PURCHASE OF SERVICE CREDIT

Because your retirement benefit is based in part on the amount of service credit posted to your retirement system account, purchasing additional service credit — if you are eligible to do so — may increase your retirement benefit or permit you to retire sooner.

To purchase State, federal, or military service you must meet specific eligibility requirements.

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See the Fact Sheets for detailed information:

• Fact Sheet #1, Purchasing Service Credit Adobe PDF (37K)
  
  
• Fact Sheet #2, Estimating the Cost of Purchasing Service Credit Adobe PDF (33K)

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