I sent away for and got the form that lists the dates that count for retirement. I have several blocks of several months where I deployed with the Guard that didn't count.
I have the instructions on how to calculate my retirement SCD subtracting the dates but I keep getting different numbers! This is sort of important, I need a date I can trust. Emailed my civ personnel office and they were confused, isn't it the date on your LES? So, someone out there is less informed than me, I didn't think it possible!
If I put out the dates anyone care to see what they come up with compared to others?
10/8/1975 9/7/1979
11/20/1988 2/26/1989
4/7/1989 9/14/1989
11/16/1989 3/13/1990
7/24/1990 6/2/2003
4/4/2003 8/15/2003
8/11/2003 1/24/2004
1/25/2004 present
2-5. Computing the Service
Computation Date-Leave.
a. General.
(1) Service Computation Date-Leave
calculations are based on a 360 day year,
that is, 12 months of 30 days each.
Calculations based on a 365 day year may
yield different results.
(2) Dates are added and subtracted in
day, month, year order. Borrowing is based
on the 360 day year, with 30 days equal to a
month, and 12 months equal to a year. The
example below shows how to subtract
December 23, 1994 from April 15, 1996.
Step 1: Subtract days. Since 23 is larger
than 15, borrow 1 month to add 30 days to
the 15. Even though March has 31 days, in
borrowing each month is treated as 30 days.
03 45
1996 04
15
- 1994 12 23
22
Step 2: Subtract months. Since 12 is
larger than 3, borrow 1 year to add 12
months to the 3
1995 15
03
45
1996
04
15
- 1994 12 23
03 22
Step 3: Subtract years.
1995 15
03
45
1996
04
15
- 1994 12 23
1 03 22
Result is 1 year, 3 months, 22 days.
(3) The net effect of the computations is to
add noncreditable time and subtract
creditable time from the initial appointment
date. Adding time increases the date and
decreases the number of years of service.
Subtracting time decreases the date and
increases the number of years of service.