered by FERS, no interest is charged to you. You will need to obtain a statement of earnings from the appropriate military branch. Complete and submit OPM Form RI20-97, Request for Estimated Military Earnings and a copy of your DD 214 to your military branch. After you receive a certified copy of the RI 20-97 showing your military earnings, HR can estimate the military deposit you owe. Your deposit can be paid by installments each pay period if you like. If you had 4 years of military service it will add 4% to your retirement annuity. Use the links below to get the process started. DO IT NOW, you won’t regret it.

• Information
• Form RI20-97
• Military Deposit Calculator