How to Calculate Military Retirement Points
At first glance, the military retirement system may seem confusing. There are three main non-disability retirement programs, and the plan that pertains to you depends on the nature of your service and your date of entry into the military. Regardless of your plan, in order to retire, you'll need at least 20 qualifying years of military service in active duty or the reserve---and for a year to count as a qualifying year, you must have accrued 50 or more retirement points in that year. You should be notified annually with a statement of how many points you've earned, but you can calculate points on your own if you desire.
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Instructions
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Add up active duty points. Each day of active duty is worth one retirement point.
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Add fifteen points for each year of membership in a reserve component.
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Add one point for each unit training assembly or drill. You can only obtain a maximum of two points per day.
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Add one point for each day of funeral honors duty status.
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Add one point for every three hours of successfully completed courses.
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Tips & Warnings
If you've received a report indicating your retirement points and you'd like to know how many more years you have until retirement, here's how you do it: take a look at each retirement year of service (a retirement year is a full 365 days after your date of entry into service). Each year must have 50 retirement points or more to count as a qualifying year. If you haven't received a report indicating your retirement points, the military probably doesn't have your correct address on file, so you'll need to notify them immediately.
