W. Va. Code R. § 141-31-6-14

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 141-31-6-14 - RETIREMENT

a. One of the benefits accuring to members of the WVARNG is retirement which is paid to the retired Guardsman without any monetary contributions on his/her part.

b. Retired pay is granted after completion of 20 or more years of qualifying service and upon attaining age 60. This pay is based on the highest Federally recognized grade satisfactorily held at any time during the individual's period of service with the following stipulation: "Such service in the highest grade must have been served on either extended active duty or in an active status in a reserve component for at least 185 days or six calendar months, for officers and enlisted personnel, and 31 days for warrant officers". NOTE: This only applies to members retiring on or after 25 February 1975.

c. A guardsman must earn a minimum of 50 retirement points for each year of service in order to have that year credited as qualifying service. Accrual of retirement points for each year of service must stand alone. Points that total more than 50 in one year of service cannot be credited to another year of service which had a total of less than 50 points. However, when an individual is in an active status for a period of less than a full retirement year, a prorated number of points must be earned in order to have that portion of a year credited as qualifying service.

d. Some of the ways that retirement points may be accrued are:

(1) One point for each day of active duty, full time training duty, or annual training duty attended.

(2) Fifteen points for each year of membership in an active status in the WVARNG or other Reserve component unit.

(3) One point for each authorized training assembly attended.

(4) One point for each 3 credit hours of Army Correspondence Course lessons completed.

e. Although all points earned by a member are credited on his NGB Form 23, current law provides that a maximum of 60 points per retirement year earned in categories d(2), d(3), and d(4) above, may be used in computing retired pay.

f. NGR 640-1 and AR 135-180 prescribe methods and procedures to be followed in computing and recording years of service for retired pay for members of the WVARNG.

g. All members and former members who have required qualifying service for retirement should contact the nearest WVARNG unit not later than 120 days prior to their 60th birthday for assistance in applying for retired pay.

h. Upon application by the individual member, retired pay will be computed by the US Army Finance Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, under a general formula of 2.5 percent of the active duty annual rate multiplied by the number of qualifying years of service.

W. Va. Code R. § 141-31-6-14