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M-Day Retirement

AGR Retirement

Gray Area Retirees

Medical Retirement

Survivor Benefit Program

Frequently Asked Questions

Monthly Retirement Briefing (for all Service Members)

There is a retirement briefing once per month on the third Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. in Draper. If you are planning to attend, please send an email with the service member's Rank, Name, Email, Spouse name (if attending) to Mailbox: [email protected].

Retirement Service Office

The Retirement Service Office assists retirees and pending retirees with retirement counseling, retirement options, retired pay applications, Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan elections and changes. In addition, the Retirement Service Office can provide assistance to survivors of retirees with Survivor Benefit Plan and answer annuity questions.

Contact Information

Group Box

[email protected]

Frank LaBare (M-Day/Reserve)

[email protected]

801-432-4550

Shawn Cahoon (Assistant)

[email protected]

801-432-4561

SFC Daniel Naylor (AGR)

[email protected]

801-432-4234

M-Day Retirement

M-day retirement for part-time members differs from regular/active duty retirement.

In order to retire from the Utah Army National Guard, service members must fill out a request on the DA Form 4187. Officers may choose to submit a letter of resignation in lieu of the DA Form 4187.

Form 4187

In order to meet mandatory administrative requirements, the following checklist is available for M-Day Soldiers.

Pre-Retirement Checklist

Army Retirement Planning Toolkit

Retirement Planning Toolkit

For general questions, refer to the U.S. Army Retirement Planning Guide

Retirement Planning Guide

AGR Retirement

The Active Guard Reserve (AGR) program allows Soldiers the opportunity to obtain full-time positions closer to home with benefits similar to those on active duty. With an Active Guard Reserve job, members receive full pay, medical care for the member and family, and the opportunity for retirement after 20 years of active service. For eligible members, the Active Guard Reserve Retirement process can begin as early as 24 months from the retirement date.

Army Retirement Planning Toolkit

Retirement Planning Toolkit

For general questions, refer to the U.S. Army Retirement Planning Guide

Retirement Planning Guide

Gray Area Retirees

Gray Area Retirees are members who served in the Guard or Reserve, are qualified for retired pay, and have retired from their service (stopped drilling) but are not yet at the age where they can start receiving retired pay. The time between their retirement from the service and the date when they are eligible to begin receiving retired pay is the “gray area.” The “gray area” applies even if the member is in the Retired Reserve.

A Guard or Reserve member is generally not eligible to start receiving retired pay until they reach age 60. However, some periods of active duty or active service can reduce the age requirement below 60 years of age (Reduced Age Retirement). Please consult the Army specific information to learn more about the applicable periods of active duty or active service. The earliest age that a Gray Area Retiree can start receiving reduced age retired pay is age 50.

HRC site for gray area retirement and application process

Application Process

Defense Finance and Accounting Service Gray Area information

Gray Area Information

Defense Finance and Accounting Service Retiree Newsletter

Newsletter

Medical Retirement

Service members receive military medical retirement when they are separated from military service due to a medical condition making them unable to perform their duties.
The process is governed by the Department of Defense (DoD) and is intended to provide financial and medical support to service members unable to continue serving due to medical reasons. When applying for disability benefits, you’ll likely qualify for Medical Separation or Medical Retirement.

Medical Separation (No Retirement) - Service members will receive medical separation if they have a total disability rating of less than 30% and have served less than 15 years.

Medical Separation (with NOE - Retirement) - Service members what are not medically qualified to remain in service, less than 30% disability, or the medical condition did not rate a retirement. With the 15 or 20 year NOE, the member is separate medically but will retain their M-Day retirement (usually at age 60).

Medical Retirement - Service member will receive military medical retirement if your combined military disability rating is 30% or greater. Service members who are medically retired will receive the same benefits as those who retired from the military regularly, with monthly payments for the rest of their life.

