Physical Evaluation Board Forum

mxracer13,

This is what I have been told too, by my PEBLO, that I would get 75% of last basic pay. But the people at the WTU are telling me that they are setting up my retirement orders so that I get 75% of only the basic pay due to a soldier of 15 years of service. they are listing this on the retirement orders at Section 1405: 15 years, 8 months, 16 days.

They did this to another soldier in my WTU with the same number of years as I do, and Cleveland told him that since he did not have a 20 year letter he was not eligible for retirement pay. He is still waiting to receive his first retirement check, although he did tell me that the WTU is making corrections to get him paid.

Frank

So many errors here....

The entitlement to "final basic pay" calculation in lieu of "High 3" is when the member first entered service. It does not matter how many years of service you have. The magic date is September 7, 1980 or earlier. They are confused and/or wrong in focusing on your years of service.

Cleveland is wrong because as a Chapter 61 retiree, you don't need a 20 year letter....the letter is not relevant to anything, it is just good evidence that you have reached the 20 year mark....but for you, this will only matter when you hit age 60 and will become eligible for CRDP (so long as you are rated at 50% or more by the VA).

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