Can I Earn A Military Pension And A Civil-Service Pension

Doug Nordman

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A reader asks: I served 14 years of active duty and six years in the National Guard. I received my 20-year letter. I began working for the postal service and “bought back” my 14 years of active duty towards my postal service retirement. For example I have 12 years actual with the postal service but 26 years on ...

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Mixed Plate: Military Sanctuary, Disability, And Civilian Pensions

Doug Nordman

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Here's a post of topics that are too small for individual posts. These leftovers won't make a financial independence meal on their own, but together they're a 1400-calorie luau. Eh, you like more?   Sanctuary for Reserves and National Guard First up is the Navy's sanctuary instruction. (Even if you're ...

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Buying Your Military Service Credit In The Federal Civil Service

Doug Nordman

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Reminder: This week the blog ThreeForFreeCollege is running a three-part series on going to college without paying for tuition.  Monday's post was the proposed Oregon model, followed by Wednesday's post on the various small schools that don't charge tuition.  I'm going to wrap up the series with Friday's guest post on ...

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Maximizing your Civil Service Computation Date

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Here's a unique combination of a reader question about federal civil service-- and a free eBook from GubMints.com. The link below is only FREE until 11:59 PM PDT Friday. If you're reading this post at your usual Thursday morning time, then you probably have less than 40 hours left. First, I'm posting the reader ...

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