does reserve time in the military count toward retirement?if so how?
360054
Reserve time counts for retirement in 2 ways if you do 20 or more years in the Reserve your time is added up with your active time and used to determine how Meany retirement points you have.  no one knows for sure how all this works but they use that number to figure out how much your monthly retirement check will be starting when you turn 60 (or so there have been updates) not when you retire.\n\nOr if you do 20 or more years active.  Reserve time counts for pay increasing the amount of pay you make and hence your retirement check.  Also your reserve time is added up on a form with all your orders to find out how much active time you have from the reserve (ADSW, TDY, Mobilizations, not AT or drills) mine added up to 5 months of active duty time for retirement.
1018330
Unfortunately, probably not much.\n\nThe maximum ages for joining are:\n\nAir Force/28 years \nArmy/35 years \nCoast Guard/27 years \nMarine Corps/29 years \nNavy/34 years \n\nAge limits for Reserve units vary, but the age was 40. A year ago, the Pentagon asked Congress to increase the maximum age for military recruits to 42, in all branches of the service. I haven't heard of, or seen any change so far.  Try calling on a recruiter, but for active duty it's too late.
328519
Retire from what ? I am an Indian. In India the general retirement age from service is around 60 years for both men and women.\nBut there is no retirement age from your social commitment and duties. And I think it is valid for anyone in any country.
1100663
if you are a mechanic in the army, yes you will get time off to do whatever you want.  there wont be anyone breathing down your back all the time unless if you get into trouble.  sometimes you will work long hours and others you will get off early.  the army has one 3 or 4 day weekend a month which is nice.  you will usually work M-F starting out doing PT at 6:30 until 7:30, then you go home to shower and eat breakfast and come back to work at 9 and get off at 5.  mechanics usually get all weekends off.  now if you get deployed or your unit is getting ready to deploy you wont get much time off.  getting ready to deploy takes a lot of work and you will work a lot.  and when you are deployed there is no such thing as a day off but you will get personal time every day to do what you want.  if you want to get weekends and holidays off DONT be a cook, MP, or a medic, they dont get weekends off.  hope that helps you.
1178227
All Active, Guard and Reserve services implemented an "Up or Out" policy in the 70's. If your friend's husband is in the Nat Guard, he has to progress in rank. Active soldiers have a shorter period given to do this, Guard and Reserve soldiers are allowed a longer period between promotions, primarily because their training periods are spaced out by weekends, not full time. Answer 2 is right about slots and moving to new units where slots may be open. As to the question, Is he Active Duty, not officially. As an NG soldier he can be "Federalized", meaning that he or his unit are placed under the control of an active forces unit. His home state no longer pays his salary, the federal gov't pays it and determines where he is assigned or shipped out to. Depending on his age, he can ask to be considered for Full-Time guard positions, if he has a skill needed in a full-time position (i.e. Admin or Maintenance or Training). There are hundreds of full time NG and Reserve soldiers needed to keep the NG and Reserve units running when the rest of the unit personel are doing their civilian jobs.
1092377
IAW AR 601-210, dtd 16 MAY 2005, para 2-3, and individual cannot have reached his/her 35th birthday.  HOWEVER, AR 601-210, para 3-3a, states, "An applicant is eligible for RA enlistment if applicant's age, when subtracting prior honorable active service completed in any military service, is not more that 35 and the applicant can qualify for regular retirement with 20 or more years of active Federal service by age 55".   According to this, if you have reached your 38th birthday, you are too old.  (3 yr TIS + 35)\n\nAR 601-210, para 3-3b, states, "Applicant is eligible for reenlistment in the AR if he/she...has not reached the 55th birthday and can qualify for retired pay by age 60".  According to this, if your have reached you 47th birthday, you are too old.  (60 yo - 17 yrs to retire = 47)\n\nNaturally, these rules don't apply to recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross or Silver Star Medal.\n\nIf your are REALLY interested in re-enlisting, check with your local recruiter.  Take a copy of your DD Fm 214 with you when you do.
720700
No. They don't need it. They just keep the reserves on active duty for the rest of their lives.
360034
By federal law (10 U.S.C., 510), the minimum age for enlistment in the United States Military is 17 (with parental consent) and the maximum age is 35. This is to ensure than anyone who enlists on active duty can be eligible for retirement (20 years of service) at the mandatory age of 55 (60 in some cases). However, DOD policy allows the individual services to specify the maximum age of enlistment based upon their own unique requirements. The individual services have set the following maximum ages for non-prior service enlistment: \n\n\nActive Army - 34 \nArmy Reserves - 39 \nActive Air Force - 27 \nAir Force Reserve - 34 \nActive Navy - 34 \nNaval Reserves - 39 \nActive Marines - 28 \nMarine Corps Reserve - 29 \nActive and Reserve Coast Guard - 27\n\nHowever, prior service enlistees can receive an "age waiver." In most cases, the amount of age that can be waived depends upon the amount of time the individual previously spent in the military. For example, let's say that an individual has four years of credible military service in the Marine Corps and wants to join the Air Force. The Air Force could waive the individual's maximum enlistment age to age 31 (Maximum age of 27 for the Air Force, plus four years credible service in the Marines). For the Marine Corps, the maximum age of enlistment for prior service is 32, after computing the prior-service age adjustment.
436241
I ask myself that same question all the time, i would've retired after 20 years. now i have to wait until I'm 65. If your thinking about reenlisting I wouldn't wait too long,you might lose the time you already served.\n   I am very proud that i did serve my country, I still have my crackerjacks, I just can't get rid of them, I mean it's been 27 years since i was in, if I was younger I'd go back in a heart beat. good luck in what ever you decide.\n       squids forever
117227
Keep in mind that "retiring" from the military generally does not mean you retire - it simply means you are eligible for a military pension - which is about half of your highest pay rate while you were in.  Given that you also lose a number of other benefits when you retire (housing allowances, etc.), living on a half-salary is not viable for most people so in all likelihood you will still be working past the age of 42.
915783
If you are enlisting then the begining date should be all that you would have to worry about.  The end date is for when you retire or finish your time in.
714945
I believe the annuity disbursement you receive is the retirement benefit and will not change.  You can contact the Army personnel office at any base and they should be able to tell you.
447808
This site might help. Good Luck!\n\nhttp://www.postalmag.com/retirement.htm\n\nS.S.
830121
Retirement from active duty is now "mandatory" at age 55.  I believe the rule is the same for the reserves, but it's hard to say for the National Guard because each state has different rules.  However, there is an exception to every rule, and it's possible that you may be able to get an age waiver for retirement.  If you want to find out for sure, call the base operator at your nearest Army post and ask them to connect you to the military personnel office -- customer service division.
1142033
no, because you can not be available to be on active duty with both at the same time.  Remember that you can also be called to active duty for a year or more at a time.  So you pack up your bag, tell your regualar job that you will see them in a year or two ( and hope they  will hire you back when you come back) and off you go.  Actually it is very likelyyou will be called to active duty if you go into the reserve right now.  Our local Army national guard have done two middle east tours in the past few years.
192681
The army. Deployment are usually only 1 year in 3 years. So you do get time to be normal, have kids, and travel. You get paid and after 25 years you would have a nice pension too.
819081
It all depends on their job, rank, and where they are stationed. In the Air Force we all deploy on a schedule, but it can change. They try to make it organized like that so you know when ur going. However....I have a friend who has been in for almost their entire 4 year enlistment and has never been deployed or on a TDY. It all depends. Things like that cann't be predicted.\n\nA job like being a military cop can keep you deployed for a year at a time!