Joe Reeser
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It won't be much of a Post Office retirement. At my full Social Security age (66 yrs 6 mo) I estimate it would be in the $310 - $320 range per month. Not a lot but better than nothing.
How old were you when you became an RC?
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It won't be much of a Post Office retirement. At my full Social Security age (66 yrs 6 mo) I estimate it would be in the $310 - $320 range per month. Not a lot but better than nothing.
Yep. I was toying with the idea of working a couple more, collecting earliest SS, with Postal retirement making up the difference of not waiting. No dice. The break even won't be until 65 1/2. Might as well just push till 66/10.
Gonna need a Grand Funk Railroad attitude to make it...
"little girl asked me what am I gonna' do,
When I get old and blue and worn clear through?
And I say by that time I ought to be in my prime,
I'm gonna' strut like a cock until I'm ninety-nine."
callofthewild
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39 RCA
45 RC
plan on working until I am 70......... I am taking a very smart Ladies' advice.......pace yourself, don't let a PM or Supervisor set your pace for your days work. It is working so far.........somehow I get done right at my Evaluated time...........on days mail is lighter I do my route maintenance....it is all working so far. Still enjoy the job and sometimes I enjoy the people I work with.........ha ha.
45 RC
plan on working until I am 70......... I am taking a very smart Ladies' advice.......pace yourself, don't let a PM or Supervisor set your pace for your days work. It is working so far.........somehow I get done right at my Evaluated time...........on days mail is lighter I do my route maintenance....it is all working so far. Still enjoy the job and sometimes I enjoy the people I work with.........ha ha.
callofthewild -- "I am taking a very smart Ladies' advice.......pace yourself,.."
-- That is along the NALC mantra of: Go Fast, Won't Last. Go Slow, More Dough.
-- The NALC, well actually the city carriers are also big on "demonstrated ability". That could spell trouble for "runners" when RRECS is finally implemented.
-- That is along the NALC mantra of: Go Fast, Won't Last. Go Slow, More Dough.
-- The NALC, well actually the city carriers are also big on "demonstrated ability". That could spell trouble for "runners" when RRECS is finally implemented.
Have you looked into buying your military time for FERS? Don't know the details, but the two previous rural carriers bought their time to increase their civilian pension (as well as get more annual leave each year.)
Joe Reeser
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I'm already retired from the military. It wouldn't make sense for anyone to pay me retirement on the same time twice so even if it were possible I can't imagine it would be worth it. It seems to me that I would have to give up my military pension to do that and that just wouldn't be worth it. My medical benefits alone through the Navy will probably be worth more to my wife and I than my actual pension. To be honest, though, I haven't looked into it because it doesn't make any sense at all for such a program to even exist - but considering the track record of the USPS perhaps that's why it would. lol
Joe Reeser -- "I'm already retired from the military. "
-- First, thanx for your service.
-- Secondly, if you are drawing a pension from the military, you would have to give up ( waive ) that pension to buy back your military time for postal retirement.
-- Google "usps military buy back", click on "notice to all usps employees with military service".
-- First, thanx for your service.
-- Secondly, if you are drawing a pension from the military, you would have to give up ( waive ) that pension to buy back your military time for postal retirement.
-- Google "usps military buy back", click on "notice to all usps employees with military service".
