Buying Service Credit

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20ToLifeAtThePO

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Has anyone bought their service credit from when they started as a RCA?  Is it even possible?
gjtrisa

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Were you a sub prior to 1984?  Then it is possible.   www.opm.gov
Has anyone bought their service credit from when they started as a RCA?  Is it even possible?
"My all your weeds be wildflowers." @{------->----------
20ToLifeAtThePO

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Unfortunately...no.
Can you tell it's been a bad week at work?  LOL
ruralmail

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I bought back my time when I went regular about 12 years ago.  I had been a sub for 14 years but also did clerk work as well.  I had about 1 year and 8 months I could buy back.  Can't remember for sure but it was about 3000.00.  Paid it over a few months, if you decide to buy it back, do so as soon as possible.  The amount continues to grow the longer you take.  I am glad I did it but at the time, I thought it would add to my vacation days, not so.  Only adds to computation for retirement years.  I talked to someone in Personnel and they helped me out.  Don't know who you talk to now. I tell all the old subs to at least check it out.
gjtrisa

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http://www.opm.gov/retire/pre/csrs/creditable.asp
The form is included in the above link. 

 
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20ToLifeAtThePO

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Well.....I mailed off the form today.  Let's see what we get.  I'll advise as soon as something happens.  Stay strong brothers and sisters!  
awnee

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Why doesn't somebody bring that up at the next opportunity? Like if you have given 5 years of service all your RCA time could be credited towards retirement or something for those of us who began working after the cutoff date...we need to get our time credited too...someway, somehow!
20ToLifeAtThePO

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Well.....I heard back from Shared Services....and I can't buy my sub time because I became a sub after 1-1-89....which is what we all thought.  But I hoped I was wrong.  The news just keeps getting better and better doesn't it?
WV Rural girl

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If you have military time, you can buy it back. I am not sure of the dates but if you call "shared services" they can tell you all that. Hope you have better luck with that. I had all of 8 days before the cut off date to buy back but 2 years of military time.