For Soldiers being assessed for medical retainability, there are a few things to consider: type of separation, total years of service, and VA disability compensation.

When a Soldier is separated for medical reasons, a determination is made by the Medical Evaluation Board or the Physical Evaluation Board as to whether the injury is service connected. In addition, the percentage denoting the extent of disability is assigned. If the percentage of service-connected disability meets or exceeds 30%, the Soldier is then placed on the Permanent Disability Retired List or if the circumstance of the injury is not stable then placed on Temporary Disability Retired List. Once the condition becomes stable, Soldiers are generally transferred to the Permanent Disability Retired List, but this is NOT guaranteed.

If a Soldier does not meet 30% disability, or the injury is deemed to be non-service connected, the Soldier will generally be separated without benefits unless they have more than 15 years of creditable service.

Pay is based on the board’s decision percentage and limited to 30 - 75% of base pay under permanent disability and 50-100% under temporary disability. The pay is based on the highest of two calculations in order to provide the most benefit to the Soldier.

Option 1: The percentage given on the Department of the Army separation order is multiplied to the base pay amount on the most current DFAS military pay charts: https://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/payentitlements/Pay-Tables/

Option 2: Retired pay computed using the standard retired pay calculation ({Creditable Points/360} * 2.5% = percentage).

After pay is computed, the Soldier should consider their VA disability rating, and whether Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay or Combat Related Special Compensation would be more beneficial. Soldiers cannot receive both retirement pay and VA disability pay at the same time, unless they qualify for Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay or Combat-related Special Compensation.

Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay should be authorized when a Soldier has 20+ years of creditable service AND 50% or greater rating for VA disability and in receipt of Retired Pay. If approved, the Soldier will receive both retired pay and VA disability compensation concurrently. NOTE: Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay is taxable AND will be reviewed automatically with Non-Retirement Application at HRC.

Combat-related Special Compensation should be authorized when a Soldier has at least a 10% disability rating, the injury is determined to be combat related due to an instrumentality of war (i.e., caused by military equipment) or a result of a simulation of war (i.e., combat training), and in receipt of Retired Pay. If approved, the Soldier will receive funds to restore the VA waiver as a separate payment. NOTE: Combat-related Special Compensation NON-taxable AND must be requested through Army Resources Command (ie., it is not automatic).

Survivor Benefit Program

Frequently Asked Questions

See if you are eligible for CRSC (Combat-Related Special Compensation). Eligible retired Soldiers will receive CRDP (Concurrent Retirement Disability Pay) automatically. You cannot receive both CRSC and CRDP concurrently but can change your decision during an annual open season, find out more in the DFAS CRDP/CRSC Open Season FAQs. Also retired military members receive an annual cost of living adjustment (COLA), which varies from year to year. Keep up with all news regarding Retired pay, including COLA, SBP and more through the Defense Financing and Accounting Service (DFAS).

Army Regulations:

Army Regulation 15-80, Army Grade Determination Review Board and Grade Determinations
Army Regulation 135-91, Service Obligations
Army Regulation 350-100, Officer Active Duty Service Obligations
Army Regulation 600-8-7, Retirement Services Program
Army Regulation 600-8-10, Leaves and Passes
Army Regulation 600-8-19, Enlisted Promotions and Reductions
Army Regulation 600-8-24, Officer Transfers and Discharge
Army Regulation 600-8-29, Officer Promotion
Army Regulation 601-210, RA and RC Enlistment Program
Army Regulation 601-280, Army Retention Program
Army Regulation 614-30, Overseas Service
Army Regulation 635-200, Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separation
Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation Vol. 7A, Chap., Military Pay Policy
Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation Vol. 7B, Retired Pay

Retirement Service Office

Monthly Retirement Briefing (for all Service Members)

Retirement Service Office

Contact Information

M-Day Retirement

AGR Retirement

Gray Area Retirees

Medical Retirement

Survivor Benefit Program

Frequently Asked Questions

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