Postal Retirement and Military Retirement ...Combining the two

With the Postal Service requesting Voluntary Early Retirement Authority, there have been many questions about combining military retirement and postal retirement. The big question is whether or not it is a good idea to do so or not. Simply put, you must determine (calculate) if combining the two will generate more income or not. www.govexec.com has an excellent article to assist you in making that difficult decision. Read the article here: Mixing Civilian and Military Retirement

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Voluntary Early Retirement Authority

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"...Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) allows agencies that are undergoing substantial restructuring, reshaping, downsizing, transfer of function, or reorganization to temporarily lower the age and service requirements in order to increase the number of employees who are eligible for retirement. The authority encourages more voluntary separations and helps the agency complete the needed organizational change with minimal disruption to the work force. By offering these short term opportunities, an agency can make it possible for employees to receive an immediate annuity years before they would otherwise be eligible..."    

Tags: VERA, RIF, Early Retirement

Source: www.opm.gov

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