how many points do you need to retire from active duty?

Question

and how many years do i need in the reserved to get active duty retirement check?

Answer 1

Hello Derrick.



You get one point for each day of duty. You need to accumulate 75 inactive points per year for 20 years to be eligible to retire.



60/75 POINT RULE



Guard/Reserve members may accumulate a total of 365 points per year (366 in a leap year) from inactive and active duty service (one point for each day of duty). However, for retired pay calculation purposes, members can’t use more than 60 inactive points per year (for Reserve years ending before 23 September 1996) or 75 inactive points per year (for reserve years ending on or after 23 September 1996). This is commonly referred to as the “60-or 75-point rule.”



You must earn a minimum of 50 points a year for 20 years.



As a Reserve/National Guard member, you must have 20 “qualifying” years of service to be eligible for retired pay at age 60. A “qualifying year” is one in which you earn a minimum of 50 retirement points.



It is all explained here:



http://usmilitary.about.com/od/reserveretirmentpay/a/reserveretire.htm



My advice:



No not miss any weekend reserve meetings (4 points) a month.

Do not miss any 2 weeks of active duty each year: 14 more points.



Aside from being in the hospital nothing you have to do is more important that attending your reserve meetings.



Best wishes,



Larry Smith

Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Ret.)

First Sergeant

Answer 2

active duty: minimum of 20 YEARS of continuous or combined federal active service (you can have a break in service, but it must add up to 20). at this point, you draw a retirement check (right away, or within 3 months of retirement) which is 50% of your average base pay over the last 36 months of military service, and you draw that for life. THIS IS ACTIVE DUTY. - A real good deal - no civilian company offers it!



Guard / reserves: same as above, you can retire after having a minimum of 20 years of combined good years of service, meaning you had 20 "good years" (which is no less than 10 drills a year). you can retire after reaching that number, BUT, you cannot draw a retirement check until you are almost in the freaking grave (65 in most cases) and then the amount is based on the total number of POINTS you have earned over that 20 years. the more points, the higher your check. this is why you see so many old farts in the guard that hang around 30 years. THIS IS A RAW DEAL. if you have the chance, GO ACTIVE DUTY!

Answer 3

Yes, but how many points do you need for active duty? 7200 or 7300. That is the magic question.