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Ask The Experts: Retirement

By Reg Jones

Early retirement penalty

December 22nd, 2011 | Early retirement

Q: I am 55 and I have 25 years of creditable service. I am in CSRS Offset. What would be the penalty if I chose to retire now?

A: You can’t retire now. The earliest you could be retire is when you have 30 years of service.

Tags: CSRS offset

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Elaine Says:
November 5th, 2012 at 6:32 pm
The early retirement minimum eligibility is age 50 with 20 years of service.